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The Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic The government of Germany from 1919 until 1933, it is called the Weimar Republic because the constitution met at Weimar. After the first World War, a revolution broke out and they needed a new government because their old government was in political turmoil. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles Document of peace signed after the first World War by the Allied and Associated Powers. The treaty took force on January 10, 1920. Germany suffered most of the damage through this treaty. The treaty forced Germany to pay reparations for the War. Germany just finished paying 33 billion in 2010. They also had to give up land that they had owned all around the world. -
Mussolini Takes Over
Mussolini Takes Over The youngest Prime Minister in Italy, Benito Mussolini was due for a great run. He had all the characteristics to be a great leader. He was a facist dictator. Mussolini caused a lot of damage while he was the leader. He caused damage to Italy's enemies and also to Italy's own body. -
Start of the Soviet Union
Start of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union was a very powerful force during World War II and even after it. It was the biggest country in the world by land. They were allies with Germany for the second World War. They had many weapons and soldiers making them a hard defeat for the Allies. -
Beer Hall Putsch, Mein Kampf
Beer Hall Putsch, Mein Kampf This is Adolf Hitler's attempt to resurrect Germany's legacy against the Weimar Republic. Hitler and his small party Nazi's forced themselves into a political meeting, saying that they should revolt against the Weimar Republic. -
Stalin Gains Power
Stalin Gains Power Joseph Stalin was the Soviet Union leader after the death of Lenin in 1924. He was part of the General Committee since 1922 as well. He was running a dictatorship government. He was very powerful since he had mass amount of land and weapons of mass destruction. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression This was an economic failure that the whole world suffered. it was the logest and worst depression that ever happened in history. It caused a decline in output, an increase in unemployment and an acute deflation in every country of the world. People in the United States hated each other the most since the Civil War. -
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Early Military Actions and The Response of the League of Nations - Italy Invades Ethiopa, Japan's Invasion of Manchuria
Early Military Actions and The Response of the League of Nations - Italy Invades Ethiopa, Japan's Invasion of Manchuria
The Kwantung Army of Japan took over the land of Manchuria. They controlled the land until the end of WW II. While the war with the Italians and the Ethiopians was a war that really made things transparent about the League of Nations. It showed that the League of Nations was weak and anything. -
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Rise Of Totalitarianism- Facism, Nazism, Communism
Rise Of Totalitarianism- Facism, Nazism, Communism
All these types of governments with permit to type of individual freedom. These governments have a leader that basically control everything. Leaders like Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin used these types of government. They controlled everything in their country. This governments controlled the economy so that everyone is equal economically. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes Chancellor Hitler became the chancellor of Germany after many people thought that he could get Germany out of the depression and get going to a good state. He became chancellor after the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party started ruling Germany. -
Reichstag Fire
Reichstag Fire This is the burning of Reichstag Parliament building in Berlin. Adolf Hitler won the election but he did not win overall majority so his dictatorship was not taking place yet. So he planned to burn a parliament building so his dictatorship began right because of the protection of the people of Germany. -
Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Laws Nuremberg Laws were laws that took away rights of the Jews in Germany. These laws were designed by the one and only Adolf Hitler and were agreed on by the Nazi party in a convention in Nurnberg. Examples of the laws are that Germans could not be married or have sexual intercourse with a jew to 'protect' their blood. They also took away Jewish people's citizenship and just see them is items of the state. -
Munich Conference (Munich Agreement)
Munich Conference (Munich Agreement)
Munich Conference, also known as Munich Agreement, is an agreement reached by France, Great Britain, Germany and Italy. It permitted the annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. Hitler wanted that part of the Sudetenland because many people there were of German decent. -
Sudetenland Appeasement
Sudetenland Appeasement Germany wanted a part of the Sudetenland to be a part of Germany. They wanted it because they were Germans were there. They were planning to invade and take it over. If that had happened, a war would have started and caused many casualties. So the powerful countries decided to just give that land to Germany to avoid war, -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht Kristallnacht, also called Night of Broken Glasses, is the night where Germans and Nazi's attacked Jewish people and property. The violence from the Nazi's continued for several days. The thing that caused this whole thing is the shooting German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by a Jewish student, Herschel Grynszpan. Hitler found out about the shooting so he ordered them to attack. -
Nazi- Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Nazi- Soviet Non-Aggression Pact This is a pact between Germany and Soviet Union just days after the beginning of World War II. The Soviets couldn't get an agreement with Britain and France against Germany so they turned to Germany and became alliances with them. Stalin signed this pact so he could buy time to build his military for the World War. -
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland Germany invaded Poland, Soviet Union and a part of Slovak's. After the invasion, the countries divided the country of Poland. It took them a month and 5 days to fully take it over. This was one of the many reasons of the start of World War II. Germany attacked Poland from the north, south and west while the Russians got the east side. Poland was outpowered by the countries.
