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Hitler came to power with his Nazi Party.

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Jul 31, 1932

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William was crowned emperor of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.

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18 January 1871

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Minister President Otto von Bismarck of Prussia was appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.

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21 March 1871

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Kulturkampf begins: The School Supervision Act was passed, transferring all religious schools to state control.

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1872

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5
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Berlin Conference organised by Bismarck formalised Germany’s involvement in colonial Scramble for Africa

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1884

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Karl Benz and Daimler begin independently producing Automobiles with gasoline-powered internal combustion engines

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1886

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Bismarck dismissed as chancellor by Wilhelm II

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1890

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8
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Pan-German league established

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1891

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9
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Diesel invents Diesel engine

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1892

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Wilhelm II sends Kruger telegram to South Africa, insulting Britain

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1896

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UK declares war on Germany and establishes a blockade of war material and foodstuffs bound for Germany

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4 August 1914

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12
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Turnip winter

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1916

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Wilhelm II abdicates his title as German Emperor and King of Prussia due to revolution.

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9 November 1918

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The Council of the People’s Deputies introduced sweeping liberal reforms (e.g. tax and women’s suffrage.)

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10 November 1918

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Germany signed the Armistice promising an immediate cessation of hostilities, significant territorial concessions, and the surrender of Germany’s war materiel.

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17 November 1918

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Spartacist uprising

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Jan 1919

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German presidential election, Ebert (SPD) was elected president by the Weimar National Assembly

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Feb 1919

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Paris Peace Conference, The Treaty of Versailles signed,

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June 1919

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The Weimar Constitution came into force. The Weimar Republic succeeded the German Empire.

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August 1919

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Kappa Putsch and Ruhr uprising

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13 March 1920

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Military occupation of Ruhr by France

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Jan 1923

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Stresemann (liberals) was appointed chancellor and minister for foreign affairs.

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Aug 1923

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Beer Hall Putsch: Nazi Adolf Hitler led attempted coup to Munich

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Nov 1923

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Germany agreed to the Dawes Plan ending French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr valley and the reparation payment schedule was restructured.

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Aug 1924

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Germany joined the League of Nations.

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Sept 1926

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Wall street crash where Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped twelve percent

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1929

27
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Results of Sept 1930 German federal election

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The SPD retained 143 seats in the Reichstag. The Nazi Party gained ninety-five seats.

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Hitler was appointed chancellor at the head of a Nazi-DNVP coalition.

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Jan 1933

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Reichstag fire, allegedly by communists, triggered emergency decree suspending civil liberties.

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Feb 1933

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The Enabling Act signed

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March 1933

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Night of the long knives killed 85+ political threats.

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30 June 1934

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President Hindenburg died

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Aug 1934

32
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German rearmament was announced in violation of the Treaty of Versailles

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March 1935

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Kristallnacht: A pogrom took place in which SA paramilitaries and German civilians destroyed Jewish businesses and at least ninety-one were killed.

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November 1938

34
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Germany invasion of Poland

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September 1939

35
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Wannsee Conference to discuss the implementation of the Final Solution.

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January 1942

36
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Hitler commits suicide.

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April 1945

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Potsdam Conference: borders return to 1937 and divided between Western and Soviet zones.

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August 1945

38
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Erdhard (economic director) introduces the Deutsche Mark

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June 1948

39
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Berlin Blockade

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June 1948 - May 1949

40
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West Germany founded

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May 1949

41
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East Germany founded

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October 1949

42
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Construction of Berlin wall begins

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August 1961

43
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NDP (political neo nazi group) starts

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Nov 1964

44
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Benno Ohnesorg shot

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June 1967

45
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Emergency Acts passed

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May 1968

46
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Voting age lowered to 18

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June 1970

47
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East and West recognise each others sovereignty in the Basic Treaty

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Dec 1972

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