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9th November 1918: Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates his throne

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The Emperor of Germany leaves after initially refusing to agree to surrender. After several protests and a mutiny of German sailors in Kiel, he leaves Germany for the Netherlands.

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11th November 1918: The Armistice is signed

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Germany signs an armistice, bringing an end to the fighting.

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5th-12th January 1919: The Spartacist Uprising

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The Spartacist League hold an uprising in Berlin. Leaders include Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. The Freikorps suppress the rebellion.

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February-June 1919: Weimar National Assembly established

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The first Assembly of the Weimar Republic is established and drafts the Constitution. Friedrich Ebert is elected President.

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28th June 1919: Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

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Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles - the peace treaty that ends the First World War.

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11th August 1919: The Weimar Constitution is signed

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The Constitution of the Weimar Republic is signed and introduces much greater democracy. All citizens over the age of 20 given the vote

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13th March 1920: The Kapp Putsch

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A revolt in Berlin led by Wolfgang Kapp supported by the Freikorps. A strike brings the Putsch to an end.

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11th January 1923: Occupation of the Ruhr

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French and Belgian troops occupy the Ruhr industrial region as Germany had stopped paying reparations.

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1923: Hyperinflation begins

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Prices begin to rise rapidly made worse by the printing of money to pay striking workers in the Ruhr. The Reichsmark becomes worthless.

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13th August 1923: Stresemann becomes Chancellor and Foreign Minister

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Stresemann almost single handedly saves Germany from political turmoil, hyperinflation and a lot of other things.

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8th November 1923: The Munich Putsch

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The Nazis attempt a failed putsch in Munich. Hitler is sent to Landsberg prison for his role in it.

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August 1924: The Dawes Plan

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The agreement helps Germany with its reparations.

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16th October 1925: The Locarno Pact

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germany agrees to its eastern boarders outlined in the treaty of Versailles

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14th February 1926: The Bamberg Conference

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Hitler meets with leading Nazis to reorganize the party and cement his authority.

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8th September 1926: Germany joins the League of Nations

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Germany is admitted to the League of Nations. This had been prohibited under the Treaty of Versailles.

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27th August 1928: Kellogg-Briand Pact agreed

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The Kellogg-Briand Pact binds nations into an agreement not to use war as a method of solving disputes.

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31st August 1929: Young Plan agreed

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The Young Plan significantly reduces German reparations and gives Germany longer to pay them.

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3rd October 1929: Gustav Stresemann dies

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Former Chancellor and Foreign Minister who helped the Weimar Republic recover, dies of a stroke.

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29th October 1929: Wall Street Crash

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The US Stock market crashes triggering events that lead to the Great Depression in the 1930s.

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31st July 1932: Nazis largest party in the Reichstag

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The Nazis win 230 seats in the Reichstag election making them the largest party. 37% of voters support Hitler and the Nazis.

Despitebeing the largest party, the Nazis still did not have a majority

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27th February 1933: Reichstag Fire

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Fire rips through the Reichstag building and Dutch Communist Van der Lubbe is arrested and executed for starting it.

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28th February 1933: Reichstag Fire decree

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The Nazis use the fire to pass a decree banning the Communist Party and suspending some civil liberties.

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23rd March 1933: The Enabling Act passes the Reichstag

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The Enabling Act gives Hitler complete authority in Germany.

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1st April 1933: Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses

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The Nazis organise a boycott of Jewish shops and businesses. The SA are used to intimidate customers.

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20th July 1933: Concordat with the Catholic Church

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The Nazis and Catholic Church sign an agreement to leave each other alone.

You do you and I’ll do me and we won’t do each other… probably.

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30th June 1934: Night of the Long Knives

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Hitler removes enemies of the party through a purge of critics. Victims include Ernst Röhm (the Head of the SA) and other leading Nazis.

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2nd August 1934: Death of President Hindenburg

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Hindenburg dies of Lung Cancer. Hitler proclaims the merging of the roles of Chancellor and President. Hitler is undisputed ruler of Germany.

Hindenburk was one of the only 2 factors controling hitler (the other was the army).

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15th September 1935: Nuremberg Laws

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The Nazis pass the Nuremberg Laws which restrict freedoms for Jews and seek to define a Jew.

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Summer 1936: Berlin Olympics

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Berlin stages the Olympic Games which become a propaganda tool. Hitler is embarrassed when US Athlete Jesse Owens wins Gold.

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9th November 1938: Kristallnacht

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A night of violence across Germany against Jews. SS members riot and destroy synagogues and Jewish businesses

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1st September 1939: Second World War begins

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Germany invades Poland under the terms of the Nazi Soviet Pact. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later.

32
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The Emperor of Germany leaves after initially refusing to agree to surrender. After several protests and a mutiny of German sailors in Kiel, he leaves Germany for the Netherlands.

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Give details about

9th November 1918: Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates his throne

Ignore the date

33
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Germany signs an armistice, bringing an end to the fighting.

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Give details about

11th November 1918: The Armistice is signed

Ignore the date

34
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The Spartacist League hold an uprising in Berlin. Leaders include Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. The Freikorps suppress the rebellion.

