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Communists attempt to overthrow the government. Versailles Treaty is signed. Germany agrees to pay war reparations
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Hitler joins, then takes over, German Workers' Party.
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The German Workers' Party, name chenges to National Socialist German Workers' Party (known as the NAZI party)
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1921
Attempts to pay war reparations cause economic turmoil and severe inflation. Spiralling prices create massive unemployment and large-scale hunger. -
Hitler forms the SA (storm troopers), also known as the BROWNSHIRTS because of thier uniform. The storm troopers' role is to violently resis SOCIALISTS, communists and Jews,
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France invades Germany's Ruhr Valley because of Germany's failure to repay war depts. German Workers go on strike. inf;ation makes German money nearly worthless. By November, one US dollar is worth 4 BILLION German marks
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Hitler organises a rebellion against the Weimar government while in Munich, Bavaria, following the occupation of the Ruhr by foriegn troops, Hitler is tried and serves nine months in jail.
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Inflationary pressures ease and the German economy begins to recover. New German currency is introduced.
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Mein Kampf ('my struggle'), which Hitler wrote while in prison, is released. This outlines Hitlers plan to rebuild Germany.
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As Germany begins to return to prosperity, people start loosing faith in political oranisations like the NAZIS.
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Elections for the REICHSTAG see extremist parties such as the NAZIS take only 13 percent of the vote.
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The NAZI party wins only 12 seats in the Reichstag.
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Wall Street Crash sees American financiers starting to take their CAPITAL out of Germany.
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The Depression begins in Germany, to cause massive unemployment and other problems in Germany. NAZI party wins 107 seats in the Reichstag.
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street violence increases as unemployment grows in Germany. NAZIS win 203 seats in the Reichstag.
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Hitler is elected CHANCELLOR of Germany. One of his promises is unemployment for all.
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A new law excluded jews from government jobs
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Hitler ordered a boycott of jewish shops and buisnesses. The SA painted 'jude' ('jew') on windows and tried to persuade the public not to enter.
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Thousands of jewish civil servants, lawyers and university teachers were sacked.
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Anti-Jewish propaganda increased.
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Jews were forbidden to join the army.
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The Nuremburg Laws were passed. the reich law on citizenship status that only those of German blood could be German citizens. Jews lost their citizenship, the right to vote and hold government office. The law for the protection of german blood and honour forbade marriage of sexual relations between jews and german citizens.
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There was a lull in the anti-jewish campaign. Germany was hosting the Olympics in Berlin and wanted to give the outside worl a good impression.
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Professional activities of jews banned or restricted- this included vets, dentists, accountants, surveyors, teachers and nurses
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The Aryanisation of business was stepped up. More jewish businesses were taken over.
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-Jews had to register their property, making it easier to confriscate.
-Jewish doctors, dentists and lawyers were forbidden to treat Aryans.
-Jewish children were excluded from German schools and universities .
-Jews with non-jewish first names had to add and use the name 'Israel' for males or 'sarah' for females.
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Following the murder by a jew of a german diplomat in paris, the SA started a three-day campaign to destroy jewish shops, homes and synagogues throughout Germany. About 90 Jews were killed and a further 20,000 arrested and put into concentration camps. This was known as KRISTALLNACHT, or 'Crystal Night' after all the broken glass which littered streets everywhere.
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Jews were no longer allowed to run hops or businesses.
Jews were forbidden to own radios or to buy cakes ond chocolate.
