Key dates

Question 1

Kaiser Wilhelmina II becomes empower of Germany

Answer 1

1888

Question 2

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

Answer 2

1898

Question 3

WW1 commence

Answer 3

1914

Question 4

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdication & end of WW1

Answer 4

November 1918 (11/11/1918)

Question 5

Spartacus league revolt

Answer 5

january 1919

Question 6

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 6

June 1919

Question 7

Weimar constitution is established

Answer 7

august 1919

Question 8

American jazz comes to Germany

Answer 8

jan 1920

Question 9

Founding of Nazi party

Answer 9

Feb 1920

Question 10

kapp putsch

Answer 10

march 1920

Question 11

Founding of hitler youth

Answer 11

march 1922

Question 12

French and Belgian troops invade german industrial area of the Ruhr &
hyperinflation

Answer 12

january 1923

Question 13

munich putsch

Answer 13

nov 1923

Question 14

Streseman becomes foreign minister

Answer 14

1924

Question 15

Dawes plan

Answer 15

august 1924

Question 16

Hindenburg becomes president

Answer 16

february 1925

Question 17

Germany joins league of nations

Answer 17

jan 1926

Question 18

young plan

Answer 18

february 1929

Question 19

wall street crash

Answer 19

october 1929

Question 20

the great depression commence

Answer 20

1930

Question 21

Hitler becomes chancellor and after hindenburgs death in 1934, Hitler becomes dictator

Answer 21

1933

Question 22

night of the long knives

Answer 22

june 1934

Question 23

summer Berlin olympics

Answer 23

august 1936

Question 24

membership of the league of german girls becomes compulsory

Answer 24

1936

Question 25

Volkswagen car company formed

Answer 25

1937

Question 26

kristallnacht

Answer 26

november 1938

Question 27

Germany invade poland & WWII commence

Answer 27

september 1939

Question 28

Wannsee conference: plan created for extermination of Europe’s jews

Answer 28

january 1942

Question 29

Death camps are set up in German-occupied areas

Answer 29

1942

Question 30

Hitler commits suicide

Answer 30

April 1945

Question 31

Surrender of Germany to allies in WWII

Answer 31

may 1945