timeline Flashcards
germany enters first world war inn alliance with Austria Hungary fighting against Great Britain france and Russia
1914
germany defeats Russia but defeated on western front
1918
kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and a new republic established
1918
new German government signs armistice to end the war on the western front
November 1918
communist sparticist uprising in Berlin suppressed by army and freikorps
January 1919
germany forced to accept treaty of versailles
June 1919
constitution of the new German republic approved by reichstag
July 199
kapp putsch in Berlin attempts to overthrow government
1920
NSDAP established
1920
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of NSDAP
1921
SA established
1921
murder of Walther rathenau
1922
treaty of rapollo with USSR
1922
German economy hit by hyperinflation
1923
French and Belgian troops occupy the ruhr industrial area to force germany to pay reparations
1923
hitler and nazis attempt to seize power in beer hall putsch in munich
November 1923
hitlers sentenced to five years impriosnment for leading the beer hall putsch
februray 1924
Dawes plan introduced to ease reparation payments
April n1924
hitler released from prison
December 1924
start of economic recovery
1924
field Marshall hidenberg elected president of German republic
1925
mein kämpf published
1925
SS established
1926
Germany accepted into League of Nations
1926
young plan introduced to reorganised reparations payments
June 1929
wall st crash leads to collapse of German economy and mass unemployment
October 1929
collapse of coalition government led by Muller replaced by Burning who needs to rule by presidential decree
march 1930
NSDAP gain support in reichstag election
September 1930
hitler challenges hidenberg in presidential election and achieves second place
April 1932
NSDAP becomes largest party in reichstag after election
July 1932
NSDAP looses votes in reichstag election
November 1932
hidenberg appoints hitler chancellor in coalition with other parties
January 1933
reichstag fire leads to decree for protection of the people and the state which suspends basic freedoms
February 1933
NSDAP gain 44% of vote in reichstag election
march 1933