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Weimar Republic
It began in 1918 which was the end of World war 1 and it ended in 1933 which was the of Nazism.
It began as a bold political experiment
The hope was to create a modern liberal democracy
In the 1920's Germany had moved into a more financially flourishing period known as the "Golden Age of Weimar". This time was known as a time of economic recovery, social renewal and cultural innovation -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty was imposed upon Germany by a supreme council composed of representatives off five nations France, Britain, U.S.A, Italy and Japan.
The terms of the treaty, were designed to punish and contain German power. -
End of WW1
The horror and destruction of the 'Great War' finally came to an end at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month
From this war 8 million soldiers and numbers of civilians were killed from the mass destruction of the war
This Day was called Armistice day -
Roaring Twenties
The years between the two world wars was both a great hope and terrible despair
It came to be known as the roaring twenties because old ways of life were so quickly giving way to new
The evidence of progress, prosperity and change is challenged by the images of social inequality -
League of Nations
The leading nations of the world decided that the best way to avert another world war was to form an alliance of nations that would serve as an overseeing entity that would safeguard against another epic war.
It formed an important basis for another important global organisation, the United Nations. -
March on Rome
The 1922 March on Rome was to establish Mussolini and the Fascist Party he led, as the most important political party in Italy. Mussolini’s new right-wing organisation advocated Italian nationalism, had black shirts for uniforms, and launched a program of terrorism and intimidation against its leftist opponents. -
The Rise of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign. -
The Great Depression
Suicide rates increased dramatically whole family became destitute and it soon became clear that governments did not know how to deal with the terrible crisis
Banking systems collapsed their savings were lost, businesses closed and millions of people found themselves facing the humiliation and poverty of unemployment -
The Rise of Adolf Hitler
was one of the most powerful and infamous dictators of the 20th century. After World War I, he rose to power in the National Socialist German Workers Party, taking control of the German government in 1933. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Was a nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded only a few days before the beginning of World War II and which divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.
