Germany After the Election of 1932

Hitler is appointed Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Enabling Act

Mar 25, 1933

The Reichstag Chancellor (Hitler) and his Cabinet can create new laws, even ones against the German Constitution. Act passed due to the arrest or threatenment of Nazi governement enemies.

Boycott against Jewish goods. Unofficially lasted much longer. Jews begin to have trouble financially.

Apr 1, 1933

Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service

Apr 7, 1933

"non-Aryans" fired from jobs in Civil Service.

Ban on Ritual Slaughter

Apr 21, 1933

Concordat

Jun 20, 1933

Catholic Church agrees not to interfere with Germany's politics.

Nazi Party declared the only legal political party

Jul 14, 1933

state governments dissolved

Jan 30, 1934

The Night of Long Knives

Jun 30, 1934

Hundreds of Nazi enemies arrested and murdered by SS and Gestapo.

President Hindenburg dies. No more threats to Hitler's power.

Aug 2, 1934

Nuremberg Laws announced, one of which strips Jews of German citizenship

Sep 15, 1935

Germany invades Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Kristallnacht/Night of Broken Glass

Nov 9, 1938

Hundreds of Jews killed and synagogues and Jewish businesses burned to the ground