The Third Reich Comes to Power 1918-1933

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  • Germany's defeat in the first World War

    Losing World War 1 was the beginning to Germany's economic collapse.

  • The Weimar Republic loses its majority in parliament

    Resentment and loss of faith in the weimar republic grew as other political parties emerge.

  • Hitler's coup d'etat fails and he is sent to prison

    Hitler is thrown in jail and has time to write the infamous "My Struggle" that becomes the loose basis for the Nazi party.

  • Great Depression

    The great depression hits Germany, the Dawes plan is discontinued and Nazism is reaccelerated

  • Hitler is appointed as head of the new government

    Hindenburg appoints Hitler with the power of the new government.