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Hitler Fights in the First World War
Began when Britain and Germany went to war. This war ended in victory for the entente and total defeat for Central Powers. It also sowed the seeds of future strife. -
Germany Surrenders: Treaty of Versailles
Peace Settlement signed after World War One had ended. Signed at the Versailles Palace near Paris. The signing of this ended the war between Germany and the allied powers. -
Hitler becomes leader of The Nazi Party
The party realized the loss of Hitler would mean the end of the Nazi Party. Hitler took this as his time to seize the moment and he announced that he would return on the condition that he was made chairman and given dictorial powers. -
Beer Hall Putsch
On the morning of November 9th, State Commissioner Kahr broke his promise to Hitler and Ludendorff and issued a statement blasting Hitler. Kahr also ordered the breakup of the Nazi Party and its fighting forces. With the collapse of the Nazi revolution, it appeared that Hitler's political career and the Nazi movement had come to an end. -
Nazi Party is formed
Hitler outlined the Twenty Five Points of the German Workers' Party. One by one Hitler went through the Twenty Five Points, asking the crowd for its approval on each point. Each was apporved and by the end of 1920 it had almost 3000 members. -
Hitler's tried for Treason
The trial of Adolf Hitler for high treason after the Beer Hall Putsch was just the beginning. Overnight, Hitler became a nationally and internationally known figure due to massive press coverage. After all was said and done, the court's verdict was that he was guilty. His possible sentence was life. However, Hitler's sentence ended up being only five years, and he was eligible for parole in six months. -
Mein Kampf is written
This book explains Hitler's childhood and the process in which he became anti-Semitic and militaristic. -
Stock Market Crash
This was a powerful market crash that started after the Roaring Twenties economoy fell apart. This caused many hard times for people. It caused some to committ suicide by jumping out of buildings. -
Nazis elected to Reichstag
On election day, the Nazis received 6,371,000 votes and were entitled to 107 seats in the German Reichstag. Overnight, the Nazi Party went from the smallest to the second largest political party in Germany. -
Hitler voted Chancellor of Germany
When Adolf Hitler emerged from the presidential palace as the new chancellor, he was cheered by Nazis and their supporters. He was to preside over a cabinet that contained, only 3 Nazis out of 11 posts. -
The Reichstag building burns
The German parliament building burned down. The burning of this building was falsely portrayed as part of a Communist effort to overthrow the state. Nazi press believed this was a forshadow of the Communist uprising. -
Hitler becomes dictator of Germany
On March 23rd, the newly elected Reichstag met in the Kroll Opera House in Berlin to consider passing Hitler's Enabling Act. If passed, it would vote democracy out of existence in Germany and establish the legal dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.
