Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates and Germany became a republic- The Weimar Republic.
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What occurred in 1919?
Germany were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
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What occurred in 1923?
Hyperinflation began, which issued the Retenmark.
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What occurred in 1924?
The Dawes Plan.
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What did the Dawes plan do?
It meant reparations were paid off and industry grew in Germany.
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What occurred in 1925?
Mein Kampf was published and the Locarno Treaty was signed.
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What was the Locarno Treaty?
An agreement which whereby Germany accepted its borders. It prevented invasion with new German leadership under Stresemann- who was willing to work with allies.
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What occurred in 1929?
The Young Plan and the Wall Street Crash.
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What did the Young Plan do?
It reduced reparations to 112 billion gold marks.
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What happened during the Wall Street Crash?
Economies collapsed.
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What occurred during 1930?
The Reichstag elections.
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What did the Reichstag elections mean for the Nazis?
Gains for the Nazis.
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What was a problem during 1931 for Germany?
There were 4 million Germans unemployed.
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What occurred in 1933?
Hitler became Chancellor, the Gestapo (secret police) is formed, Germany withdraws from the League of Nations
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What occurs during 1934?
The Night of the Long Knives.
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What was the Night of the Long Knives?
A power struggle developed between the SA and the army and Hitler had to choose between the two.
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Who were the SA?
Hitler's personal bodyguards.
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What was introduced during 1935?
The Nuremberg Laws.
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What did the Nuremberg Laws mean for the Jewish community?
Jews lost their citizenship and they could not marry or have sex with German citizens as they were classed as the undesirables.
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What occurred during 1936?
Membership of the Hitler Youth became compulsory.
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What occurred during 1938?
Anschluss with Austria and Kristallnacht.
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What was Kristallnacht?
When Germany converted to physically hurting Jews.
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What did Kristallnacht result in?
Over 200 synaguoges burnt, Jewish children ridiculed at school, not allowed to do certain jobs, they were forced t pay for all the damage (1 billion)
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What occurred in 1939?
The establishment of the first ghettos.
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What occurred in 1945?
Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrender.
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Front
What occurred in 1919?
Back
Germany were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
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