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Rise of Hitler Timeline

  • World war one ends and Germany signs the armistice

    World war one ends and Germany signs the armistice
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  • Mussolini forms the facists in Italy

    Mussolini forms the facists in Italy
    This influences Hitler.
  • Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles

    Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles
  • Democratic Weimar Republic is created

    Democratic  Weimar Republic is created
  • Hitler joins the German workers’ party

    Hitler joins the German workers’ party
  • NSDAP declares the 25 point program to change germany

    NSDAP declares the 25 point program to change germany
  • Munich holds the first Nazi Party Congress

    Munich holds the first Nazi Party Congress
  • Hitler is given a derisory five month prison sentence

    Hitler is given a derisory five month prison sentence
  • Hitler is released from jail

    Hitler is released from jail
    He had already started his book, Mein Kampf.
  • Hitler publishes Mein Kampf

    Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
  • Hindenburg is elected president of Germany

    Hindenburg is elected president of Germany
  • Elections yield just 2.6% of the votes for the NSDAP

  • The NY Stock Market begins to crash

    The NY Stock Market begins to crash
    Germany was very dependent on the US because of the Dawes plan.
  • Bruning takes charge of Germany via a right leaning coalition

     Bruning takes charge of Germany via a right leaning coalition
    He wanted to pursue a deflationary policy to counter the depression.
  • Bruning invokes the Article 48 of the constitution

    Bruning invokes the Article 48 of the constitution
    This article allowed the president to take emergency measures without the consent of the Reichstag.
  • The NSDAP gets 18.3% of the votes

  • Hitler gains more support from group of workers

  • Hindenburg defeats Hitler at his second attempt to become president

  • Bruning is forced into resigning

    Bruning is forced into resigning
    Franz von Papen becomes new Chancellor
  • The NSDAP polls 37.4%

  • Hermann Goring (Nazi) becomes president

  • Hitler is offered the position of vice-Chancellor

    He wouldn't accept anything less than the position of Chancellor.
  • The Nazi votes decreases slightly

  • Papen persuades Hindenburg that Hitler can be controled

    Papen persuades Hindenburg that Hitler can be controled
    Hitler becomes Chancellor and Paper vice-chancellor.
  • Hitler starts censorship

    Hitler starts censorship
  • Hitler passes a law ending civil liberties in Germany

  • The NSDAP polls 43.9%

    They ban the communists.
  • Hitler has an Enabling Act passed

    He becomes dictator for four years.
  • The NSDAP becomes the only party left by law

  • Night of the long Knives

    Night of the long Knives
  • Papen resigns

  • Hitler merges posts of Chancellor and president

    Hitler merges posts of Chancellor and president
    Hindenburg dies.