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The Treaty of Versailles
A treaty that was signed to end fighting between Germany and the Allied powers. Ended World War I -
Munich Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler attempted to overthrow the government he fails and is sent to prison in prion he realizes he has to take power legally -
Reichstag fire
Hitler blames communist, He also uses this event to justify passing laws that gave him more power and took freedom away from Germans. -
First Concentration Camp Opened
Dachau concentration camp was the first of the Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany it was intended to hold political prisoners. -
Night of long knives
Purge of Adolf Hitler's potential political rivals in the Sturmabteilung (SA). targeted Blackshirt leaders and members who were associated more with socialism than with nationalism, and were viewed as a threat to the continued support for Hitler within the Army. -
Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany
Hitler becomes absolute dictator of Germany. With the passing of former German president Paul von Hindenburg -
Nuremberg Laws
These laws stripped German citizenship from Jews. Jews were forced to wear the star of David. They were also fired from all jobs and business boycotted. -
Munich Conference
Meeting between, Britian, Italy, France and Germany. Where an agreement was reached that Hitler could annex the Sudetenland provided he promised not to invade anywhere else. big sign of appeasement of Germany. -
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
The Nazis and Soviet union agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. The pact also contained a secret agreement in which the Soviets and Germans agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe. -
Nazi Invaded Poland
Germany invades poland and defeats them in 4 weeks. Using a military stragetgy called Blitzkrieg, This invasion led to the stat of world war two -
War Declared on Germany
Great Britain, France declared war on Germany as allied powers due to the recent invasion of Poland. Britain began bombing German ships. -
Battle Of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War. The battle was fought between the Allies and Nazi Germany. -
Belgium Surrenders to Nazis
Germany declared war on Belgium as part of Hitlers initial western offensive. The Belgians were just simply outnumbered and outgunned which cause the surrender -
Germans surrender in Stalingrad
Nazi forces faced intense cold, starvation and dwindling supplies as they desperately tried to hold out. They were also being driven back by soviet offensive. Hitler promoted Friedrich Paulus, commander of the Sixth Army, to field marshal hitler though friedrich would fight to death r commit suicide but friedrich did neither he decided to surrender because he believed it was the only way to survive -
Hitler commits Suicide
Hitler didn't want to be captured by the soviets because of their brutal torture so under his headquarters in Berlin Hitler decided to swallow a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.