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The Versailles Treaty
The treaty was a peace settlement that was signed after World War I ended in 1918. The treaty was between Germany and its Allies. It ended the fued between Germany and the other allies. -
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The Weimar Republic
The new federal and democracy that was born in 1919 after the abdication of the Kaiser. It lasted up until Hitler came into power in 1933. -
Start of Soviet Union
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Start of the Soviet Union
It started after the Bolsheviks revolution thatt overthrew Tsar. The Soviet Union was created through an uprising by the Bolshevik party. -
The Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was Hitler's failed attempt at overthrowing the Weimar government of Ebert and to create a more nationalistic one. During this, 16 nazis were killed and Hitler was sent to jail for 9 months. The Beer Hall Putsch failed because Hitler forced the Minister of Bavaria, Head of Bavarian State Police, and an Army Officer to support his treaty. -
Stalin gains Power
He gains power after Lenin dies. Stalin used the job of General Secretary to make people loyal to him, He removed people that were disloyal and to collect information of every party member, -
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf was Hitler's only complete book and it became the bible of National Socialism (Nazism). Historians think that Mein Kampf is a blueprint of Hitler's later plans. It was about his struggle to get his political views accepted. -
Japan's invasion of Manchuria and Response of League of Nations
Japan had increasing population so they needed more land for the people of Japan. Also, Japan wanted raw materials for its war effort. Manchuria had oil, rubber, and lumber. The League of Nations sent a delegation to Manchuria to investigate and instead of withdrawing from Manchuria, Japan resigned from the League of Nations. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
The citizens of the Weimar Republic were responsible for Hitler becoming Chancellor. He was voted in by them when the Nazi Party won a big portion of votes. -
The Reichstag Fire
Hitler convinced the president of Germany that the Reichstag (parliament) wasn't needed and it needed to dissolve. The Reichstag fire led Germany into dictatorship. -
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The Rise of Totalitarianism
It started when Mussolini took over and Hitler came into power and ended when Hitler lost his power. Facism was a big part of totalitarianism. Facism is when people go with whatever that is there. Nazism and Communism were the biggest part of totalitarianism. Nazism is the belief that Jews are very different and don't belong and should be killed. Communism is when everyone gets everything equally. These are all contributing factors of the Rise of Totalitarianism. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany. They excluded Jews from German everyday life. -
Italy invades Ethiopia and response of League of Nations
Italy invaded Ethiopia because Mussolini wanted a second Roman Empire. The League of Nations did nothing. They turned their backs and the Ethopians had to fight on their own. -
Munich Conference
It was a conference between the leaders of Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Hitler demanded to have possession of Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. -
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Sudetenland/Appeasement
Hitler marched into Sudetenland and said it was the start of a 1000 year German Reich (empire). Britain and France made a pact with Germany and he got Sudetenland. -
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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht is the night where Nazis set fire to synagogues in Germany, vandalized Jewish properties and killed almost 100 people. After Kristallnacht, 30,000 Jewish men were sent to Nazi concentration camps. Hitler had implented his "Final Solution" to the "Jewish problem". -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
It was an agreement on nonaggression. But Hitler was sure the USSR would not interefere with his war with Poland because Russia would get chunks of poland. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland for the expansion of Germany and no one had stopped them from invading other countries so Hitler thought no one would stop him from invading Poland.
