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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914. He was assassinated in Sarajevo. His murder precipitates the start of World War I. -
Treaty of Versailles Presented to German Delegation
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to concede vast European territories and overseas colonies. -
Nazi Party Platform
In February 1920, Hitler presents a 25-point Program to a Nazi Party meeting. -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Leader of the Reestablished Nazi Party
Hitler makes the declaration at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, the beer hall where he led his aborted coup against the democratically elected government in 1923. -
Anne Frank Born
Annelies Marie Frank is born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Otto and Edith Frank. For the first 5 years of her life, Anne lived with her parents and older sister, Margot, in an apartment on the outskirts of Frankfurt. After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, Anne's father, Otto Frank, fled to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where he had business connections. -
Bela Weichherz Diary Entry
Slovak Jew Bela Weichherz and his wife, Esti, lived in the city of Bratislava where he worked as a traveling salesman for the Philips Company. Bela’s parents and some of his seven siblings remained in Cadca, his hometown, and the family visited them often. -
Hitler Campaign Speech
In July 1932 the Nazi Party wins 230 seats in German parliamentary elections, becoming the largest party represented. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President of the United States
Roosevelt’s main focus in his first term was the Great Depression and its consequences for the United States and the world. In 1933 about 25 percent of the US work force was unemployed; more than 11 million people were without jobs.
