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Hitler moves to Munich
Hitler Biography In 1913, Adolf Hitler moved to Munich. Hitler's motives for leaving Vienna, Austria included his hatred for the weak nationalism of the country and his desire to escape his painful childhood memories there. During his childhood he had a poor relationship with his father, watched his mother suffer a slow death, received poor grades in school, and got rejected from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna twice. -
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Treaty of Verailles is signed
Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement following WWI between the Allies and Germany. The belligerent actions commited by the Germans leading up to WWI caused the Allies to have no mercy when writing the treaty. "The Big Three" (USA, France, Britain) broke up Germany and used the new boundaries to contain the spread of Communism from reaching Western Europe. -
Hitler becomes head of propaganda
Hiter Biography Before becoming head of the nazi party, hitler joined the Germans Workers Party which eventually evolved into the Nazi Party. Hitler was appointed head of the propaganda. His main devotion was to work his way up to leadership of the party. This movement is the root of which all of Hitlers tactics come from. -
Hitler is appointed head of the Nazi Party
Hitler Biography In July 1921, Adolf Hitler became the absolute leader of the Nazi party. This was hitlers plan from the start; he wanted to create a powerful mass movement. With so much power and loyalty, Hitler had no trouble accomplishing this feat. Through his propoganda and dynamic leadership, he attracted powerful nazi members like Alfred Rosenberg, Hermann Goring, and Julius Streicher. -
German Propaganda
German Propaganda Archive The Germans used this propaganda to portray the Jews as being deceitful. They believed that while Jewish doctors were healing fellow Jews, they were secretly killing German patients. -
IMMIGRATION: SWEEDEN
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Between 1933-1939 Jewish immigration rose extremely high. As the Nuremberg Laws were put into place, Jews felt the need to get out of Germany. Sweden was a neutral country in WWI, which made it a great place for Jews to find refuge. In this time period only 3,000 Jews were allowed to immigrate to Sweden and 1,000 Jews were allowed to use it as a “pit-stop” to find another location. -
Reichstag Fire
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Due to arson the German Parliament building, Reichstag, burned down. Hitler and other government officials falsely portrayed the fire as an effort by the Communist party to over throw the state. Before the fire occurred Hitler and his cabinet declared a Decree for the Protection of German People. This Decree allowed the police to ban political meetings and marches, constrain the press, and suspended many civil rights. -
HEADLINE 1: Reichstag passes Enabling Act
The History Place Hitler proposed the Enabling Act that would call for his solitary power, or dictatorship, of Germany. Hitler claimed that the law would be established in order to "remove the distress of the people and the reich". Ironically, most of this distress was secretly escalated by the Nazis in order to create a crisis atmosphere in Germany. -
100 Days
Link After being appointed, Hitler quickly took powerful action. He created three decrees. The first decree released any Nazi party member from prison, murders were simply let free. The second decree enabled the police to arrest anyone who was maliciously criticizing the Nazi Party or the government. The third decree changed judicial procedures, establishing special courts designed to try political offenders. These new courts were performed in military style with no jury and no defense counsel. -
HEADLINE 2: Hitler bans Communist Party
Link At the scene of the Reichstag building, Marinus van der Lubbe, a communist, was found near the building and was an obvious suspect of arson. Although a court case in 1933 found that van der Lubbe acted alone, Hitler suspended habeas corpus in Germany. Hitler then had all Communist deputies in Germany arrested and jailed. The Nazis then had no problem suppressing the Communist party in Germany. -
HEADLINE 3: The Night of the Long Knives
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In order to secure his divine power and drown all threats to his job, Hitler made Hermann Goering, Joseph Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler and Ernst Roehm compete with each other for leadership positions. Roehm initially had the most power among his competitors, and Hitler liked him (because of his efforts in the Nazi movement); however, when Hitler learned that Roehm could remove him, he had him and 200 other SA officers killed. -
Nuremberg Law NUMBER 2
Protection of German Blood and Honor:
This law was meant to keep the German/Aryan race "pure" and "uninfected" from Jewish blood. Mainly, the law banned German interracial marriages with Jews and interracial intercourse between Germans and Jews. The Jews weren't allowed to fly the German flag; however, they were permitted to display the Jewish colors (probably to help the Germans identify them later on). Violation punishment included prison sentences and hard labor (foreshadowing) ... -
Nuremberg Law NUMBER 1
This law outlined what it meant to be a German citizen. It claimed that German citizens have the protection of the Reich so long as they obey specific obligations (belief of fascism and obedience to strong government). Reich citizens were those who had German blood and proved (through conduct) that he or she was faithfully fit to serve the German people and the Reich. Once this was proven, citizenship was gained with a Reich Citizenship Certificate and citizens beared full political rights. -
Nuremberg Law NUMBER 3
The third Nuremberg Law is an extenuation of the Reich Citizendhip Law. This law states that a Jew is a person descended from at least 3 grandparents who are fully Jewish by race, anyone born from a Jewish marriage, as a result of extramarital intercourse with a Jew, or anyone who married a Jew. If you are considered a Jew, you cannot be a Reich citizen, have any voting rights, or occupy a public office. Furthermore, any jewish official must retire as of December 31, 1935. -
Kristallnacht
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The name Kristallnacht is commonly known as the "Night of Broken Glass". The vandalism of Jewish synagogues, homes, and businesses was committed mainly by German citizens, SA, and Hitler Youth. The Nazi party initiated the attacks, but claimed that the events were the outburst of public hatred for the Jews after a Jewish teen assasinated a German political official following antisemetic legislation. -
Nuremberg Law NUMBER 4
The fourth Nuremberg Law speaks about the regulations for the elimination of the Jews from the economic life of Germany. This law explains that no Jews are allowed to operate retail stores, mail-order houses, or own sales agencies as of Nov 14 , 1935. Basically, Jews were forbidden to conduct any kind of business or be head of an enterprise. Most importantly, the 4th law states that any business who fails to comply with these regulations will be closed by police force. -
Nuremberg Law NUMBER 5
The 5th Nuremberg Law calls for the creation of a Reich Central Office for Jewish Emigration. The Reich Office for Jewish Emigration will have the responsibility of making preparations for Jewish emigration, speeding up the emigration in individual cases by means of smooth provisions, and most importantly, the emigration center will be headed by the Chief of the Security Police. It is important to understand that the German population was very open to the idea of Jews fleeing their country.
