World War

  • End of WW1

    End of WW1
    World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.
  • National Socialist German Workers'Party (Nazi)

    National Socialist German Workers'Party (Nazi)
    Hitler announces the new name for the German Workers' Party - National Socialist German Workers'Party (Nazi) - and his 25 point plan for the future
  • Warren G Harding

    Warren G Harding
    Warren G Harding is selected as a president and creates peace between Germany and Austria
  • Hitler was sentenced to five years' imprisonment

    Hitler was sentenced to five years' imprisonment
    In Germany, Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for leading the Nazis’ unsuccessful “Beer Hall Putsch” in the German state of Bavaria.
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; however, in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s.
  • New largest party in the parliament

    New largest party in the parliament
    The Nazi party became the largest party in parliament winning 280 seats after Reichstag selections in July
  • Nazi Party became the only legal party in Germany

    Nazi Party became the only legal party in Germany
    On July 14, 1933, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party officially declared itself the only political party in Germany and outlawed the formation of any other parties.
  • Nuremburg laws against Jews were passed

    Nuremburg laws against Jews were passed
    At the annual party rally held in Nuremberg in 1935, the Nazis announced new laws which institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology. The laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or related blood." Ancillary ordinances to the laws disenfranchised Jews and deprived them of most political rights.
  • Olympic Games were held in Berlin

    Olympic Games were held in Berlin
    Nazi Germany used the 1936 Olympic Games for propagandistic purposes. It promoted an image of a new, strong, and united Germany and masked its antisemitic and racist policies and its growing militarism.
  • Start of WW2

    Start of WW2
    World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier.