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Interwar period 1919-1939

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  • German Inflation

    German Inflation
    The greatest inflation in German history occurred from 1919-1923. Germany had to increase money supply heavily to repay costs of the war and pay the reparations to the allies after WW1. Germany rapidly printed off money, making money lose its value, workers salaries fell sharply, and made loans and debts lose their value by the same proportion. In the fall of 1923, a loaf of bread costed billions of marks. As inflation reached its peak in November of 1923, one dollar = billions of German marks.

  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Beer Hall Putsch
    On November 9,1923 Hitler and a WW1 hero General Ludendorff attempted a small, somewhat comic revolution known as the Beer Hall Putsch. During the event, Hitler jumped onto a table and proclaimed that the Weimar government had been overthrown. He and Ludendorff later brought their supporters into the streets, while later being arrested. This event was a precursor for what was to come.

  • Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

    Mein Kampf (My Struggle)
    While Hitler was in jail from 1923-1925 for his "political crimes," he wrote a book that set forth his future policies, and displayed how Jewish people were inferior to the Aryan race. His book was widely read as his came into power.

  • The Locarno Pact

    The Locarno Pact
    The Locarno pacts were signed to attempt to stabilize Germany's relations with neighboring countries. The treaty guaranteed Germany's western frontier, which the bordered France. The aim was to create a state of peace with Germany and France, and to secure the borders of Europe after WWI.

  • Effects of Great Depression on German people

    Effects of Great Depression on German people
    The Great Depression impact in Germany was severe. Unemployment hit millions of Germans, as companies shutdown or downsized. 1.5 million Germans were unemployed. This also took huge impact on children, as thousands suffered from malnutrition or some hunger problem. This lasted until WW2

  • Effects of Great Depression on Economy

    Effects of Great Depression on Economy
    Germany relied heavily on American loans and couldn't withstand cash being withdrawn. People also lost all of their savings due to banks folding. German manufacturers endured a sharp downturn in export sales. Even people of the highest classes experienced unemployment at this time. The chancellor of this time, Heinrich Bruning, opted to raise taxes and have wage cuts which failed and led to deeper public suffering and unemployment increasing. Lasted until WW2

  • The Enabling Act of 1933

    The Enabling Act of 1933
    The Enabling Act was a law passed by the German Reichstag in 1933 that enabled Adolf Hitler to assume dictatorial powers. This gave all state powers to the Reich government, giving Hitler a legal dictatorship. These were the first steps to his NAtional Socialist Revolution.

  • Adolf Hitler in power

    Adolf Hitler in power
    Due to the debts they faced after WWI and the inability to come back from them because of tariffs put on their goods, Germany's economy crashed. With Germany at its weakest point Adolf Hitler took the opportunity to ascent into power.

  • Germany's anschluss with austria 1938

    Germany's anschluss with austria 1938
    Germany's anschluss refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938. German troops marched into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich.

  • Pact of Steel

    Pact of Steel
    The Pact of Steel, known formally as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, was a military and political alliance between Italy and Germany. In March 1939, Italy and Germany signed the Steel Pact which provides for the entry into the war of one of the two countries if the other enters into conflict. This promoted attacks on Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union.

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