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