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Germany signed an armistice ending the WW1 after the succesful Allied advance and realizing the war was unwinnable. -
The germans see their conditions after the armistice as a humilation. They wrongly blamed jews for their failure.
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It led to american banks withdrawing their loans from Germany, and the already struggling German economy collapsed overnight.
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Hitler ran for president, losing the election to decorated war hero General von Hindenburg.
The following year, advisors and business leaders convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor, hoping to channel his popularity for their own goals. -
A young worker was convicted of setting fire to the parliament building.
Hitler used the event to convince the government to grant him emergency powers. -
President Hindenburg died and there would be no new election.
