Interwar

Heidi's Timeline 1919-1939

By HDW

  • Paris Peace Conference

    1. A poor attempt at making peace after WW1
    2. Military
    3. Achieved "peace" and League of Nations was created.
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    Lenin

    1. Russian leader
    2. Political
    3. Created the USSR
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    Weimar Republic

    1. Germany's democratic state
    2. Political, Economic
    3. Changed Imperial Germany into a Republic, From the start, the Republic was faced with economic difficuties.
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    Nazi Party

    1. What a bunch of loonies. Extreme Nationalist party that Hitler took over.
    2. Social
    3. The party sought to eliminate basically anyone who wasn't Aryan

  • Ruhr Valley

    1. France takes control of Germany's industrial center
    2. Economic, Social...
    3. Took control of Germany's main means of production, increased the tension between Germany and France and workers went on strike.
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    New economic policy

    1. Modified version of the old capitalist system
    2. social, Economic
    3. Small businesses could be locally owned and operated, meaning more income locally, saved from economic disaster

  • Reparations

    1.Payments
    2. Economic
    3. Germany was already sturrgling and now the French took away what little they had.

  • Fascism

    1. Politcal philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by a dictoral ruler
    2. Political
    3. Mussolini adopted these policies along with others.
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    Soviet Union

    1. Communist state created by Lenin
    2. Political
    3. Made Russia into a communitst state
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    Inflation

    1.A rapid increase in prices
    2.Economic, social
    3. The German mark became worthless, people were poor because the mark wasn't worth anything.
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    Joseph Stalin

    1. Leader of the Soviet Union
    2. Economic
    3. Ended the NEP and establish his 5 year plans
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    Dawes Plan

    1. Reduced Germany's reparations, coordinated Germany's payments with it's ability to pay, granted a loan
    2. Economic
    3. It helped Germany recover and led to a brief period of economic prosperity in Europe.

  • Treaty of Locarno

    Treaty of Locarno
    1. Guaranteed Germany's new western boarders with France and Belgium
    2. Political
    3. Nation's leaders gathered together and made a peace treaty wiht each other.
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    Schutzstaffeln

    1. Hitler's personal bodyguards turned murders in the name of the Aryan race
    2. Social
    3. People died because of these brainwashed monkeys.
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    Benito Mussolini

    1. Fascist Italian leader/ruler
    2. Poltical #. Established a Fascist dictatorship

  • 5 year plans

    1. set economic goals for 5 year periods
    2. social, military 3.Employed more people, The 1st 5 year pland focused soley on military eqipment
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    Collectivization

    1. Private farms were eliminated
    2. Social
    3. Many families resisted the change and didn't want to work government land and live in poverty
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    Heinrich Himmler

    1. Leader of the SS
    2. Military
    3. controlled the SS and other military segments
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    The Great Depression

    1. Economic collapse of the US government that affected world trade. Low economic activity.
    2. Economic, Political, Social
    3. The stock market crashed- economic depression; Governments tried to solve the problem but made it worse; Millions were unemployed
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    Concentration Camps

    1. Large amounts of people were imprisioned because of their oppostition to Hitler and the Nazi party 2.Social
    2. Millions of people died

  • Enabling Act

    1.Gave the government power to ignore the consititution for 4 years to it could deal with economic problems
    2. Political
    3. Gave HItler power

  • Enabling Act

    1. Big huge mistake that let Hitler and his band of followers pretty much get away with anything.
    2. Political
    3. Hitler became a dictator becuase of this
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    Hitler

    1. Not a good role model, mentally insane, failed art student, killed lots of people, I think you know who this is. He has a really bad mustache and haircut.
    2. Political
    3. corrupted an entire nation because some idiots put him and band of faithful followers in power.

  • Nuremberg party rallies

    1. Propoganda events made to corrupt people and gain support for the Nazis
    2. social 3, Gained support and excitement. Woo.

  • New Deal

    1. Active governmental ecnomic intervention
    2. Social
    3. Employed millions, US welfare began

  • Hitler Violates Treaty

    Hitler Violates Treaty
    1. Hilter violates some of the rules set by the Treaty of Versailles and people let him get away with it
    2. Military
    3. Included a draft for 1/2 million men

  • Nuremburg laws

    1. Defined who was a Jews 2.Social
    2. Another step in Anti-Semetism and further distignushed Jews from the Aryan race

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    1. "The night of shattered glass" The destroying of synagogues and Jewish businesses
    2. Social
    3. The first violent attack against the Jews by the Nazis, plus added discrimination.
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    Francisco Franco

    1. Led Spanish military in revolution against the government
    2. Social, Political
    3. Entire city was bombed, Franco came to power an and established a dictatorship

  • WAR

    WAR
    1, GB and France declare war finally. Kind of a big deal
    2. Military
    3. Please don't make me explain why it's military...