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Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor in Germany
Other Important Events in 1933:
- Nazi party takes power
- First concentration camp in Dachau
- Nazi soldiers burned books containing dangerous ideas -
Period: to
The Holocaust
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1934-1937
Important Events from 1934-1937:
- Jewish newspapers banned from being sold
- Jews lose their citizenship
- Jewish-owned businesses are boycotted
- Jews lose the right to vote -
Night of Broken Glass
Important Events from 1938:
- “Night of Broken Glass” - 30,000 Jews from Germany and Austria are arrested
- Jews had to carry ID cards and passports marked with a “J”
- Jews had curfew restrictions -
German Takeover Continues
Important Events from 1939:
- Germans took over Czechoslovakia and invaded Poland
- WWII began – Britain and France declared war on Germany
- Jews had to turn in radios and wear yellow stars of David -
Deportation & Murders Continue
Important Events from 1940:
- Nazis deported German Jews to Poland where the first mass murder occurs
- Jews forced into concentration camps and ghettos -
War Continues
Important Events from 1941:
- Germany attacked Soviet Union
- Jews could not leave homes without police permission
- Jews could not use public telephones
- Jews in Western Europe forced into ghettos -
War Continues
Important Events from 1942:
- Nazi officials tell German government their Jewish extermination plan
- Jews now cannot:
Subscribe to newspapers
Keep pets
Own electrical equipment including typewriters
Own bicycles
Use public transportation
Attend school -
1943-1944
Important Events from 1943-1944:
- Hitler took over Hungary
- Began deporting 12,000 Hungarian Jews each day to Auschwitz to be murdered -
Hitler's Reign Ends
Important Events from 1945:
- Hitler is defeated and WWII ends in Europe
- The Holocaust ends and death camps are emptied
