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The End of WW1
Germany had called their surrender on November 11th 1918, other nations agreed to stop fighting while the terms of the peace treaty were being discussed. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty created by the Paris Peace Conference when WW1 had ended. It was signed by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany at the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. It went into effect January 10, 1920 -
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties relates to the decade of the 1920's in Western society and culture. It was a time when economical prosperity along with a distinctive cultural edge. It occurred in the United States and Europe, in the main cities of Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Sydney. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a global economic slump that took off in 1929 and lasted for several years. The Great Depression effected Germany greatly as it caused widespread unemployment, starvation and misery. -
Hitler Appointed as Chancellor
Hitler gained power in March 1933, after the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933, which provided extended authority. President Paul von Hindenburg had previously given Hitler the position of Chancellor on 30 January 1933 after some elections and associated backroom intrigues. -
The Enabling Act Was Passed
The Enabling Act of 1933 officially gave Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich title. ("Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich"), was a law that granted the German Cabinet and the Chancellor the power to change and create the laws without the permission or involvement of Reichstag. -
Rearmament of Germany
Adolf Hitler declared that he would rearm Germany and breach the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler announced that Germany had already begun to create an airforce and revealed plans to re-instate conscription and create an army of half a million soldiers. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The main reason Hitler was able to take over Austria and Czechoslovakia was because the world sat back for years while Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles and built up its arms. By the time everyone realized how large the military had gotten it was too late. Tens of thousands of people died.
