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Hitler Bursts onto the scene
Hitler attempts to overthrow the German Government -
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Republic Government
The president was a popular war hero named Hindenburg -
Hitler is named chancellor
He eliminate political rivals to be head of Nazis. he was rising popularity of Nazis forces Hindenburg to give him some power -
The Reichstag got set on fire
Hitler blames communists for fire -
Enabling act
Hitler had got the power to do whatever he wants to do. Within a few months, all other political parties besides the Nazis were eliminated. This allowed Hitler to get rid of all his rivals -
First Concentration Camps set up, mostly for political prisoners
Early on, the camps were for imprisonment and hard labor, not for killing -
what happened at the camps in the early years
This is the time period where the Nazis trained their guards and administrators and figured out how to run camps -
Hitler invaded poland
Germany invades Poland (which has 3 million Jews in its population).WWII Begins -
Ghettos
Largest ghettos were in cities like Warsaw or Lodz in Poland 1939 -
euthanasia Program begins
-Euthanasia- systematic killing of those Germans whom the Nazis deemed " unworthy of life" because of mental illness or physical disability.
-Eventually, 80,000 people with disabilities will be killed -
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World war II
World war II Started -
Zyklon B
Zyklon B gas is first tested at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp as a use for mass extermation -
Death Camps
First "Death Camp" opens at chelmno (in Central Poland)... Vans With small gas chambers in the rear are used -
wannsee conference
Nazis leaders approve the "Final solution" or plan to exterminate the jews -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
-Residents smuggled weapons in Poland
-Uprising lasted for about a month
-SS troops arrested and deported residents after the Uprising ended -
Camp Rebellions
Prisoners fought back death camps... Treblinka ( Aug. 1943) Sobibor (Oct. 1943) After stealing weapons from guards, prisoners tired to escape. Most were killed but a few dozen made it out and survived the war. -
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Death marches
-Allies advancing toward death camps
-Nazis evacuate prisoners, march them into Germany to avoid capture
-Brutal treatment and harsh conditions along the way -
Free at Last
Camps throughout Europe are liberated by Allied fotces -
World War II Ended
Hitler commits suicide rather than face capture by the Soviet Red Army
Germany surrenders within a week -
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Nuremberg Trails
The Allies and the International Community put a number of Germans on trail for War Crimes, Crimes against peace and Crimes Against Humanity