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1
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Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes kaiser of Germany

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1888

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2
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Germany starts naval race to compete with Britain

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1898

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3
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First world war starts

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28th of July 1914

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4
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Kaiser abdicates

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9th November 1918

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5
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Armistice signed (November criminals)

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11th November 1918

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6
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Spartacist Uprising

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  1. January 1919, Berlin
  2. Led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
  3. Killed by Freikorps sent by Ebert
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7
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Treaty of Versailles signed

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June 1919

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8
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Weimar Constitution established

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August 1919

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9
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Hitler joins German Workers Party (DAP)

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September 1919

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10
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DAP changes name to NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party) - Nazis for short

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February 1920

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11
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Kapp Putsch

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  1. March 1920.
  2. This was a right-wing revolt by Wolfgang Kapp supported by Freikorps.
  3. They aimed to overthrow the Weimar government.
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12
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Red Rising in the Ruhr

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  1. March 1920
  2. After Kapp Putsch
  3. Left-wing workers in the ruhr stayed on strike
  4. Took over several towns “red rising”
  5. Gov sent soldiers and Freikorps to deal with the
    rebellion
  6. 1000 workers were killed
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13
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Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi party

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July 1921

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14
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French and Belgian invasion of the Ruhr

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January 1923

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15
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Hyperinflation

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November 1923

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16
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Munich Putsch

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  1. November 1923,
  2. Hitler tried to take advantage of the crisis facing the Weimar government by instigating a revolution in Munich.
  3. Poor planning and misjudgment resulted in failure and the subsequent imprisonment of Adolf Hitler.
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17
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Dawes Plan

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  1. August 1924
  2. U.S. loaned Germany 800 million gold marks to pay reparations.
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18
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Hitler writies “Mein Kampf” in prison.

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1924

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19
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Nazi Party ‘Lean Years’

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  1. 1924-1928
  2. The period between 1924 and 1928 when the Nazi party did not have high levels of support and still suffered from humiliation over the Munich Putsch.
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20
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Hindenburg becomes president of Germany

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February 1925

21
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SS created (Hitler’s bodyguard)

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April 1925

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Locarno Treaties Signed

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  1. December 1925
  2. Reaffirmed Germany’s Western border
  3. Ensured the permanent remilitarisation of the Rhineland
  4. Sought to admit Germany into the League of Nations
23
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Hitler youth created

24
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Germany joined the League of Nations

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September 1926

25
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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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  1. August 1928
  2. Germany was one of the 65 countries to sign this pact that outlawed war.
26
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Young Plan

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  1. February 1929
  2. Reduced reparation debt from £6.6bn to £2bn
  3. Gave Germany 59 years to pay
27
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Wallstreet Crash

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October 1929

28
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Great Depression takes hold in Germany

29
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6 million workers unemployed

30
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Nazis win 230 seats (37%) in elections in the Reichstag

31
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Hitler becomes chancellor

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January 1933

32
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Reichstag Fire

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February 1933

33
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Enabling Act

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  1. March 1933
  2. Gave Hitler power for the next 4 years to make laws without the consent of the Reichstag.
34
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Hitler bans trade unions and all other parties.

35
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First concentration camp built in Dachau

36
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The KdF (Strength through joy) and SdA (Beauty of Labour) set up.

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November 1933

37
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Jews banned from public spaces

38
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Night of the Long Knives

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30th June - 2nd July 1934

39
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Hindenburg died

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August 1934

40
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Hitler merged the roles of Chancellor and President together to become Fuhrer of Germany

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19th of August 1934

41
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Army swears oath of loyalty to Hitler

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August 1934

42
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Nuremberg Laws

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  1. September 1935
  2. laws defining the status of Jews and withdrawing citizenship from persons of non-German blood.
43
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The RAD (National Labour Service) is compulsory.

44
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Jews banned from professions

45
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Rearmament of Germany begins

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March 1936

46
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Berlin hosts olympics

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August 1936

47
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Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)

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  1. November 9 1938
  2. Mass violence against Jews in Germany.
  3. Symbolic beginning of Holocaust.
48
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July bomb plot?

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