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Treaty of Versailles
Very bad for Germany took away land, took away more military pay back money to winners -
Hyper Inflation
The 2lb loaf of bread increased by a lot of money each year
because in 1923 -
Hitler comes into the scene
November 1923 Beerhall Putsch: Hitler attempts to overthrow the German government -
Hitler on Trial
uses trial to give a huge speech further blaming Jews for problems of Germany -
Hitler goes to "Jail"
goes to "jail" for 9 months.... writes Mein Kampf and becomes even MORE beloved -
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Republic
the people decide:
where the people choose who is in power -
Hitler is named chancellor
rising popularity of Nazi's forces Hindenburg give him some power -
First concentration camp set up
The first concentration camps where set up mostly for political prisoners -
Reichstag Fire
Hitler blames communists for fire... -
Nuremberg laws
Nazi's needed a way to identify Jews so they could discriminate them -
Appeasment
German Army moves into AUSTRIA and Germany Anneexes CZECHOSLOVAKIA -
Euthanasia Program Begins
Systematic killing of those who Germans deemed ¨unworthy of life¨ because of mental illness or physical disability -
War started
Germany invades Poland -
Nazis begins taking Jews to ghettos
Nazis begin rounding up millions of Jews and confining them to Ghettos -
Started building death camps
first "Death Camps" open -
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Ensatzgruppen
mobile killing squads -
Final Solution
plan to Exterminate the Jews -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
-Residents smuggled weapons in
-uprising lasted for about a month -
Camps are Liberated
Camps throughout Europe are Liberated -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide rather than face capture by the Soviet Red Army -
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Nuremburg trials
the allies and the international community put a number of Germans on trial for War Crimes,Crimes Against Peace and Crimes Against Humanity -
Enabling act
March- Basically gives power of decision making to Hitler
