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1919 - Adolf
Hitler is ordered by the Army's Political Department to investigate a tiny
political group called the German
Workers' Party, which he ends up joining. 1920 - Hitler takes over
organizing the party's propaganda. On February 24th, they have a
huge meeting at the Hofbräuhaus where he reads the 25 points. In the summer, Hitler adopts the red, white,
and black flag with the swastika as their
symbol. In December the party purchases
a weekly newspaper, the Voelkischer Beobachter. 1921 - Hitler becomes
leader of the NSDAP, after threatening to quit the party. In April the Allies present Germany with the
bill for reparations for WWI, and the value of the German mark falls. 1922 - Germany defaults on
its reparation payments. 1923 - Hitler grows
frustrated with the triumvirate's inaction and in November attempts his famous Munich Beer Hall Putsch. The
plan fails and Hitler is sent to prison for eight months. During this time, he writes the first part
of Mein Kampf. The Nazi party's newspaper, the Voelkischer
Beobachter, becomes a daily. 1924 - The Dawes Plan gives
over 30 billion American dollars in aide to Germany, in return Germany resume
reparation payments. 1928 - The Nazi party has
only seven seats (out of 608) in the Reichstag. 1932 - by this time 20% of
the German labor force is unemployed. Nazi
party gains many seats in elections. 1933 - on January 4th
business entrepreneurs promise to pay off the Nazi election debt as long as
Hitler promises to keep out of the way of the German industry. On January 30th, German President
Hindenburg appoints Hitler as chancellor.
Hitler calls a snap election in March, winning the Nazi party the
largest number of seats. On March 23rd
he passes the "Enabling Act" giving him absolute dictatorial powers
for four years. Also, the Dachau
concentration camp opened. Hitler begins
to rearm Germany, and labor unions are outlawed. 1934 - Germany leaves the
League of Nations. On June 30th
Hitler purged the Nazi party and eliminated his personal rivals (the Night of
the Long Knives). 1935 - The Nazi party
passes the Nuremberg Laws, persecuting the German Jews. 1936 - In March the Soviet
Union and Romania refuse to sell Germany any more fuel supplies unless paid in
gold, American, or British money.
Hermann Goering is appointed as commissioner of raw materials. 1938 - Hitler sends troops
into Austria on March 12th.
Later the Munich Agreement is signed between France, Britain, and Italy,
agreeing that Germany can have the Sudentenland as long as Germany leaves the
rest of Czechoslovakia alone. 1939 - On August 23rd the Nazi-Soviet pact is
signed, providing for the division of Poland between the Soviet Union and
Germany. On September 1st
Hitler launches the "Blitzkrieg" against Poland. On September 3rd, both Britain
and France declare war on Germany. On September 17th the USSR
invades Poland. The Auschwitz
Concentration Camp is formed in Poland.
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