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Germany's economy and military between the wars
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The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Group created because of anger towards World War 1 and government ( Adolf Hitler joins )
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Adolf Hitler and his followers attempted a government coup in 1923 that failed and he was in prison for 9 months for treason , but he gained more publicity because of it.
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In 1929, the stock market in wall street crashed and the German economy was especially vulnerable, since it was built upon foreign capital. The German economy collapsed over night and millions were unemployed.
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Adolf Hitler runs for president in 1932 but loses to president Paul Von Hindenburg. Although his loss , President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler as the chancellor of Germany (Head of the military) because of his popularity by many Germans
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In 1933 , adolf hitler (Chancellor of Germany) triples the size of the German military violating the treaty of versailles.
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Germany creates laws that prohibits jews from working, voting, and public spaces because they believe the jews were the reason they lost World War I
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On August 2, 1934 president Von Hindenburg dies which leaves the public to vote for a new president
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After the death of president Von Hindenburg , Hitler declared himself Fuhrer (absolute dictator) which leaves him in absolute power of Germany
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