Germany 1918-1939 GCSE History Edexcel Unit 2A

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The Kaiser abdicates.
9th November 1918
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The war is over. The armistice is signed.
11th November 1918
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Treaty of Versailles is signed -its demands from Germany are high.
28th June 1919
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The Weimar Constitution was signed, although weak.
9th November 1919
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Sparticist Uprisings, led by Luxemburg and Liebnecht.
6th January 1919
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Kapp Putsch - a Sparticist uprising led by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp.
13th March 1920
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Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party and the SA are founded.
1921
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French Occupation of the Ruhr, due to Germany not being able to pay reparations.
January 1923
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Hyperinflation - extreme inflation due to too much paper money being printed.
June 1921 - January 1924
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Stresemann appointed Chancellor and issues a new currency - the Rentenmark - abolishing hyperinflation.
13th August and 15th October 1923
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Munich Putsch - Hitler's attempt to take over the government.
8th - 9th November 1923
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The Dawes Plan - America loaned money to Germany and annual reparations payments were reduced to an affordable amount
1924
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Paul von Hindenburg was appointed president.
29th March 1925
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The Nazi Party relaunched.
27th February 1925
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Schutstaffel (**) was set up.
April 1925
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Mein Kampf was published.
18th July 1925
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The Locarno Pact was an agreement between Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Belgium.
December 1925
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Germany joins the League of Nations.
1926
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Kellogg-Briand pact signed - it improved international relations with other countries. It was an agreement between 65 countries where they promised not to use war to achieve foreign policy aims.
27th August 1928
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Young Plan - reparations reduced and a further 59 years given.
Created February 1929, effective 1st September 1930
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Stresemann dies.
3rd October 1929
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Wall Street Crash - American loans to Germany were recalled, and the Great Depression was caused.
29th October 1929
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Presidential elections - there isn't a majority winner; it's between Hitler and Hindenburg
March 1932
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Hindenburg wins the majority vote and becomes President.
April 1932
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Many chancellor changes - Bruning, von Papen, Schleicher.
1932
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Hitler appointed chancellor.
30th January 1933
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Jewish businesses were boycotted.
1933 onward.
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Reichstag Fire - blamed on Communists
27th February 1933
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First Nazi concentration camp is opened at Dachau
March 1933
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Laws banning trade unions, other political parties, Jews from government jobs and inheriting land , and of enforcing sterilisation of 'undesirables' were made.
May and July 1933
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Night of the Long Knives-SA leader killed by the **.
30th June 1934
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Various laws against Jews and homosexuals are made, including the Nuremberg Laws, which took German citizenship away from Jews
1935
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Berlin Olympics - Hitler took the chance to show how powerful Germany was.
1936
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Kristallnacht - Jewish shops and buildings were vandalised or burnt after a Jewish man kills a German politician.
9th - 10th November 1938
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Jews are forced to carry identity cards and register their possessions.
1938
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An office for 'Jewish Emigration' is set up.
1939
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Card 2

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11th November 1918

Back

The war is over. The armistice is signed.

Card 3

Front

28th June 1919

Back

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Card 4

Front

9th November 1919

Back

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Card 5

Front

6th January 1919

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