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World War 1 ends when the Treaty of Versailles is signed. Germany is blamed for the war and is forced to pay reparations.
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The economy worldwide was failing after the stock markets crashed. Banks closed all over the United States.
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Harsh farming methods and shortage of water caused the Great Depression. Severe dust storms picked up topsoil off of fields and destroyed crops.
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Hitler rose to the position of Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. He takes total control of Germany.
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Enabled Hitler to enact laws in Germany.
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The German president, Hindenburg, dies. With support of the German army, Hitler becomes leader of Germany.
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Germany and Italy announced a Rome-Berlin Axis one week after signing a treaty of friendship. Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel
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Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact directed at the Soviet Union. They would protect each other from communism.
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Synagogues and Jewish homes were destroyed. Many Jews were killed, arrested, or sent to concentration camps.
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France and Great Britain declared war on Germany due to treaty obligations with Poland. This war lasted for six years.
