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World War I ends with German defeat.
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League of Nations founded.
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Signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party.
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Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" published.
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Germany admitted to League of Nations.
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Stock Market on Wall Street crashes.
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Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany.
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Franklin Roosevelt elected President of the United States.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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The Nazi "Night of the Long Knives."
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Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription.
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The German Gestapo is placed above the law.
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Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins a purge of Red Army generals
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Germany announces 'Anschluss' (union) with Austria.
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Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech
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Rationing begins in Britain.
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Tobruk in North Africa falls to the British and Australians.
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Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.
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Germans begin a withdrawal from the Caucasus.