Germany timeline

1888

Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany

1898

Germany begins to expand its Navy to compete with Britain

1914

First World War begins

November 1918

Kaiser abdicates and the First World War ends

January 1919

Spartacus League revolt

June 1919

Treaty of Versailles is signed

August 1919

Weimar Constitution established

January 1920

American jazz comes to Germany

February 1920

Founding of the Nazi party

March 1920

Kapp Putsch

March 1922

Foundation of Hitler Youth

January 1923

French and Belgian troops invade German area of Ruhr

1923

Hyperinflation

November 1923

Munich Putsch

1924

Stresemann becomes Foreign Minister and the Us loans money to Germany (Dawes plan)

February 1925

Hindenburg becomes president

January 1926

Germany joins League of Nations

February 1929

Young plan is proposed

October 1929

Wall Street Crash leads to the Great Depression

1930

The Depression takes hold in Germany

1933

Hitler becomes Chancellor

June 1934

Night of the Long Knives. Rohm is arrested and shot

August 1936

Olympics held in Berlin and membership of League of German Girls becomes compulsory

1937

Volkswagen company is formed

November 1938

Kristallnacht, Jewish community is attacked

September 1939

Germany invades Poland, WW2

January 1942

Wannsee Conference, Death camps set up

April 1945

Hitler commits suicide

May 1945

Germany surrenders