Dates- Germany Flashcards
What happened in 1888?
-Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany.
What happened in 1898?
-Naval Race: Germany begins to expand its navy to compete with Britain’s navy.
What happened in 1914?
-WW1 begins
What happened in 1918?
-Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, WW1 ends
What happened in 1919?
-Spartacus League revolt.
-ToV signed
-Weimar Constitution established.
What happened in 1920?
-American jazz music come to Germany, Founding of Nazi party.
-March- Kapp Putsch
What happened in 1922?
-Foundation of Hitler Youth
What happened in 1923?
-Ruhr Crisis
-Munich Putsch
What happened in 1924?
-Gustav Stresemann becomes foreign minister.
- August, Dawes plan: US loans money to Germany
What happened in 1925?
-Hindenburg becomes president.
What happened in 1926?
-Germany joins League of Nations
What happened in 1929?
-Young plan is exposed.
-Wall Street Crash, leading to the Great Depression.
What happened in 1930?
-Depression takes hold in Germany.
What happened in 1933?
-Hitler is Chancellor
What happened in 1934?
-Hitler is dictator
- Night of the Long Knives, Rohm is arrested and later shot.