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German Workers' Party established
Political party established in Weimar Germany after World War I. -
Hitler becomes involved in the German Workers Party
Hitler decided that he liked the ideas of the party and joined it. -
Hitler became leader of NSDP
He became leader and took the name de Fuher. -
Beer Hall
Hitler and the NSDP attempted to overthrow the Bavarian government but they failed. Leaders were arrested and charged with treason. -
Hitler sent to prison
He was sentenced 5 years in prison because of his part in the Munich Putsch but he only served 10 months. -
The Reichstag Fire
fire that broke out at the Reichstag building and was blamed on the Communist party. As a result, the KPD was banned and made the Nazi Party the most powerful group in Germany. -
Enabling Act
This act gave Hitler power to make laws without consulting the Reichstag -
President Hindenburg died
Hitler took advantage of this and combined the post of president and Chancellor. -
Kristallnacht
Nazis destroyed Jewish shops and synagogues and this was the only first step on the journey through the Holocaust. -
Germany invade Poland
Hitler invades Poland breaking the statement for Poland's independence, forcing Great Britain to start war with Germany defending the Poles. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Alliance between Hitler and Stalin which agreed to diving Poland into two parts. -
Britain and France declared war on Germany
This happened because Germany broke an agreement. -
Hitler declared war on the United States
Under the terms of the Anti-Comintern Pack Hitler was bound to declare war on the United States. -
Nazi Death March
As Soviet troops approach, The germans began to leave Auschwitz and march away from the soviets trying to burn all the evidence on the way. -
Hitler committed suicide
Hitler did this to get away from the Allies closing in.
