Timeline of Germany (1918-1945)

This set of flashcards covers significant events and terms related to the timeline of Germany from 1918 to 1945, focusing on key political, social, and historical milestones.

Armistice

An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.

Treaty of Versailles

The peace treaty that brought an end to World War I, signed in 1919.

Hyperinflation

An extremely high and typically accelerating inflation, especially during the early 1920s in Germany.

Reichstag

The German parliament during the Weimar Republic.

Enabling Act

A 1933 law that allowed Hitler's government to enact laws without the Reichstag's consent.

Nuremberg Laws

Racist laws enacted in Nazi Germany that stripped Jews of civil rights.

Kristallnacht

A violent pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany on November 9-10, 1938.

Holocaust

The genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime during World War II.

Night of the Long Knives

A purge in 1934 where the Nazi regime carried out a series of political extrajudicial executions.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

A 1929 gangland murder in the United States that highlighted organized crime in Chicago.

New Deal

A series of programs and reforms introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression.

League of Nations

An intergovernmental organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation.

Dawes Plan

A plan for the financial reparation payments imposed on Germany after World War I.

Hitler Youth

A paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party for educating and training future leaders.

Bomb plot against Hitler

Various assassination attempts against Adolf Hitler, notably the one in 1944.