1918  Kaiser Abdicates, republic set up
1919 (January)  Sparacist revolt crushed by Freikorps.
1919 (June)  Germany signs treaty of Versailles
1920  Hitler clearly emerged as leader of NSDAP
1923 (January)  Occupation of the Ruhr by French troups
1923 (November)  Hitlers Munich Putsch Fails
1929 (October)  Death of Stressman
1929 (October)  Great depression begins
1930 (may)  Chancellor Muller resigns, Bruning takes his place.
1930 (september)  Elections catapulted Nazis into prominance: 107 seats.
1932  Six Million Germans unemployed
1932 (May)  Bruning kicked out, replaced by Franz von Papen
1932 (July)  Nazis become the largest party in the Reichstag 230 seats
1932 (November)  Total seats: 196 - still largest
1932 (December)  Papen kicked out, replaced by Schliecher.
1933 (January)  Schliecher kicked out, Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
1933 (Feburuary)  Reichstag fire
1933 (March)  Enabling act
1933 (April)  Boycott of Jewish Businesses
1933 (May)  Abolition of trade unions
1933 (July)  Rival political parties banned
1934 (June)  "Night of long knives" Death of President Hindenburg
1934 (August)  Hitler combines offices of Chancellor and President after Hindebury’s death.
1935 (March)  Conscription Re-introduced. Build up of army begins.
1935 (September)  Anti- Jewish Nuremburg laws announced
1936 (March)  Reoccupation of Rhineland,
1936 (September)  Economic four-year plan begins.
1939 (September)  Invasion of Poland begins World War 2