Studied by 4 peopleKaiser Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany
1888
Naval Race begins
1898
WW1 begins
July 1914
Armistice signed, WW1 ends and the Kaiser abdicates and flees
November 1918
Spartacists Revolt
January 1919
Treaty of Versailles is signed
June 1919
Weimar Constitution is established
August 1919
Nazi Party founded
February 1920
Kapp Putsch
March 1920
Red Rising in the Ruhr
March 1920
Foundation of Hitler Youth
March 1922
French and Belgian troops invade the Ruhr
January 1923
Hyperinflation crisis
January 1923
Munich Putsch
November 1923
Dawes Plan
August 1924
What was the Dawes Plan?
a plan that gave Germany longer to pay reparations
Hindenburg becomes President
February 1925
Locarno Pact
1925
What was the Locarno Pact?
pact that said Britain, France, Germany and Italy would not invade each other
Germany joins League of Nations
January 1926
Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
said that disputed should be settled by peaceful means
Young plan is proposed
February 1929
What was the Young Plan?
a plan that lowered the amount Germany had to pay in reparations
Wall street crash, leading to the Great Depression
October 1929
Hitler is named Chancellor
January 1933
Reichstag Fire
February 1933
The Protection Law
February 1933
What was The Protection Law ?
allowed Hitler to deal with Germanys problems
The Enabling Act
March 1933
What was The Enabling Act ?
allowed Hitler to make laws without going through the Reichstag
The Night of the Long Knives
June 1934
Hindenburg dies and Hitler becomes dictator
August 1934
All males aged 18-25 have to join the armed forces for 2 years
1935
The Nuremburg Laws
September 1935
Goering stats his Four Year Plan
1936
Summer Olympics held in Berlin
August 1936
Volkswagen car company formed
1937
Kristallnacht
November 1938
Membership of Hitler Youth made compulsory
1939
Germany invade Poland: WW2 begins
September 1939
Wannsee Conference
January 1942
Leaders of the White Rose Group, Hans and Sophie Scholl are caught and beheaded
1943
Bomb plot fails to kill Hitler
1944
Hitler Commits suicide
April 1945
Germany surrenders to the Allies
May 1945
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