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Nazi’s Occupy Rhineland
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by sending German troops to Rhineland. -
Schutzstaffel Organized
This "squad" or "bodyguard unit" served under Hitler and they enforced laws, and completed security duties. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
After working his way up, Hitler becomes chancellor. -
Boycott of Jewish Businesses
After Hitler came in power, the Nazi's decided to stage an economic boycott against Jewish businesses in Germany. -
Hitler Claims Emergency Powers
Hitler needs 2/3 of the vote from parliament in order to claim emergency powers. -
Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases
This stated that anyone with mental or physical abilities would be immediately sterilized. -
Law against Dangerous Habitual Criminals
This law allowed courts to order indefinment imprisonment of Habitual Criminals if they are "dangerous to society." -
Reichs Zentrale is created
This was an organization which supported no LGBTQ community and no abortion. -
Kristallnacht/The Night of Broken Glass
This was a night when Jews perished in fires, Jewish businesses were trashed and robbed, and everything was destroyed. It was named after all of the shattered glass that fell into the streets that night. -
Yellow Star for German Jews
Jews were required to wear a yellow star for identification so the Nazi's knew you were a Jew. -
Einsatzgruppen Starts
A police task force that exterminated all Jews. -
St. Louis Ship (with Jews)
The St. Louis Ship sailed from Hamburg, Germany to Havana, Cuba which carried 937 passengers (mostly Jews). Cuba didn't want the ship there, and the US/Canada weren't willing to admit any passengers. Therefore, 254 passengers died due to the Holocaust. -
Germany invades Poland
This invasion triggered other countries to declare war, creating World War II. -
Lodz Ghetto Opens
This is the second largest Ghetto in all of German-occupied Europe. This is also where some Jewish people lived. -
Madagascar Plan presented
This was a proposal by the German Nazi Government to relocate the Jewish population on the island of Madagascar. -
Auschwitz Opens
Auschwitz is a concentration camps where Jews and other religious/racial groups were sent for labor/abuse. -
The Commissar Order
This was an order which stated that when a German soldier captures a political commissar, they are to shoot them. -
Babi Yar
Babi Yar is a ravine on the outskirts of Kiev where Germans killed over 34,000 Jews. -
Wannsee Conference
The conference was held in a villa in the Berlin suburbs, with german government officials and and high-ranking Nazi leaders. -
Creation of the Zigeunerlager
A Gypsy camp and just like the Jews, they were used for labor/abuse. Also, like the Jews, they didn't have the rights of a citizen. -
Dr Josef Mengele arrives at Auschwitz
He was a scientist/doctor that did many experiments with Jews bodies such as, conjoining twins and causing the deaths of about 400,000. -
Himmler Orders Destruction of Auschwitz
SS chief Heinrich Himmler demanded the demolistation of Auschwitz-Birkenau gas chambers and crematoria. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
The Soviet Army invaded Auschwitz and liberated around 7,000 prisoners. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide inside his underground bunker along with his wife, Eva Braun. Later, the other bunker survivors discovered their bodies. -
Nuremberg Laws
There were two laws to this, and were to "protect German and Jewish blood." These laws said that there could be no marriages between Jews and Germans, and with that comes no sexual intercourse. The second law stated that German females under age 45 may not be employed under Jewish households. -
International Military Tribunal
The war has generally come to an end and German Nazi Leaders are pressed charges. -
Adolf Eichmann Captured
Captured and brought to Israel for trial. -
Dr Josef Mengele Dies
Doctor/Scientist/"Angel of Death" dies from a stroke, and drowned while swimming in Brazil.