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The primary treaty was produced by the Paris Peace Conference and went into effect on January 10, 1920. The treaty gave some German territory to neighboring countries, placed German territories under international supervision, stripped Germany’s overseas colonies, restricted military capabilities, and forced Germany to pay war reparations to Allied countries for about $33 billion US dollars. The population and territory of Germany was reduced by 10% by the treaty.
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In October 1929, the stock market crash, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors, which led to the Great Depression that lasted for 10 years.The world was also affected by the economic downturn. Specifically, Germany suffered the most, since the country enjoyed a 5-year artificial prosperity. The effects were the same as the US, but was more severe in Germany
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Hitler became chancellor of Germany by Paul von Hindenburg.
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Also known as "Operation Hummingbird", Hitler ordered his SS Elite to kill the SA leaders, including Ernst Röhm and Hitler’s opponents because he feared that the SA had too much power and alleged that Ernst Röhm was planning to overthrow the government.
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The Spanish Civil War was fought between the Republicans and the Nationalists.
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Arthur Neville Chamberlain became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He used to serve as the Postmaster General, Paymaster General of the Armed Forces , Minister of Health , and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Germany and the USSR signed a non-aggression pact, which the two countries won't use military force against each other for 10 years.
