Germany (Key Events and Dates) Flashcards
When did the World War One End and how did it end?
WW1 ended in November 1918 in German defeat
What happened to the German leader on the 9th November 1918?
Kaiser Wilhelm was forced to abdicate
When did Kaiser Wilhelm abdicate?
9th November 1918
What was an important that the Freikorps was involved in?
The Kapp Putsch, the Freikorps attempt to take over Berlin
When did the Kapp Putsch happen?
March 1920
When was the Weimar Government formed?
9th November 1918
What officially ended WW1
The Treaty of Versailles
What did the Weimar Government announce that changed Germany’s economy?
The Weimar Government announced that it was bankrupt and could not pay reparation
When did the Weimar Government announce that it was bankrupt?
1922
What happened to the German Mark after the Weimar Government announced it was bankrupt?
The value of the Mark collapsed
When did the value of the mark collapsed?
In November 1923
When did Stresemann take over the Weimar government?
1923
What was the pact that Germany signed with Britain, France, Italy and Belgium and when was it signed
The Locarno Pact in 1925
What league was Germany banned from but was able to come back into in what year?
League of Nation in 1926
What pact signed with Germany and 64 other countries and when was it signed?
The Kellogg Briand Pact
Who joined the small German workers party and in what year?
Hitler in 1919
Hitler took over the small workers party but what happened the year after?
Hitler published his plan for his party called the 25 points
What event failed horribly causing Hitler to get arrested but brought his massive popularity
The Munich Putsch in 1923
How long was Hitler arrested
9 months
What Nazi group was advertised to young people and when was it introduced?
Hitler Youth in 1926
What was a key event for the Nazis that helped them take over?
In 1928, the Nazis enter the Reichstag and in 1932 they become the largest party in the Reichstag.
What happens to the Reichstag?
In 1933, the Reichstag burns down
What act gives Hitler more power and how did it give it more Hitler power?
Enabling Act allowed Hitler to pass laws without the Reichstag.
The Nazis was fearful of the power that SA had so what event occurred in which year and what did they do?
In June 1934, the Nazis assassinated its leader Rohm in the night of long knives
What did the Nazis do to prevent any opposition?
The Nazis created a secret policed called the Gestapo in 1933
What event happened in which year which restricted the rights of Jews?
1935, the Nuremberg Laws
A German Jew murdered a German diplomat in Paris, what events did the Nazis do in response to this?
In 1938, the Nazi Party organised a Pogrom called Kristallnacht and on the 9th November 800 Jewish shops were destroyed, 191 synagogues burned or damaged and 91 jews were killed and over 30,000 were arrested
Life got more worse for the Jews and what horrible event happened in which year that many Nazis were executed for with their role in the event after WW2
Holocaust in 1942
What major event happens in which year that was supposed to assassinate Hitler?
June 1944 the Bomb Plot
