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Hitler joins the nazi party
In 1921 Hitler joins the German's worker party and is elected as chairman -
The Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch, and, in German, as the Hitlerputsch or Hitler-Ludendorff-Putsch, was a failed coup attempt by the Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler -
Hiter is convicted for treason
In Germany, Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for leading the Nazis’ unsuccessful “Beer Hall Putsch” in the German state of Bavaria. -
Germany joins the league of nations
At last, Germany had a government that could make laws! Under Stresemann's guidance, the government called off the strike, persuaded the French to leave the Ruhr and even got the rest of the world to allow Germany to join the League of Nations in 1926. -
Hitler is appointed chancellor
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fuhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party, as chancellor of Germany. -
Germany invades Austria
It was before WW2 and it was an attempt to make Austria a part of a Greater Germany and therefore legitimize Hitler’s birthplace as German. It was not really an invasion, they just drove in. Austrians wanted to be on the right side of history and Hitler seemed to offer that opportunity. -
Germany invades Sudetenland
The Sudeten Germans made growingly bold demands from the government. When the demands could not be met they insisted that they were being persecuted.
In July 1938, Hitler promised Britain's Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, that he would not invade Czechoslovakia if he was given control of the Sudetenland. -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
On 15 March 1939, German troops marched into Czechoslovakia.
Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia was the end of reconciliation
It showed that Hitler was not just interested in a "Greater Germany".
On 17th March, Chamberlain gave a speech saying that he could not trust Hitler not to invade other countries.
On 31st March, Chamberlain said they'll defend Poland if Germany invaded. -
Germany invades Poland
On this day in 1939, German forces invade Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler wants to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun.
