Timeline: Matt Fox's Modern German History 1701-Present

Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Aug 16, 2012

Modern German History
Jan 18, 1701

Frederick I Crowned King of Prussia

Frederick I crowns himself the King of Prussia
Oct 23, 1739

War of the Austrian Succession
Aug 16, 1740

Sileasean Wars Begin
Aug 16, 1756

Seven Years War
Jan 27, 1770

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born
Dec 17, 1770

Ludwig van Beethoven Born
May 16, 1789

French Revolution Begins
Oct 16, 1803

Battle of Nations, Battle of Leipzig
Sep 16, 1815

Congress of Vienna
May 5, 1818

Karl Marx Born
Aug 16, 1840

First kindergarten opened by Frobel
Aug 16, 1848

Revolutions of 1848 in the German States
Aug 16, 1866

Austro-Prussian War
Aug 16, 1870

Franco-Prussian War
Jan 18, 1871

Crowning of Wilhelm I as German Emperor
Jun 13, 1878

Congress of Berlin
Mar 14, 1879

Albert Einstein Born
Aug 16, 1884

Berlin Conference

Dividing up of Africa by European Powers
Apr 20, 1889

Adolf Hitler Born in Austria
Aug 16, 1905

Schlieffen Plan Created
Jun 28, 1914

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Jan 5, 1919

Spartacist Uprising
Jun 28, 1919

Treaty of Versailles
Aug 1, 1919

Weimar Republic Begins
Aug 16, 1921

Problems with German Inflation
Nov 9, 1923

Beer Hall Putsch
Aug 16, 1925

Germany joins League of Nations
Jan 30, 1933

Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
Feb 27, 1933

Reichstag Fire
Aug 16, 1934

Death of Hindenberg
Mar 12, 1938

Anschluss

German occupation of Austria
Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht
Oct 1, 1939

Invasion of Poland

Beginning of WWII
Jun 1, 1940

Germans take Paris
Aug 16, 1940

Battle of Britain
Aug 23, 1942

Battle of Stalingrad
Jun 6, 1944

D-Day Invasion
May 8, 1945

Victory in Europe Day
Jul 17, 1945

Potsdam Conference
Jun 24, 1948

Blockade of Berlin
Aug 16, 1948

Deutsche Mark Introduced
Aug 16, 1948

German Democratic Republic formed
Aug 16, 1949

Federal Republic of Germany formed
Aug 16, 1955

West Germany joins NATO
Aug 16, 1955

East Germany joins Warsaw Pact
Aug 13, 1961

Berlin Wall is erected
Aug 16, 1967

German Student Movement
Sep 3, 1971

Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Sep 5, 1972

Munich Massacre at 1972 Olympics
Aug 16, 1973

East and West Germany join United Nations
Oct 1, 1982

Helmut Kohl becomes Chancellor
Sep 9, 1989

Fall of Berlin Wall
Nov 9, 1989

Berlin Wall Falls
Apr 19, 2005

Pope Benedict XVI consecrated
Nov 22, 2005

Angela Merkel elected as Chancellor

First Woman Chancellor of German Government
Apr 23, 2012

Max Planck Born

Modern German History

Frederick I Crowned King of Prussia

War of the Austrian Succession

Sileasean Wars Begin

Seven Years War

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born

Ludwig van Beethoven Born

French Revolution Begins

Battle of Nations, Battle of Leipzig

Congress of Vienna

Karl Marx Born

First kindergarten opened by Frobel

Revolutions of 1848 in the German States

Austro-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

Crowning of Wilhelm I as German Emperor

Congress of Berlin

Albert Einstein Born

Berlin Conference

Adolf Hitler Born in Austria

Schlieffen Plan Created

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Spartacist Uprising

Treaty of Versailles

Weimar Republic Begins

Problems with German Inflation

Beer Hall Putsch

Germany joins League of Nations

Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany

Reichstag Fire

Death of Hindenberg

Anschluss

Kristallnacht

Invasion of Poland

Germans take Paris

Battle of Britain

Battle of Stalingrad

D-Day Invasion

Victory in Europe Day

Potsdam Conference

Blockade of Berlin

Deutsche Mark Introduced

German Democratic Republic formed

Federal Republic of Germany formed

West Germany joins NATO

East Germany joins Warsaw Pact

Berlin Wall is erected

German Student Movement

Four Power Agreement on Berlin

Munich Massacre at 1972 Olympics

East and West Germany join United Nations

Helmut Kohl becomes Chancellor

Fall of Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall Falls

Pope Benedict XVI consecrated

Angela Merkel elected as Chancellor

Max Planck Born

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