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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was Russia from 1917-1991. It was a communist state that during this time period was led by Joseph Stalin. It is in the political group because it is a country and government. -
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Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is what Germany was before Hitler came into power, and he changed everything. The Republic replaced the imperialistic state in 1919. It is in the political group because it was a form of government. -
Paris Peace Conference
This conference was right after the war and blamed the war on Germany and made them pay reparations. It is under the category of political because it involved different countries governments. -
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Fascism
Was a mindset that people believed that their should be dictatorship over a country. People should be loyal to the authority. This is in the political category because it was a form of government that people wanted. -
Reparations
Germany was required to pay reparations to the other countries for the damages that they did in World War I. Countries made sure these reparations were paid by sending troops into Russia. This was an economic problem because it was Germany's money being spread throughout Europe. -
Hyperinflation Began
In Germany the inflation become very bad, their mark became worth almost nothing. This lies under economic because it deals with the money and economy of Germany. -
Benito Mussolini
Benito was the Italian leader, he used fascism to lead his country and he is under the political category because he is a political leader. -
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Lenin
Lenin was the first person to establish communist ruel in Russia. He was a political leader and is in the poliitcal part of the timeline. -
Ruhr Valley
French and Belguin forces invaded the Ruhr Valley to ensure that the Germans were paying their reparations. This falls under military because it involved troops. -
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Nuremberg Party Rallies
These were rallies held each year in Nuremberg by the Nazi Party. They lasted a week and drew millions of people. They are social meetings so they are int he social group. -
Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was created as a way and system for the countries to collect reparatiosn from Germany after WWI. It is an economic plan so it lies under the economic group. -
Schutzstaffel
The SS was a group of secret police that answered directly to Hitler, they were an elite fighting group. They are in the military category becuase they were a group of fighters. -
Locarno Treaty
This was a treaty made that guarunteed the peace in Western Europe between Germany, France, Belguim, Italy, and Great Britain. It was political because it was all the leaders meeting together to create a "law". -
New Economy Policy
The New Economic Policy was set up by Lenin to provide Russia with a new economy. It lies in the economic group because it involved money and the economy of Russia. -
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5 Year Plan
5 Year Plans were plans that the USSR made to help stabilize their economy. It was a plan that lasted for 5 years that detailed how the economy would work. This is an economic group becasue it was how the USSR's money was being used. -
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Collectivization
Collectivization was used by the Soviets to create more food for the urban growth. They took speperate peasant farmers and put them all together to create collective farms. This is a social group because it involved farmers and their families. -
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Joseph Stalin
Stalin was the leader of the USSR during WWII he made an agreemant with Hitler that he would not attack Germany. He goes under the political sector because he was a political leader at the time. -
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The Great Depression
The great depression is a time of economic turmoil across the world. This event falls under the social and economic categories because it involved the citizens and their lives and it was the econoomy that was failing. -
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Nazi State
The Nazi state was a military group that fought as Hitler as the leader. This is a military group so it is in the military portion of the timeline. -
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Nazi Party in Power
The Nazi party was the group that was leading Germany under Hitler, they held hundreds of seats in the Reitstag. This is a political party that goes in the political group. -
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Concentration Camps
These were Nazi prisoner camps that many jews were sent to during Hitler's reign. It was a social category because it involved citizens of the country. -
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Holocaust
The holocaust was a time of Jewish persecution during WWII in which Jews were sent to concentration camps to be killed. This lies under the social area because it affected the Jewish people. -
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Hitler
Hitler was a dictator who believed that Germans were the elite race and he wanted more land. He started the Nazi party. He was a political leader so this point is under the political group. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a set of federal programs that were opened by FDR in response to the Great Depression. I put this in the social group because the programs helped the people. -
Heinrich Himmler
He was a military leader in the Nazi party and led the SS. He is part fo the military, so he is in the military grouping. -
Enabling Act
This was the law that gave the government the power to to ignore the constitution for four years while it issued laws to deal with the country’s problems. It lies under political because it was a law. -
Nuremburg Laws
These were laws that allowed for discrimination against Jews. These laws affected people so they are a part of the social group. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the night of broken glass, Nazi soldiers destoryed 7,000 jewish businesses and burned synagouges. This lies under social because it involved the citizens and their wellfare. -
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Fracisco Franco
He led the revolution and Italy and became the leader. He lies under the political category because he was a part of the government and was a leader. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler invaded Poland setting of the spark that bec=gan the second world war. This was a military act so it lies in the military group of time events.