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World War 1
This time period is around when Mr.Hubermann and Eric meet in the war.He died around the same time Max was born, in 1916, in France, during World War I. While in France, Erik became friends with Hans Hubermann. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty happened at the end of World War 1. It ended or dissolved the conflict between the Allied powers and Germany. -
Hitler joins the German Workers' Party
This was the official day that Hitler had recieved a real position in government to begin his reign over Germany. He met with a small group of German officials at a meeting. -
Nazi party founded
This is the day that the NSDAP was founded. It was originally named the German Workers Party. Hitler announced the finding of the party in front of 2000 people in Munich, Germany. -
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Between 1933 and 1945, Concentration and Labor camps were used to imprison its many millions of victims
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Nazis came to power in Germany
When Hitler was officially named chancellor on this day, the Nazis took over Germany basically as a dictatorship. They had trashed the old form of government which had been a democracy. The Nazis most significant ideas were based of racism and unequality. -
Dachau concentration camp was established
This was the first normal concentration camp established by the Nazi government. It was located 10 miles away from Munich, where Leisel lives. -
The Enabling Act
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Hitler arranges Jewish boycott
On this day Hitler created the idea top have a boycott on literally anything that was Jewish owned. The Nazi party started to peruade many Germans to join in on the boycott. -
The book burning of the Nazis first occured
On this day the first practice of the famous book burning was used. The event was organized by a group of leaders of the Nazi Party members and many German students. -
Nuremburg laws
The nuremberg laws were created on this day. They established the racism against Jews and were harsh laws to Jews. They stated no German shall be allowed to marry a Jew and this lead to obviously, angry Jews. -
The Berlin Olympic Games
The Berlin Olympics were chosen to occur on this day since May 13th 1931. The two weeks the Olympics consumed had covered up the racism Hitler had previously been sharing, but not for long. -
“Kristallnacht”
On the night of November 9th, 1938 7,500 businesses, 267 synagouges were burned, and 91 Jewish people were murdered by the Nazi Party. “Kristallnacht”, has the meaning night of broken glass. -
Nazi soldiers marched into Poland/ first invasion
On this day at around 4:45 a.m. the first invasions began and sparked up the first signs of true war. The Germans/ Nazis had begun air-raiding Poland and soldiers marched in along its 1,750-mile border. -
The first ghetto of World War II was established
This day was recognized as the day that the first ghetto in the holocaust had been created. Germans established a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. Ghettos were very crucial to killing Jews. -
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Chelmno, Belzec, Treblinka, Sobibor, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Majdanek were established
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Einsatzgruppen created
The Einsatzgruppen are more commonly known as mobile killing squads. These played a critical role in the exterminating of the Jewish race during the holocaust. -
"Final Solution of the Jewish Question."
The Final Solution was the climax of the Nazi officials who were determined to proceed with the holocaust. The final solution decided they would be exterminating the Jews for sure. -
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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D-Day
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Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners
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DEATH MARCHES FROM THE AUSCHWITZ CAMP BEGIN
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Nuremberg Trials begin
