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Treaty of Versialles is a huge economic crisis
The great depression was a worldwide economic crisis that especially affected the U.S. that caused and spread a lot of unemployment, which made Germany mad because of poor income from the treaty of Versailles. -
Hitler elected as chancellor of Germany
Hitler was elected as chancellor by corruption, and government was not so important to Germany at that time. -
Kristallnacht project is started
Kristallnacht was a day when political Nazis sided with Hitler were killed so they didn’t become political enemies in the future. -
Treaty of Versialles ripped apart
Hitler, now complete ruler and dictator of Nazi Germany destroys the Treaty of Versailles because the U.S. is not helping with the money they owe France and Britain. -
Rhinland Becomes a re-militarized zone
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1935 Berlin Olympics
Athletes in the 1935 Berlin Olympics embarrass Hitler by winning a lot of gold medals, one of the Olympians were American track runner Jesse Owens. -
Hitler made the Austrian President hand over most of Austria’s power to Germany.
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Munich Agreement, used to let Hitler take a little piece of land from Czechoslovakia, where about a million of ethnic Germans live, is signed by Germany, Italy, the UK and France.
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Munich Agreement is violated and Hitler takes control of all of Czechoslovakia.
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Kristallnacht, or night of the broken windows, is the day when Jewish homes, businesses and other buildings are raided and partly destroyed. The title “broken windows” comes from the act of Nazis breaking the windows of Jewish property.
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Germany finally attacks Poland by the desperation of Hitler
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Powerful countries like the UK, France and other European Allies declare war on Axis forces.
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Because in 1939 Hitler signed the German-Soviet non-aggression pact Hitler used this on the Nazi’s advantage and attacked the U.S.S.R, but there was not much success.
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Japan, a poor country back then, sided with Germany and to get away from U.S threat, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor by using Kamikaze tactics.
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Adolf Hitler and Italian fascist dictator Mussolini declare war on the U.S.
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U.S. soldiers arrive in Europe
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Britain directs heavy bombardment on Cologne, Germany. It is the longest bombardment recorded in history.
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Germany attacked Stalingrad, and area that could make German forces easily enter the Soviet Union, but the cold weather and resistance of the Russians finally made the Nazis surrender.
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British and U.S. bombers completely destroy the city of dresden
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U.S. aerial forces drop bombs in Hamburg that kill about 550,000 people. U.S and British bombers now completely destroy the city of Dresden.
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Hitler, finally surrounded by Soviet forces in his bunker in Berlin, commits suicide with his wife, Eva Braun. This affects Germany because the new Fascist era had come to an end.
