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World war one ends and Germany signs the armistice
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Timeline
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Mussolini forms the facists in Italy
This influences Hitler. -
Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles
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Democratic Weimar Republic is created
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Hitler joins the German workers’ party
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NSDAP declares the 25 point program to change germany
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Munich holds the first Nazi Party Congress
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Hitler is given a derisory five month prison sentence
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Hitler is released from jail
He had already started his book, Mein Kampf. -
Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
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Hindenburg is elected president of Germany
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Elections yield just 2.6% of the votes for the NSDAP
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The NY Stock Market begins to crash
Germany was very dependent on the US because of the Dawes plan. -
Bruning takes charge of Germany via a right leaning coalition
He wanted to pursue a deflationary policy to counter the depression. -
Bruning invokes the Article 48 of the constitution
This article allowed the president to take emergency measures without the consent of the Reichstag. -
The NSDAP gets 18.3% of the votes
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Hitler gains more support from group of workers
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Hindenburg defeats Hitler at his second attempt to become president
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Bruning is forced into resigning
Franz von Papen becomes new Chancellor -
The NSDAP polls 37.4%
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Hermann Goring (Nazi) becomes president
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Hitler is offered the position of vice-Chancellor
He wouldn't accept anything less than the position of Chancellor. -
The Nazi votes decreases slightly
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Papen persuades Hindenburg that Hitler can be controled
Hitler becomes Chancellor and Paper vice-chancellor. -
Hitler starts censorship
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Hitler passes a law ending civil liberties in Germany
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The NSDAP polls 43.9%
They ban the communists. -
Hitler has an Enabling Act passed
He becomes dictator for four years. -
The NSDAP becomes the only party left by law
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Night of the long Knives
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Papen resigns
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Hitler merges posts of Chancellor and president
Hindenburg dies.