A

Give details about

5th-12th January 1919: The Spartacist Uprising

Ignore the date

35
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The first Assembly of the Weimar Republic is established and drafts the Constitution. Friedrich Ebert is elected President.

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Give details about

February-June 1919: Weimar National Assembly established

Ignore the date

36
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Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles - the peace treaty that ends the First World War.

A

Give details about

28th June 1919: Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

Ignore the date

37
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The Constitution of the Weimar Republic is signed and introduces much greater democracy. All citizens over the age of 20 given the vote

A

Give details about

11th August 1919: The Weimar Constitution is signed

Ignore the date

only details about the constitution

38
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A revolt in Berlin led by Wolfgang Kapp supported by the Freikorps. A strike brings the Putsch to an end.

A

Give details about

13th March 1920: The Kapp Putsch

Ignore the date

39
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French and Belgian troops occupy the Ruhr industrial region as Germany had stopped paying reparations.

A

Give details about

11th January 1923: Occupation of the Ruhr

Ignore the date

40
Q

Prices begin to rise rapidly made worse by the printing of money to pay striking workers in the Ruhr. The Reichsmark becomes worthless.

A

Give details about

1923: Hyperinflation begins

Ignore the date

41
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Stresemann almost single handedly saves Germany from political turmoil, hyperinflation and a lot of other things.

A

Explain teh significance of this event

13th August 1923: Stresemann becomes Chancellor and Foreign Minister

Ignore the date

42
Q

The Nazis attempt a failed putsch in Munich. Hitler is sent to Landsberg prison for his role in it.

A

Give details about

8th November 1923: The Munich Putsch

Ignore the date

43
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The agreement helps Germany with its reparations.

A

Give details about

August 1924: The Dawes Plan

Ignore the date

44
Q

germany agrees to its eastern boarders outlined in the treaty of Versailles

A

Give details about

16th October 1925: The Locarno Pact

Ignore the date

45
Q

Hitler meets with leading Nazis to reorganize the party and cement his authority.

A

Give details about

14th February 1926: The Bamberg Conference

Ignore the date

46
Q

Germany is admitted to the League of Nations. This had been prohibited under the Treaty of Versailles.

A

Give details about

8th September 1926: Germany joins the League of Nations

Ignore the date

47
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The Kellogg-Briand Pact binds nations into an agreement not to use war as a method of solving disputes.

A

Give details about

27th August 1928: Kellogg-Briand Pact agreed

Ignore the date

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The Young Plan significantly reduces German reparations and gives Germany longer to pay them.

A

Give details about

31st August 1929: Young Plan agreed

Ignore the date

49
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Former Chancellor and Foreign Minister who helped the Weimar Republic recover, dies of a stroke.

A

Give details about

3rd October 1929: Gustav Stresemann dies

Ignore the date

50
Q

The US Stock market crashes triggering events that lead to the Great Depression in the 1930s.

A

Give details about

29th October 1929: Wall Street Crash

Ignore the date

51
Q

The Nazis win 230 seats in the Reichstag election making them the largest party. 37% of voters support Hitler and the Nazis.

A

Give details about

31st July 1932: Nazis largest party in the Reichstag

Ignore the date

52
Q

Fire rips through the Reichstag building and Dutch Communist Van der Lubbe is arrested and executed for starting it.

A

Give details about

27th February 1933: Reichstag Fire

Ignore the date

53
Q

The Nazis use the fire to pass a decree banning the Communist Party and suspending some civil liberties.

A

Give details about

28th February 1933: Reichstag Fire decree

Ignore the date

54
Q

The Enabling Act gives Hitler complete authority in Germany.

A

Give details about

23rd March 1933: The Enabling Act passes the Reichstag

Ignore the date

55
Q

The Nazis organise a boycott of Jewish shops and businesses. The SA are used to intimidate customers.

A

Give details about

1st April 1933: Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses

Ignore the date

56
Q

The Nazis and Catholic Church sign an agreement to leave each other alone.

You do you and I’ll do me and we won’t do each other… probably.

A

Give details about

20th July 1933: Concordat with the Catholic Church

Ignore the date

57
Q

Hitler removes enemies of the party through a purge of critics. Victims include Ernst Röhm (the Head of the SA) and other leading Nazis.

A

Give details about

30th June 1934: Night of the Long Knives

Ignore the date

58
Q

Hindenburg dies of Lung Cancer. Hitler proclaims the merging of the roles of Chancellor and President. Hitler is undisputed ruler of Germany.

Hindenburk was one of the only 2 factors controling hitler (the other was the army).

A

Give details about

2nd August 1934: Death of President Hindenburg

Ignore the date

59
Q

The Nazis pass the Nuremberg Laws which restrict freedoms for Jews and seek to define a Jew.

A

Give details about

15th September 1935: Nuremberg Laws

Ignore the date

60
Q

Berlin stages the Olympic Games which become a propaganda tool. Hitler is embarrassed when US Athlete Jesse Owens wins Gold.

A

Give details about

Summer 1936: Berlin Olympics

Ignore the date

61
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A night of violence across Germany against Jews. SS members riot and destroy synagogues and Jewish businesses

A

Give details about

9th November 1938: Kristallnacht

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