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Hyperinflation in Germany
Germany fell behind in reparation payments and France took over their iron, coal, and steel industries with Ruhr Valley which made German workers protest. The German government paid the workers by making huge quantities of paper money causing an extremely rapid and sharp increase in money that made the German mark worthless. Hyperinflation -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf meaning,"My Struggle" was a book written by Hitler while he was in prison. It became the basic book of Nazi goals and ideology reflecting extreme nationalism, racism, and antisemitism. Mein Kampf -
Joseph Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
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Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
Hitler executed Ernst Roem, the leader of the brown shirts (anti-Nazis), without a trail. This caused the army to urge Hitler to combine the presidency and chancellorship also making him he leader of the army. A plebiscite vote was made with 90% in favor of Hitler. -
Hitler becomes Prime Minister of Germany
Hitler executed Ernst Roem, the leader of the brown shirts (anti-Nazi), without trial. This c -
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U.S. passes Neutrality Acts
These were a series of acts that were passed by the U.S. Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 that were aimed to keep the U.S. from becoming involved in World War 2 through isolationism. The acts banned munitions, loans, U.S. ships from carrying goods to belligerent ports, and restricted non-munition sales. Neutrality Acts -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forbidden to maintain or construct any place on the Left bank of the Rhine or on the Right bank to the west of a line drawn fifty kilometers to the East of the Rhine. This did not stop Hitler from invading. -
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The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War first began as a local struggle which later on drew in other European powers into the fighting.The war began after a revolt that was led by Francisco Franco with his Nationalists against the Loyalists. The Spanish Civil War -
Anschluss
Hitler was ready to engineer the Anschluss which was the union of Austria and Germany, but Austria's chancellor refused to agree to Hitler's demands. Then, Hitler sent in the German army to preserve order and silenced any Austrian who opposed annexation. -
Munich Conference
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sign the pact wich gives Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia to Germany in promise to keep peace between the countries. -
Germany takes the rest of Czechoslovakia
Hitler reassured Britain and France that he had no further plans to expand his territory after receiving Sudetenland. However, since the Czechs had surrendered and would not fight the Germans, Hitler decided to take the rest of Czechoslovakia by threatening a bomb raid against Prague. -
Germany annexes Sudetenland
At first, Hitler insisted Czechoslovakia be given autonomy, but was eventually annexed to Germany since France and Britain kept searching for a peaceful solution. At the Munich Conference, French and British leaders chose appeasement, caved into Hitler's demands, and convinced the Czechs to surrender Sudetenland without a fight. -
Kristallnacht
It is referred to as "Night of Crystal" and "Night of Broken Glass". Took place on November 9thto the 10th. Nazi supporters in Germany, Austria, and Sudetenland destroyed Jewish synagogues, homes, businesses. Hundreds of thousands of Jewish males were arrested marking this as the first incarceration of Jews on a massive scale. -
Hitler and Stalin sign non-aggression pact
In April 1939, Stalin suggested Russia, France, and Britain to form an alliance against Germany, but it failed. Within months later, Stalin made an about-face and signed an alliance with Nazi Germany. Non-aggression pact -
Germany invades Poland
Also known as the September Campaign or the 1939 Defensive War in Poland, the invasion of Poland was a joint invasion by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, the Free City of Danzig, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II.
