Parish Bridge

By Norm1234252

  • Armistice

    World War I officially comes to an end when the Armistice is signed.

  • German Workers Party is formed.

    The German Workers Party was formed by Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder, Dietrich Eckart and Karl Harrer.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was signed with Germany and the Allied powers.

  • Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers Party

    Adolf Hitler, who was originally sent to spy on the German Workers Party decided he shared their beliefs and joined them.

  • German Workers Party change their name

    German Workers Party changed their name to National Socialist German Workers Party and called themselves Nazis for short.

  • Nazis publish their manifesto

    The Nazis publish their manifesto, which lists their values and beliefs.

  • Kapp Putsch

    A small group of German ex-soldiers try to seize Berlin and it fails.

  • Adolf Hitler is employed

    Adolf Hitler is asked to leave the army and is employed by the Nazi party.

  • Nazi's first newspaper

    Nazis form their first newspaper, Voelkischer Beobachter.

  • Hitler resigns from the Nazi party

    Hitler resigns from the Nazi party in protest of the party merging with another right wing party.

  • Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party

    Hitler is asked to rejoin the party and replace its supreme leader Anton Drexler. Hitler took the official title der Führer.

  • The Rhur region is under Belgium and french control

    Belgium and France occupy the Ruhr region in Germany after they did not pay their reparation fees.

  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Hitler and the Nazis attempt to overthrow the Bavarian government but fail. They are arrested, charged with treason and sent to jail.

  • Hitler goes to trial

    Hitler goes on trial for the beer hall putsch. He is sentenced to 5 years in prison but only servs 10 months. While in jail he wrote Mein Kampf.

  • League of German Worker Youth is created

    Hitler created the League of German Worker Youth. It was a branch of the Nazi party that focused more on the German youth.
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    German Great Depression

  • Nazi's become Germany's second largest political party

    Nazi’s earned 18.3% of the vote in the election, making them Germany’s second largest political party.

  • Nazi's become Germany's largest political party

    Election time and Nazi’s earn 37.4% of the vote, making them Germany’s largest political party.

  • Hitler is elected as Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg.

  • Reichstag Fire.

    A fire broke out on one of Germanys political buildings and the Nazi’s opposing political party was blamed. As a result, their party was banned from Germany. This gave the Nazi’s a clear majority in the government.

  • Hitler ordered a new election.

    The Nazi’s finished first with 44% of the popular vote.

  • The Enabling Act.

    This act gave Hitler the power to pass laws without consulting with the Reichstag.

  • The Gestapo, or the Nazi’s secret police, were created.

  • The Burning of the Books.

    25,000 not Nazi approved books were burned in order to stop the spread of “Un-German spirit”.

  • Hitler passed a bill that stated that any creation if another political party is banned.

  • Germany withdrew from the League of Nations.

  • The Night of Long Knives.

    150 leaders of the Nazi military were executed. They were boycotting some of the Nazi’s beliefs.

  • President Hindenburg dies.

    Hitler's combines the position of chancellor and president into one title. He is now called the Fuhrer.

  • Hitler created a German air force

    This is a direct violation of the treaty of versailles

  • First set of Nuremburg laws were passed.

    States that any relations between Jews and Aryans is banned.

  • Hitler sent his troops to reoccupy Belgium-French area of the Rhineland.

  • The Summer Olympics begin in Berlin.

  • Alliance is formed between Germany and Italy.

    Called the Axis alliance.

  • Japan and Germany create a pact.

    Japan is now a part of the Axis alliance.

  • Hitler creates a law that forces all boys to become a part of the Hitler youth party.

  • The Munich Agreement

    Allied countries agreed that Germany could have the Czech region of Sudetenland in exchange for German peace.

  • Kristallnacht.

    “Night of Broken Glass”, thousands of Jewish shops and temples were destroyed and vandalized. The Jews were fined for it and forced to fix it.

  • Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in violation of the Munich Agreement

  • Britian creates an alliance with Poland

    Britain created an alliance with Poland stating that if Poland were to get invaded, Britain would come help.

  • Nazi- Soviet Pact.

    Agreement between Joseph Stalin and Hitler stating that if they succeeded in their invasion of Poland, they would divide Poland equally.

  • Hitler invades Poland

  • France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

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    World War II