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End of WWI
The Armistice treaty was signed on this day to mark the end of World War 1 at 11:00am. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The peace settlement that was signed between the end of WWI and the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Germany was punished for their actions and the grudge that Germany held set them up for WWII. -
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The Weimar Republic
Was a national assembly in Weimar, where a new consitiution for the German Reich was written, then adapted on Agust 11 on the same year. -
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The Roaring Twenties
Was the period of economic prosperity, in the United States and Western Europe. Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or successful social status -
Rise of Totaliarianism - Fascicm, Nazism, Communism
Franco's regime was the only fascist government to stay in power after World War II. Benito Mussolini's Fascist movement rose to power in the late 1920s as a reactionary force, responding to pervasive popular disillusionment with the ineffective government in place at the time. Perhaps the most infamous example of an interwar totalitarian regime can be seen in the Nazi party's control of Germany between 1933 and 1945. -
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The Great Depression
Was an economic slump in North America and Europe, it started in 1929 and ended around 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression in the world, after the Great Depression, the Government was more involved in the economic stability of the market. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany in the hope of creating a stable government. -
Reichstag Fire
The German Parliament (Reichstag) building was deliberately set alight, and the government portrayed the fire as part of a communist effort to overthrow the state. -
Nuremburg Laws
The Nazis announced new laws which institutionalized many racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology at the annual rally party held in Nuremberg. These laws derived them from most political rights. -
Munich Conference
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French premier Edouard Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which virtually hands Czechoslovakia over to Germany in the name of peace. -
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Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
Is the wave of anti-Jewish programs, which took place throughout Germany, Austria and some part of Czechoslovakia. Kristallnacht is believed to be the turning point in Nazi Germany's prosecution of
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Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Was the German act that enabled Germany to attack Poland without fear of Soviet intervention. This marked the beginning of WWII -
Invasion of Poland
On this day Germany involved Poland, the Polish army was defeated. This was the first act to start the war
