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Weimar Republic ends
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The Kellogg- Briand Pact is signed. This is an agreement which states promisedto solve their foreign problems without using war.
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Alfred Hugenberg becomes the chairman of the German National People's Party. Hugenberg steered the party towards more nationalism, by opposing the Republic
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Led by Owen D. Young of America (on the right) a comittee wrote the Young Plan; the Young Plan was a plan that was to reduce the debt Germany faced after being forced to pay reperations after the first world war.
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After a time of wealth, the roaring twenties, America experienced one of the first and worst times of their History. The Wall Street Crash was the beginning of a 10 year depression.
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Freiheitsgesetz , or Liberty Law, was a law proposed by Alfred Huegnberg, and Adolf Hitler (pictured) that renounced all reperations Germany was to pay.
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Reports say Germany's unemployment reaches 4 million
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A German Bank Crisis resulting in most of the middle class, and lower class filing for bankruptcy
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Although he did not want to run for re-election, Hindenberg ran and won the election. Within the next year he would go on to make world effecting decisions
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Germany begins to see new life under the rule of Adolf Hitler.
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One of Hitlers first major accomplishments came when President Hindenberg appointed Adolf Hitler as the new chancellor.
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Franklin Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. He began his presidency under tough condition, primarly the Great Depression. Where banks continued to close, F.D.R blamed this on the poor decisions of bankers/investers. He said, “We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace-business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionism, war profiteering."
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Adolf Hitler forms the Third Reich, also known as Nazi Germany. This was authorized and signed by the current President Paul von Hindenberg.
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In one of the first acts against/ degrading the Jews. Germans begin to boycott going to Jewish stores. As pictured, Germans would stand in front of Jewish owned stores and boycott.
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The Gestapo were the secret police of Germany.
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One month after Adolf Hitler declares all other political parties other than Nazism outlawed; Germany officially decrees Nazism its sole political party
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Germany and Poland sign a ten year non - aggression pact. This pact was to talk out problems rather than physically fight in war. Disputes occured between the two countries when they had disagreements on how the Treaty of Versailles had the territory set up.
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In one of the most obscure parts in German history, over the corse of a week Germans began to kill political figures.
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On August 2nd, 1934 Germany's president Paul von Hindenberg dies, leaving Germany leaderless.
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After the death of von Hindenberg, the German people elected Hitler to become the new leader. He combined his chancellor roll and presidancy to become the "Füehrer". This bascially made Hitler and his Nazi power all rule in Germany.
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On this day America signed the Neutrality Act. This act placed an embargo on trading weapons to any country involved in the war. This plan was set to be for the next six months
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In Germany, the Nazi party passed the Nuremberg laws. These laws were anti-semetic, meaning they were intended to be hateful/cruel to the Jewish People
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The Rome-Berlin Axis Agreement was basically an agreement linking the two Fascist countries (Italy and Germany).
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Germany and Japan sign a pact, which makes the two allies.
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Germany and Austria "unify". This occurs after Germany's annexation of Austria.
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Germany annexes Sudetenland.
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After months of the Jewish people being barred away from German life, the German make it worse by kicking Jewish children out of German schools.
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A time of war...
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The 2nd world war begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland
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After a fail proposal by Mussolini, he wanted to hold a conference to discuss options, the United Kingdon, France, Australia, and New Zeland decalre war.
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Sixteen days after the German invasion of Poland the Soviet Union gets involved with attack of their own against Poland, which was now occupied by Nazi Germany.
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One of the most Successful attacks the Germans had was when they attacked France.
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After days of battling the French army can take no more and the Germans take France.
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A war within the air of Britain. The German and British army fought through the air for months. A Battle that ended with Britain maitaining air supremecy.
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On one of the most horiffic days in American history, Japanese air forces bomber Pearl Harbor. An attack which caught the American by surprise ended up as a successful one for the Allies power.
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On this day the United States officially entered World War II.
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The American forces have a successful attack on Japan forces. This is a mjor battle because it allowed the U.S. to puch back Japan.
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After U.S. and British forces invaded Sicily. The Allied troops take over Sicily forcing Italy to surrender.
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After the Allies liberate Rome from Germany. The Allies attack the beaches of Normandy in a Battle that will change the war in their favor.
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After Allied forces kick out German forces in Paris, the German forces launch one of their final defensive attacks, however they find it hard to keep out Allies who pushed closer to Berlin
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While Italian partisans were searching for Mussolini (they eventually find and execute him) The Russian troops pushed into Germans heart, Berlin. After Russians reached, Hitler knew his life has met its capacity and kills himself.
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After the Germen surrender, the celebration for the allies begin.
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After Russia had declared war on Japan, the U.S. decided to quickly end that war by dropping the Atomic Bomb, one in Hiroshima and another in Nagasaki. The Japanese forces surrenderd following the 2nd bombing.
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What to after the 2nd world war.
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After World War 2, two important things were done. One, the Marshall plan which was to rebuil much of Europe and Japan. And Second, the United Nations being introduced, this is to prevent war problems
