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Events before the world war
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Adolf Hitler enlists with bavarian army and fights in world war 1. Serves as a private while in Belguim and France
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Hitler was blinded by a gas attack by the British in Ypres before the end of world war 1. He was disapointed by the eventual surrender of Germany. He blames German Jews and marxists for his betrayal
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Hitler joins the German worker's party as a spy.
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The Nazi party is formed, with Hitler giving emotional speeches between Febuary and March.
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As an effective speaker, Hitler is named leader of nazi party, earning the title Der Fuhrer
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Nazi's, led by Hitler try to overthrow the German Government but fail, this was known as the beer hall putsch
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Mein Kampf's is published. The book is an autobiography written by Adolf Hitler. Mein kampf's exposes the political ideas of Hitler
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Having been born in Austria, Hitler finally recieves his German citerzenship.
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Kurt Von Schleicher is named German chancellor by Hindenburg. He was later assasinated by order of Hitler in 1934.
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German president Hindenburg appoints Hitler as chancellor and takes Von Scheicher position.
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The enabling act of 1933 approved by the German Goverment gave Hitler unlimited power. This allowed him to be dictator in Germany.
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The Gestapo was established in Germany to maintain order throughout the country
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Poland and Germany agree and sign the ten year German-Polish non agression pact. The pact allowed Germany to maintain an eastern border. Five years after signing the pact, Germany invades Poland without much resistance
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After a long wait, Hitler rcieves the Fuhrer title of Germany, making him chancellor and head of the state.
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Germany violates some of the Treaty of Versallies contents by militarizing the Rhineland. Under the Treaty, allied forces would occupy the Rhineland for fifthteen years.
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Germany signs a treaty with Italy and Japan
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The Hitler youth, a paramilitary Nazi group, expanded to 5 million members. The group makes it mandatory for boys between the age of 10 - 18 to join.
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Nazi germany completes the annexation of Austria. Austria was the first country to be annexed by Hitler's Germany
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Seen as a way of bringing peace to Nazi Germany, the Munich Agreement was signed by France, Italy, the UK, and Nazi Germany. The purpose was to allow the annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland borders.
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In an attempt to better the Brittish Royal Navy, Hitler gives the approval for plan z. The plan was a five year project aimed at expanding the Nazi German navy fleet by 1944.
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Nazi Germany troops enter Prague and capture Czechoslovakia in complete violation of the Munich aggrement.
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During a speech before the Reichstag, the Anglo-German Naval Agreement and German-Poland agreesion pact is renounced by Hitler.
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World war ii started when Nazi Germany invades Poland. France and Britain Declare war on Germany
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Germany captures Paris, and France surrenders to the Nazis. Exacting revenge for his nation's defeat in the first World War.
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Hitler begins operation Barbarossa - The invasion of Russia
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Germany starts its assault on Russian city of Stalinggrad, and takes hundreds and thousands of German and Russian lives. Germany suffers setbacks.
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Germany surrender at Stalingrad and marks there first official defeat.
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The Battle of the Bulge begins. Hitler sends a quarter of a million troops across an 85-mile stretch of the Allied front, from southern Belgium into Luxembourg.
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U.S. forces cross the Rhine River. The Germans retreat into Germany.
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As Soviet forces push into Berlin, Adolf Hitler takes shelter in his bombproof bunker. There, he marries his mistress, Eva Braun, before poisoning her and shooting himself. His remains will never be found.
