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The Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is established -
Emperor Wilhelm II abdicates
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Prohibition and rise of organised crime in the United States
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The Roaring Twenties
In the US saw a huge increase in the sale of goods -
National Socialist Workers' Party
Adolf Hitler sets up the National Socialist Workers' Party -
National Fascist Party in Italy
Mussolini sets up the National Fascist Party in Italy -
General workers' strike in Italy
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King Victor Emmanuel III makes Mussolini president
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Hitler attempts a coup d'etat
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Death of Lenin and creation of the USSR
Dawes Plan
A new artistic style emerges: Surrealisim -
Stalin introduces his five-year plans
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The Wall Street Crash
Young Plan
The New York stock market collapses -
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The Great Depression
The United States was the only country that had emerged from the war stronger. In 1929, however, it entered a devastating depression which affected the global economy. -
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor (prime minister)
Elections in Germany prevent the formation of a government -
Roosevelt's New Deal
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Reichstag fire
Hitler declares a state of emergency -
Night of the Long Knives
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Start of the Third Reich
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Nuremberg Laws
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Stalin introduces a new constitution
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Night of the Broken Glass