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Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles is signed. Germany must pay as reparations of starting WW1. Germany was forced into the treaty which further destroyed their economy -
Nazi Party
A movement and ruled Germany through totalitarian. The group promoted German pride and anti-Semitism, also expressed dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler joined the party the year it was created and became its leader in 1921. -
Lenin Died
Lenin has had 2 severe strokes, and survived an assassination attempt. But on his third stroke it left him bedridden and took away his ability to speak. After a few months later he passed. -
Joesph Stalin
The death of Lenin, paved the way for Stalin to takeover as the leader of the Soviet Union. Before this, he was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee. -
Treaty of Berlin
The Soviet Union And Germany signed the Treaty of Berlin, which allowed either country to remain neutral if one or the other is attacked by another country. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until 1942. It was a very difficult time in the United States. Banks and businesses closed, leaving millions of Americans without a job. -
Largest Party
The Nazis Party ended up becoming the second largest party in Germany at the time, due to the fact that they had some strong leaders. -
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany. A chancellor is a person in a position of the highest or high rank, especially in a government or university. -
Concentration Camp
The first concentration camp was created. It was called The Dachau. It was created by the National Socialist (Nazis) government. Heinrich Himmler, as a police president of Munich, officially described the camp as ¨the first concentration camp for political prisoners¨. -
New Laws
Nazis announced new laws which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology, these laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship. -
Starting WW2
After securing neutrality of the Soviet Union, Germany started WW2 by invading Poland. Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany.
