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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the most important of all the peace treaties, it brought WWI to an end. It all started on June 28th, 1819, exactly 5 years after the passing of Ferdinand. It is what sealed the deal for Germany and the Allied Powers. The main purpose the treaty was written was to possibly avoid any future wars, and making the country have to pay for any harm/damage that was done during the war. -
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President Von Hindenburg
Hindenburg, was a German military officer, politician, and a statesman. He had served as the second president of Germany form the years, 1925-1934. Hindenburg, returned to life in 1925 to become the second president of Germany. He was persuaded to run for re-election as German President. He was the only one who could potentially beat Hitler in the run. Finally, under pressure, agreed to appoint Hitler Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. He died after he signed the Enabling Act of 1933. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Ferdinand was born in Austria, on December 18th, in the year 1863. In the year 1889 Ferdinand life changed. His farther became the first in lead for the throne. He soon died of a sickness, making Ferdinand closer to the throne. Ferdinand lived a pretty great life with traveling and hunting. Trophy hunting was his biggest passion. He also had a long run of being in the Military being a head commander. His life soon came to a end on the 28th of June, the assassination. These events led to WWI. -
Childhood of Hitler
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria, on April 20th in the year 1889. Hitler had lived a previous hard childhood and his dad was verbally and physically abusive towards him making things harder on him. Hitler's little brother was battling a sickness that was unclassified he soon died from this sickness, leaving Hitler physically and mentally depressed. -
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Hitler's Rise to Power
Hitler's rise to power began in September in the year, 1919. It started with him joining a political party, known as the Nazi party. It was formed during the beginnings of World War I era. Hitler rose to power in the early stages of the party, he was known as one of the best speakers and he basically threatened the rest of the party if they din't choose him as a leader. This party soon became the largest political party's with Hitler in charge of everything. -
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed coup attempt but the Nazi Party controlled by Hitler. They had planned to seize power in Munich Bavaria, between the days of 8-9th in November, 1923. What really happened during the Beer Hall Putsch was where about or almost 2,000 men marched the the center of Munich, where they stood up past police, this did not end well for Hitler he lost 16 of his Nazis, also 4 policemen were killed in the incident. Hitler was also wounded in the mess of it all. -
Concentration Camps established
Concentration Camps were where people were held under rough conditions. The first Concentration camps were in Germany, they were right after Hitler had been chosen as chancellor in January 1933. The SS which were the best of the Nazi party, they fixed many camps in Germany. The SS gained its independence from the SA in July 1934, in the moment of rohm purge. Hitler certified SS chief leader Heinrich Himmler to unify the administration of the concentration camps and make them into a system. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
The Nuremberg Race Laws, was held on September 15th, 1935. These laws were very strict and detailed, for example, one of the laws said the laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or related blood." Ever if you weren't a Jew you were still one because if you had 3 or 4 Jewish grandparents you were considered a Jew. Even if you had changed to Christianity you were still defined as a Jew. -
Righteous Gentiles (story)
Righteous Gentiles is a term used for the non-Jews who risked their life to save Jews during the Holocaust. The story I will be using is, Ludwik Brylant. At the age of 8 he ran away from the Ghetto and ended up surviving in hiding. It happened when he was in 1st grade and they were told to go back to their rooms. His childhood was nothing but surviving. In 1940,his family was sent off not to be seen again, alone. He made it out of the Ghetto in 1941, and lived to tell his story today. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Perl Harbor happened on December 7th 1941. It was a surprise military strike from the Japanese Navy Air Services against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor which is Hawaiian territory. The attack led to the following events of World War II . -
Warsaw Ghetto and uprising
It all started on April 19th, 1943. What happened was that the Nazi Germany's were making a final effort to transport the last of the Ghetto to Treblinka. The uprising really took place on April 19th, when the Ghetto didn't obey an SS leader who then took orders and burnt the ghetto down. It ended on May 16th. 13,000 Jews died. -
Deathmarch
A death march is where people force prisoners of war or other captives, also deportees. Their intentions were to suffer people, even killing off most of them they would do absolutely anything to weakened the captives. -
Liberation of camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to rescue concentration camp prisoners in the final parts of the war. In July on the 23rd of the year 1944 they were taken to another camp in Poland and later over-used many other killing centers. In 1945 they entered Auschwitz finding over hundreds of sick people who weren't being correctly taken care of. -
Hitler’s suicide
Hitler died in on April 30th 1945. He had killed himself by gunshot in his bunker that resided in Berlin. His wife also decided to kill herself with Hitler, using Cyanide which is a very bad acid. -
Germany surrenders
The Germany Surrenders is what ended World War II in Europe. It was signed in Berlin, on the night of May 8th 1945. Now, there had been an earlier version that had been signed on May 7th 1945, but in the West 8 may is known as Victory in Europe Day where in post-Soviet states the Victory Day is celebrated on 9 May, since the definitive signing occurred after midnight Moscow time. -
Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trails were a series of military tribunals, held by allied forces that happened after World War II which were more noticed for the accomplishment of the outstanding members of the best out of the Nazi Germany. -
Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Holocaust Memorial Museum, was built in 1980 there was no exact date given. This Museum gives you every last detail you would desire to know about the Holocaust. It helps you understand things better that happened. It is located in Washington DC and has some of the best history deep in the corners. -
Axis and Allies
Axis and Allies was a series of board games that was created in 1981, that was designed by Larry Harris. The game was the most successful Game-master Series of board games. The main point of the game was to win the war by capturing enough critical territories to gain the advantage over the enemy in a recreation of World War II. The game is still highly popular, and used.
