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Treaty of Versailles
A peace treaty that ended the state war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany had to accept the responsibility for causing all the loss and damage during the war. Germany had to de militarize and pay reparations to certain countries -
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The Great Depression
A great depression hit the American economy and American banks asked Germany for their money back so there was an immediate depression in Germany too. By 1932 six million people were unemployed. -
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The Nazi Party
as the world became mired in depression and unemployment rose, the support for the nazi party rose. They promised employment and to return germany back to its glory. The nazi party won popuklar vote. -
The start of the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler convinced Germany that the Jews were the reason for all the problems. Germans thought they were superior. Jewish people were treated poorly and were put into concentration camps. -
Adolf Hittler rises to power
Germany needed a strong leader to help the country. Adolf Hittler didn't think that the treaty of versallies was fair , same with many other germans. Hittler decided to do something and was appointed the leader of Germany. -
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Germany wants more land
Hitler wanted more land for Germany. Using the Versailles Treaty as a pretext Germany managed to acquire more land without starting a war -
Operation Himmler
Hitler needed an excuse for attacking Poland. Heinrich Himmler came up with an idea. Nazis took a prisioner from a concentration camp, dressed him up in a polish uniform and then shot him. This scence was suppose to appear as a polish attack against a german radio station -
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WW2 Begins
The persecution of the Jews reached a climax, Hitler's plan to conquer all of Europe was becoming possible and resulted in the outbreak of world war 2
