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Hitler campaign speech
Hitler addresses the crowd and promises salvation -
Hitler appointed Chancellor
Nazi Party, assumes control of the German state when German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler as Chancellor at the head of a coalition government. -
Anti-Jewish boycott
The Nazis claimed that German and foreign Jews were spreading “atrocity stories” to damage Germany's reputation -
Book Burning
university students burn upwards of 25,000 “un-German” books in Berlin’s Opera Square.Among the authors whose works were burned was Helen Keller -
Editors law
The Editors Law (Schriftleitergesetz) forbids non-“Aryans” to work in journalism. -
Hitler abolishes the office of president
After the president dies Hitler becomes president and declares himself Führer of the German Reich and People -
Buchenwald Concentration Camp Opens
Buchenwald was one of the largest concentration camps established within German borders. Women were not part of the Buchenwald camp system until late 1943 or early 1944. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.Just two days earlier Germany had invaded poland
