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Adolf Hitler Appointed to Chancellor
German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler, to Chancellor at the head of the coalition government. -
Anti-Jewish Boycott
Less than 3 months after the Nazi become leaders, they stage a boycott to target Jewish leaderships. They held signs saying "Don't by from Jews" and "The Jews are our misfortune". -
Book Burning
University students burned up to 25,000 books that they believed were "un-German" in Berlin's Opera Square. Also, the students burned thousands more all around town. -
Hitler Abolishes the Office of President
Adolf Hitler abolishes the office of President and then declares himself Führer of the people and the German Reich. Now there is no limit to his authority. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
These laws were made of two parts: the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor. This showed how to identify a Jew or how to be labeled as a Jew. -
Buchenwald Concentration Camp Opens
Buchenwald became known as one of the biggest concentration camps in Germany. Only men were taken there until the 1940s. At first it was a camp for prisoners, but after Kristallnacht, over 10,000 Jews were taken there. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
After Germany had invaded Poland two days earlier, Britain and France declare war on Germany to honor their guarantee on Poland's borders.
