Germany Important dates Flashcards
When did Germany unify?
1871
When did Kaiser Wilhelm II become German Emperor?
1888
When did a naval race begin between Germany and Britain?
1898
When did World War I begin?
1914
When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate?
November 1918
When did World War I end?
November 1918
When was the Spartacus League revolt?
January 1919
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
June 1919
When was the Weimar Constitution established?
August 1919
When did American jazz music come to Germany?
January 1920
When was the Nazi Party founded?
February 1920
When was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
When was the Hitler Youth founded?
March 1922
When did French and Belgian troops invade the German industrial area of the Ruhr?
January 1923
When was the Munich Putsch?
November 1923
When did the Dawes Plan, for the USA to loan money to Germany, occur?
August 1924
When did Hindenburg become President?
February 1925
When did Germany join the League of Nations?
January 1926
When was the Young Plan proposed?
February 1929
When did the Wall Street Crash occur?
October 1929
When did the Depression take hold in Germany?
1930
When was Hitler named Chancellor?
1933
When did Hitler fully become dictator?
1934
When did the Night of the Long Knives occur?
June 1934
When were the Summer Olympics held in Berlin?
August 1936
When did membership in the League of German Girls become compulsory?
1936
When was Volkswagen car company formed?
1937
When did Kristallnacht occur?
November 1938
When did World War II begin?
September 1939
When was the Wannsee Conference?
January 1942
When were death camps set up in German-occupied areas?
1942
When did Hitler commit suicide?
April 1945
When did Germany surrender to the Allies in World War II?
May 1945
