The War in Europe-Create a Timeline

By imuharemi10

  • Start of WWI

    This is the official date of world war I. The 19th and early 20th century was the age of imperialism. This was about European countries conquering and colonising various territories around the world. Nations such as France and England had many colonies, while others such as Germany and Austria-Hungary had few colonoies. This created tension between nations. Consequently, war broke out. This, at first, was called The Great War, but later became known as World War I.

  • End of WWI

    There were two opposing sides in World War I. There were the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey) who were part of the Allience and there were the Allies (British Empire, France, Russia) who were part of the Triple Entente. The Allience fought for more colonies, while the Triple Entente fought to keep theirs. After four long years, the war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    This is the date the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Most of the views of Germany (especially by Clemenceau of France) were negative, and people thought that Germany should never be able to cause another disastrous war again. The nation was punished by taking full responsability, stripping a lot of land away from them which as a result caused their economy to plummet, and reducing the military strength.

  • Adolf Hitler as leader of the Nazi Party

    This is the date when Adolf Hitler, and Austrian-born man who was a soldier assigned to fight in the Western Front during World War I became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). The main goal of this party was to create a 'Greater Germany', meaning doing whatever it takes to purify the German population and culture. These were the interests of Hitler as well, therefore he approved and became leader.

  • Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch

    The Beer Hall Putsch that lasted from the 8th to the 9th of November was Adolf Hitler's attempt to overthrow the Weimar government (established in 1919 to replace the imperial form of government. The nation was faced with many problems such as hyperinflation which the Weimar did not solve, ergo the Nazis wanted them gone).

  • Hitler’s Book “Mein Kampf” published

    This is the day when Adolf Hitler's philosophical autobiography, 'Mein Kampf', was published. He wrote it in prison after he was convicted of treason for his role in the infamous Beer Hall Putsch where he and others tried to overthrow the government in Bavaria. It was a blueprint of his agenda for a Third Reich and a clear exposition of the nightmare that will envelope Europe from 1939 to 1945. The book sold a total of 9,473 copies in its first year.

  • Germans elect Nazis

    Over the past few years, the Nazis gained increasing popularity throughout Germany and even Austria. The National Socialist Party is now the second most popular in Germany (Communism is the most popular). This is a great foreshadow of events that affect Europe immensly. The German people obviously care deeply about restoring their honor and will stop at nothing until the people who made them less than they are pay.

  • Adolf Hitler elected Chancellor of Germany

    This is the date when Adolf Hitler was elected and became the Chancellor of Germany. This is a huge step from mearly being the second most popular political party in Germany. The Nazi Party has cheated their way to the top by murdering a couple of important people from the government, which proves that they are determined to lead Germany into a path of violence and purification.

  • Fist concentration camp opened

    The first concentration camp in Oranienburg outside of Berlin was opened on this day. These concentration camps were used to hold people that were not welcome in the German society such as homosexuals, gypsies (Roma), and such. However, most of the prisoners were Jews, who were much hated by Nazis and the German people because they were thought to be the blame for all that Germany has been through

  • Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany

    Before Hitler was a Chancellor, meaning that he was head of the government, foreign affairs, anything related to justice, etc. But now he has become the leader of the whole totalitarian nation, meaining that he now has all the power. This represents great trust in the new leader and a lot of apprehension from other countries as to what Hitler will do next.

  • Nazis take Czechoslovakia

    After he became Fuhrer of Germany, Adolf Hitler began his plans in creating a 'Greater Germany'. There were many German people in countries near Germany such as Czechoslovakia. The west part of Czechoslovakia has the most German population, but countries such as Britain and France begged Hitler not to. He agreed, however lied and took that part of the country anyways. This shows just how much power the country has obtained.

  • Germany invades Poland

    This is one of the most famous dates in history. This is the official day, month and year World War II started. It began with the invation of Poland by German forces. They took over Warsaw (the capital) fairly quickly because of the sheer number of troops not to mention the advanced weaponry the German army had. This type of warfare was known as the Blitzkrieg (lightning war). The Germans started WWI and now they start WWII, however this time they are stronger and not so likely to be defeated.