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Treaty of Versailles
Once this treaty was signed, it ended World War I. It had 440 clauses listed, 414 of those clauses punished Germany. Provisions included reparation payments, military restrictions, and a war-guilty clause that forced Germany to take responsibility for World War I.
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World War II Timeline
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Here's Hitler
This was one of the first appearnaces that Hitler had made. The day that Hitler made this appearance was known as "German Day". This is a nationalist party that is filled with many different rallys. "German Day" is the skeleton that the Nazis used to plan their partes and rallys when they seized power in 1933.
Source: "Interwar Germany, Nuremberg Rally 1923." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. -
Beer Hall Putsch
This was a failed attempt by Hitler and the Nazi party to sieze power in Munich. This event ended with 16 Nazis being killed and three police officers dead as well. Hitler was found two days later, arrested and this was how he got his first national publicity showing.
Source: "November 8/9, 1923 - Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch." World War II in Europe. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/putsch2.htm. -
Wall St. Crash
The Wall St. Crash is also known as the trigger of the Great Depression. Almost every branch was tied up in loans and debts. When stocks had fallen, the money that people invested into the stocks were lost, that soon put more people into debt as well. With almost every place calling in loans, almost everybody soon went bankrupt. This plunged the world into the Great Depression
Source: "Wall St. Crash." Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. http://www.marxists.org/glossary/events/w/a.htm. -
The New Chancellor Has Arrived
President Paul von Hindenberg named Hitler the chancellor of Germany. The president orriginally did not want to give Hitler the title "chancellor" because of the hoodlum acts that his followers participated in.Hindenberg honored General Kurt von Schleicher the title instead.The old chancellor and others eventually convinced Hindenberg to give the title to Hitler.
Source: "Adolf Hitler Is Named Chancellor of Germany." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. -
No More Jews
This was the start of many bad things to happen to Jewish people. This boycott only lasted for about three days. Only a week after Hitler gained power, he initiated this boycott on Jewish banks, small shops, department stores and offices. It was a short boycott because most German shoppers ignored their attempts. Hitler made a series of laws to dehumanize Jewish people.
Source: "April 1, 1933 - Nazi Boycott of Jewish Shops." World War II in Europe Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. -
A New Dictator in Town
When president Paul von Hindenberg passed away, Hitler became the dictator of Germany. Germany dismantled their government to make Hitler’s Their Reich. It was believed that the Third Reich would last for thousands of years, however the Nazi party collapsed in only 11 years.Source: "Hitler Becomes Fuhrer." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-becomes-fuhrer. -
Summer Olympics 1936
In August, Germany hosted the Summer Olympics. Hitler's dictatorship was not noticeable throughout the duration of the Olympics. Once the games had subsided, Hitler put his policies of expansin and riding Jews and other people who were not "normal" were put into action
Source: "Nazi Olympics, Berlin 1936." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 10 June 2013. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005680. -
Night of the Broken Glass
Within two days, Nazis managed to burn down over 250 synagougues. There were over 7,000 Jewish businesses that had been trashed and that had been looted. Many people who were Jewish had gotten killed. Jewish cemeterys, schools, homes and hospitals were robbed. Authorities watched the events take place. This night is also known as Kristallnatch.
Source: "The "Night of Broken Glass"" United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. -
The German Invasion
At 4:45 A.M, German troops invaded Poland. They bombed Poland airfields and attacked the Polish Navy. Hitler claimed to the other countries that this was an act of defene, however it was really just an act to provide more "living space" for Germans. This action soon caught attention from Great Britian and France.
Source: "Germans Invade Poland." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland. -
This Means War
When Germany invaded Poland, it caught the attention of France and Britain Both of these countries told Germany to retreat fom Poland or they would all go to war. Hitler paid no attention to the threat from the two countries. Since war had been officially declared, Germany changed their strategy to blitzkrieg (lightening war).
Source: "Germans Invade Poland." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese persued a sneak attack on a United States base known as Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. This attack destroyed the United States Navy's battleships. Without these ships, the United States was considered as week. Japan took this chance and brought the United States into the second World war, forcibly.
Source: "Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941." Pearl Harbor Images. Naval History & Heritage Command, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/p
