Between The Wars

Fascism

Mar 23, 1919

Fascism
Mussolini founded the Fascist Party. He used to be a socialist. Fascism is dictatorship when the leader takes control of everything.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

It was a peace treaty created by "The Big Three" They were David Lloyd George (Britain), Clemenceau (France), and Woodrow Wilson (America). David was against Germany. Clemenceau wanted to teach Germany a lesson so they will never start another war again. Woodrow wanted everyone to agree the Fourteen Points which had the League of Nations that made everyone allies.Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles because they had no other choice.

The Weimar Republic

Period: Nov 9, 1919 to Mar 23, 1933

The Weimar RepublicFirst proclaimed by the Social Democratic leadership. Taken place in Weimar, Germany. They thought it was a safe place for them to create a new constitution. The constitution was signed in Aug. 11,1919. The Prussian prime minister, Otto Braun a Social Democratic Center Party coalition from 1920-1932. Mar. 8, 1922, founding of Hitler Youth. Jan. 1, 1926, Germany joins League of Nations. Jan. 30th, 1933, Hitler was named Weimar Chancellor. Mar. 23, 1933, the Weimar Republic is destroyed.

Mussolini Takes Over

Oct 31, 1922

Benito Mussolini
One of the youngest prime ministers at the time. The people thought that he went to war because he wanted to protect Italy but no. They thought he was Italy's hero. They changed their mind when he took all of their rights away.

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

The Beer Hall Putsch
The German economy and currency fell by 1923. Nov. 8, Hitler brought the Nazi party to a beer hall where politiacians were having a meeting and Hitler captureded them and tried to put himself in charge of the government but then the police came and started shooting so then the Beer Hall Putsch failed so he went to jail for 9 months. He wrote a book called Mein Kampf (my struggle).

Mein Kampf

Jul 18, 1925

Mein KampfWrote in when he was put to jail from the failure of the Beer Hall Putsch. Was originally going to be called "Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice" but his Nazi army shortened it to "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle). Talks about how perfect the Aryan race is and struggling to get rid of the imperfect ones.

The Great Depression

Period: Feb 2, 1929 to Dec 7, 1941

Great DepressionStock market crashed in October 1929. That was the economic depression for the people becasue then they could lose their jobs, houses, savings, etc. And since the U.S. had this choas, it allowed Hitler and Japan rise into dictatorship. Japan came to Hawaii and bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The Great Depression died that year and the U.S. entered the war with Japan and WWII came in 1945.

Nazism

Jan 30, 1933

Rise of Nazism
When Germany fell into povery after WW1, Hitler came along and blamed the Jews for taking away the jobs that belonged to the Germans. He wanted to get rid of them so they can get their 'work and bread' back. So he created his army called the Nazis. And together they worked to destroyed all 'non-Aryans'.

Hitler becomes chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler Becomes Chancellor
More people start supporting the Communist and the Nazi parties from 1929-1932. President Hindenburg wanted a stable country so he accepted Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.

Reichstag Fire

Feb 27, 1933

Reichstag Fire
A German parliment building in Berlin, Germany that someone set on fire on purpose. The government said that it was just another sign of the Communists wanting to overthrow the state, And while all that was happening, Hitler was planning an uprising that no one else knew about besides his Nazi army.

Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

Nuremberg Laws
It's a law of removing Jews from the Aryan society. Hitler didn't want any Jewish influences interferring with the 'true Germans'. He didn't know whether or not to count as Jews. Hitler didn't want Jews to get married or any relationships with Germans. It was approved.

Munich Conference

Sep 28, 1938

Munich Conference
Conference where the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to extend certain areas of Czechoslovakia.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht
"Night of broken glass". Nazis went and broke the windows of the synagogues and anything Jewish owned. That wasa the Holocaust turn point.