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Access to History Online Edexcel Unit 1 – F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich:Germany, 1918–45Year Month Event1918 September German generals concede defeat to KaiserOctober Prince Max becomes Chancellor2 November Grand Fleet mutinies Kiel8 November Bavaria proclaimed socialist republic9 November Kaiser abdicates and republic proclaimed11 November Armistice signed (not the Treaty of Versailles)1919 1 January German Communist Party founded5 January Spartacist Uprising in BerlinFebruary National Constituent Assembly at Weimar; Ebertbecomes PresidentMarchBavarian Soviet republic declared (continued sporadicleft-wing disturbances to 1923)28 June Treaty of Versailles signed – War Guilt; loss of territoryand military; reparationsJulyWeimar Constitution adopted1920 (Continued political disturbances)MarchKapp Putsch fails1921 (Continued political disturbances)May Reparations agreed with Germany and fixed at £6,600million1922 (Continued political disturbances)Rathenau murderedAprilTreaty of Rapallo with Russia1923 January Franco-Belgian occupation of Ruhr; passive resistanceJanuary– Inflation crisis becomes hyper-inflationNovemberAugustStresemann appointed ChancellorNovember NSDAP Munich Beer Hall Putsch led by Hitler fails;Rentenmark implemented as new currency;Stresemann government falls but Stresemann remainsForeign Minister until 19291924 April Dawes Plan reorganises reparationsMayElection with extreme parties making gainsSeptember Dawes Plan begins implementationDecember Election with moderate parties regaining support1925 February President Ebert diesMayHindenburg elected PresidentOctober- Locarno Conference – agreement on western bordersDecember1926 April Treaty of Berlin signed with RussiaSeptember Germany allowed entry to League of Nations1927 (Economic problems begin to re-emerge)JulyUnemployment insurance law1928 May Elections with moderate gains; Muller’s GrandCoalition; Hugenberg leader of DNVPAugustKellogg-Briand Pact negotiatedOctober- Ruhr lockout – industrial unrest© Hodder Education 2010. This material may be downloaded and copied free ofcharge, but only for distribution within the subscribing institution.
Access to History Online Edexcel Unit 1 – F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich:Germany, 1918–45December1929 February Kellogg-Briand Pact accepted by GermanyJuneYoung Plan restructures reparation payments3 October Stresemann dies29 October Wall Street CrashDecember Anti-Young Plan referendum – only 14% reject Plan2. The rise of National SocialismYearEvent1919 German Workers Party (DAP) is founded by AntonDrexler1920 DAP changes its name to the NSDAPHitler drafts the 25-point programme1921 Hitler becomes the party leaderMoney is received from right-wing Bavarians for anewspaper (Volkischer Beobachter – The People’sObserver), posters and flagsThe first party rally is heldThe Sturm Abteilung (SA) is established1923 Munich Putsch1924 Hitler tried and sentenced to five years imprisonment inLandsberg jailAppreciation for the position of Hitler and the Nazis isdemonstrated by their winning 32 seats in the Reichstag(6.5% of the vote) in the elections of MayMein Kampf is produced while in jail – this marks achange in direction with the adoption of the legal methodof seeking powerHitler is released after serving only nine months of his jailsentence in December. Electoral support for the party notmaintained in December - 14 seats (3% of the vote) inthe Reichstag were gained1925 Hitler sets about reorganising the party which has facedproblems during his time in jail1926 Bamberg Conference. Hitler establishes his control overthe party and makes it clear that there is no room fordisagreement with his viewsFollowing the conference, the party structure iscompletely overhauled. The country divides into Gaue(regions) with each Gaue being controlled by a GauleiterThe SA is brought directly under the authority of theParty’s leaders.The Schutzstaffel (SS) is set up to ensure Hitler’spersonal safetyThe Hitler Youth is founded to make an appeal directly tothe young1928 The Nazi Party gains 3% of the vote in the election,giving it 12 seats in the Reichstag – significant gains inrural areas1929 Local election gains madeWall Street Crash, followed by the Great Depression© Hodder Education 2010. This material may be downloaded and copied free ofcharge, but only for distribution within the subscribing institution.
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