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1928 was for most countries, the last year before the great depression.
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Germany is ruled by a grand coalition stretching from the Social Democrats to the Peoples Party and the Social Democrat, Muller is Chancelor
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Stock market crashes, then the next day it falls futher.
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Rising unemployment puts the unemployment insurance into greater crisis. Meyer of the Democrats and Bruning of the Centre Party propose a new compromise. Three of the four Social Democrat Ministers accept the compromise but the Social Democrat group in the Reichstag rejects it. On 27th March Muller resigns as Chancellor.
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Hindenburg appoints Hitler as Chancellor
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An enabling act giving dictatorial powers to Hitler's government is put to the Reichstag. A 2/3rds majority is required and 2/3rds of the Riechstag must be present. However along with the Nationalists, the Peoples Party and the Catholics vote for. The Democrats (all five of them ) are split but decide to vote for, on the grounds that as Hitler is going to establish a dictatorship anyway it is better to let him do it legally. Only those Social Democrats who attended (many are already
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German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
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Germany begin Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall H Goering
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Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates
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Italy & Yugoslavia sign no-attack treaty (Pact of Belgrade)
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Nazi Germany invades Austria (Anschluss)
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WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig
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Benito Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain
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Germany, Italy & Romania declares war on Soviet Union during WW II
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United States is attacked by Japan, and now joins the Ally war effort.
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Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II
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US defeats Japan & wins Battle of Bismark Sea
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RAF bombs Essen Germany
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Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed
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V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe
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V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II
