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German empire
In 1871, began the German empire, since its unification and proclamation of Wilhelm II as emperor in 1871, until 1918, when it became a republic after the defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II.
During its 47 years, the German Empire emerged as one of the most powerful industrial economies on Earth and a major power, The most important bordering states were the Russian Empire in the east, France in the west and Austria-Hungary in the south. -
Alsace-Lorraine
The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine was one of the German Empire Reichsland. This territory became par of the German Empire on the 10th May 1871.
But in 1918, Alsace-Lorraine proclaimed the republic. -
Duall Alliance
The Dual Alliance was an alliance formed in 1879 between Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany and Austria-Hungary promised to help each other if there were an attack by Russia. The partnership was the first of the international agreements signed by Bismarck during their peaceful epoch in their foreign policy. In 1882, Italy was acceded to the pact formed the Triple Alliance. The goal of both alliances was the diplomatic isolation of France for peace in Europe. -
Germany
In 1900 Germany was one of the major powers in the world. -
Franz Ferdinand
During the time in which was successor to the throne, Francisco Fernando was supporter of reform of the State to make it almost a federacion. He feared dynasty would not survive if urgent reforms, political and military,were not carried out and was convinced of the incapacity that the Empire survived a world war if this is triggered before it had acceded to the throne and carried out reforms.
His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria war against Serbia that triggered the first world war -
Germany in the World War I
When the first world war broke out, Germany helped its ally the Austria-Hungary.
Germany declares war on Russia and France. The United Kingdom declared war on Germany.
Germany already had a strategy for invading France, and it was called the Schlieffen Plan: To push down through Belgium and the capture Paris; the Germans should be able to take control of France within weeks, but Belgium was neutral and Britain stepped in to help them and declares war on Germany. -
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic was the political regime and the historical period that took place in Germany after its defeat in the first world war and spread between 1919 and 1933. It was after the Kaiser abdication.
In 1933, the Weimar Republic concludes. Although the Constitution of 1919 was not overturned until the end of the World War II, the triumph of Adolf Hitler and the reforms carried out by the National Socialists overturned it much earlier, and stablished the third German Empire -
Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed at the end of the World War I which officially ended the state of war between Germany and the allied countries.
Consequences of Versailles Treaty on Germany:
Germany had to return land taken from France, Belgium, Poland and others. German colonies in Africa were shared between France and Britain. And Germany was punished to pay reparations of £6600 million to compensate the Allies for the cost of the war. -
Munich Putsch
It was an attempt of putsch on 8 and 9 November 1923 in Munich, conducted by members of the German National Socialist Workers Party.
Hitler planned to use Munich as the basis for his struggle against the Government of the Weimar Republic and declare a rebel State in Bavaria, starting a war against the Republic to move to Berlin. -
Depression in Germany
Germany's Weimar Republic was hit hard by the depression, Unemployment soared, especially in larger cities, and the political system was extreme.
Repayments of the war reparations due by Germany were suspended in 1932 following the Lausanne Conference of 1932. By that time, Germany had repaid one eighth of the reparations. -
Nazi Party
The Nazi Party, was the party carried out Adolf Hitler in 1933. The term is a short form of the German word Nationalsozialismus, which was the ideology of the party. The party was the sole legal political force in Nazi Germany since the fall of the Weimar Republic (1933) until the end of the second World War (1945), when it was declared illegal and also as a criminal organization. -
Hitler becames Führer
Hitler became Führer(president of Germany) since 1934 to 1945 -
Anschluss
The Chancellor of Austria agreed to give freedom to the Austrian nazis imprisoned, and delivered to the National Socialist Arthur Seyss-Inquart, the police Ministry in a final attempt to maintain the independence of Austria. The Austrian nazis did satisfied, so the attacks and Nazi sabotage continued. Hitler in a public speech said that "Austrians were Germans living outside our borders".
Finally Austria was incorporated to the nazi Germany. -
Germany in the World War II
After securing the neutrality of the Soviet Union, Germany provoked World War II with the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. Britain and France responded with the Declaration of war against Germany on 3 September. On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark and Norway, and in May 1940, Germany began the assault on Western Europe. From August 13 to October 31, 1940, nazi aviation attacked England in the campaign known as the "battle of Britain.
