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Wall Street Stock Market Crashes
The stock market crash began in October and was the most devestating crash in U.S. History, resulting in a 10-year depression. Almost anyone who purchased stocks in 1929 needed to keep the stocks for the rest of their life to break even. -
Hitler Gains Power
Hitler is appointed the position of Chancelor of Germany, acknowledged as one of the best and most convincing speakers. He had threatened his party to give hime a position of power or he would leave the party -
Enabling Act passed
The Enabling Act basically gave Hitler full power to push Germany to do anything. Hitler wanted to abolish all other political and religious parties. -
Nazi Political Party
Nazis were elimanating all other political threats, writing the Law Against the Establishment of Parties, threatening other parties that if they continued the members would be in danger and risk severe punishments. -
Hitler's War Plans Revealed
In the Reich Chancellery, Hitler swore a group of men to secrecy telling them that his speech ma be considered his last will and testiament. Hitler showed his main targets were Austria and Czechoslovakia. This meeting was later used to reveal Hitlers true plans during the war instead of peace for the people. -
Japan gets Support from Hitler
HItler announces his approval and support of fellow non-democratic country Japan. -
Anschluss
Austria becomes part of the Third Reich because of Chancellor Adolf Hitler. -
Hitler and Mussolini Join Forces
Benito Mussolini, a fascist leader in Italy, promised Adolf Hitler that Italy would stand with Germany if a war developed with the democracies during one of his speeches in Rome. -
Military Mobilizes
HItler ordered the mobilization of Germany's army. -
Sudetenland Next Target for Germany
Adolf Hitler prepared his army to enter the region of Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia and hopefully conquer the region. -
Hitler Promises Peace to Czechoslovakia
As Hitler plans on his Sudentenland attack, he agrees to leave Czechoslovakia alone if they do not interfere with his conquering of his wanted territory. -
Czechoslovakia Annexed by Germany
After the Nazi's took control of Sudetenland, the rest of Czechoslovakia became powerless and much weaker, leaving Germany to take all of Czechoslovakia. -
Polish Invasions
This invasions of the German, Soviet Union, and a Slovak contingent established the beginning of Europe's entering of the war. -
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Nazi Euthanasia
The Nazi Euthanasia program began by 'mercy killing' only infants but quickly expanded to older children and adults. the decision of death had to be unanimous and Germany set up six euthanasia stations in the country. -
Hitler's Army Defeats France
The French troops are forced to retreat due to English troops. During the retreat, German forces defeated France. -
Air Raids
Night bombers going for RAF airfeilds drifted off course and eliminated houses in London, killing many civilians unexpectedly. -
German U-Boats Attack
Germany discovered that as merchant ships traveled across the Atlantic they were usually carrying valuable goods and at some pointduring the trip would be very vulnerable and easy to take control of. -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Despite the Nonaggression Pact, which HItler viewed as temporary, HItler orders his army to invade the Soviet Union. It was the largest military operation for Germany during WWII. -
Russian Red Army Traps Germany
As German armies invade the Soviet Union, the German army is trapped, resulting in Hitler's troops' capture. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler and his wife were living in a bunker together, both commiting suicide after about forty hours. HItler entered his study with his wife, and surrounding individuals heard a gunshot and smelled burnt almonds, a scent of prussic acid. Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide in Berlin. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany signs an unconditional surrender to Western Allies and Soviet Union. -
World War II Ends
An official ceremony for surrendering takes place in Tokyo Bay on the Missouri, a U.S. battleship.
