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Germany 1890 - 1945 - timeline Flashcards

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1888

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Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany

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1898

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Naval race: Germany begins to expand its navy to compete with Britain’s navy

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1914

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First World War begins

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November 1918

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Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates; the First World War ends

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January 1919

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Spartacus League revolt

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June 1919

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Treaty of Versailles is signed

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August 1919

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Weimar Constitution is established

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January 1920

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American jazz music comes to Germany

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February 1920

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Founding of Nazi Party

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March 1920

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Kapp Putsch

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March 1922

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Foundation of Hitler Youth

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January 1923

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French and Belgian troops invade German industrial area of the Ruhr

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January 1923

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Hyperinflation makes money worthless

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November 1923

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Munich Putsch

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August 1924

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Dawes Plan; US loans money to Germany

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February 1925

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Hindenburg becomes President

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January 1926

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Germany joins League of Nations

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February 1929

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Young Plan is proposed

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October 1929

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Wall Street Crash, leading to the Great Depression

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1930

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The Depression takes hold in Germany

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1933

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Hitler is named Chancellor; after Hindenburg’s death in 1934, Hitler becomes Germany’s dictator

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June 1934

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Night of the Long Knives; Rohm is arrested and later shot

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August 1936

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Summer Olympics held in Berlin

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August 1936

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Membership of the League of German Girls becomes compulsory

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1937

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Volkswagen car company is formed

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November 1938

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Kristallnacht: Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues attacked

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September 1939

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Germany invades Poland: the Second World War begins

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January 1942

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Wannsee Conference: plan created for extermination of Europe’s Jews

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January 1942

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Death camps are set up in German-occupied areas

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April 1945

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Hitler commits suicide

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May 1945

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Surrender of Germany to Allies in the Second World War

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