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End of WWI
The first World War ends. -
Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party
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Elie Wiesel born
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US Stock Market crashes
Great Depression -
The first concentration camp is opened. It is named Dachau.
On its opening day, it has accommodations for 5,000 people. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
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Olympics held in Berlin
Held in Summmmmmmmmmmer -
Kristallnacht
The Night of Broken Glass or the Reichspogromnacht -
Nazis being the euthanasia program on the disabled and sick
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France, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
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Nazis bomb Berlin
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Nazis invade the Netherlands
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Auschwitz gas chambers used for first time
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Nazis order Jews to wear Yellow Stars
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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Nazis invade northern Africa
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Elie & Family deported
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Allied Forces D-Day invasion
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Elie and his father are transferred to Buchenwald
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Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz
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Elie's father dies
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Elie liberated from Buchenwald
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USA bombs Hiroshima
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USA drops nuke on Nagasaki
Killed up to 80,000 people -
State of Israel created
