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Adolf Hitler
Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Austria. His dad was very strict and abusive. His mother was very loving and spoiled him with all she could. He had a brother who died when Adolf was young and he was buried outside his window. His father died in 1903 and Hitler dropped out of school and pursued his dream of art. -
Death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was the heir to the throne of Austria and was assassinated on June 28, 1914. His killer was Gavrilo Princip. He was shot out of his car during a parade in Sarajevo, Serbia. His assassination was the start of World War One, by causing several countries to wage war on one another. -
President Von Hindenburg
He was a military leader during the Austro-Prussia war and the Franco-German war. He was called back into duty at the beginning of World War I. He had several victories at the beginning of the war and then lured America into the war using submarine warfare. In 1925 he named Hitler the Chancellor of Germany. -
Treaty of Verasilles
It was the most important treaty of World War I. The treaty ended the war between the countries. It was signed on June 28, 1919. This ended the war exactly fire years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This made Hitler mad because he loved war, so he wanted to start another. -
Beer Hall Putsch
On November 8, 1923 Hitler and his followers tried to over throw the government in Bavaria, Germany. His attempt failed and he served five years in prison for treason. During this time he wrote his autobiography. -
Hitler’s rise to power
Germany was in a depression and needed something to pull them out of it. Hitler came along and told them about the great things he could do for them. He said he could give them jobs and bring back the countries strength. He was elected chancellor of Germany and started his reign. -
Concentration Camps established
The first concentration camps were set up in 1933. They were set up as places to keep Jews. They build the camps all over Germany. They would section off a part of the city with Brick walls and Barbed wire and have Guards patrol the outside. The first concentration camp was the Dachau concentration camp. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
The Nuremberg Race Laws were laws made at he annual rally party held in Nuremberg. It excluded Jews from getting a Reich citizenship. It also kept them from marrying. It classified anyone who was related to or used to be Jew as a Jew. This put tons more people at mercy of the Nazis than expected. When the laws were released many people were worried. These laws were very harsh and unfair to Jews. -
Axis and Allies
In the Axis alliance there was Germany, Italy, and Japan. In the Allies there was Great Britain, United States, and the Soviet Union. These two alliances were against each other in world war II. -
Righteous Gentiles
Righteous gentiles were people who weren't Jews who risked their lives to save Jews. Most righteous gentiles were Polish. They would hide Jews in their basements and in their barns. If people were caught helping Jews in any way they were put to death and if they found the Jew they would also be put to death. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter jets attacked pearl harbor destroying 20 american ships and 300 airplanes. They killed 2000 and injured 1000 american soldiers. The day after the attack america declared war on Japan and entered the war. -
Pearl Harbor Before
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Pearl Harbor After
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Warsaw Ghetto Blueprints
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Warsaw Ghetto Images
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Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was home to more than 400,000 Jews. It was a little more than one square mile. There was an average of 7.2 people living in each room. It was sealed off with brick walls and barbed wire. Anyone seen leaving the ghetto was shot on sight. Guards controlled how much food entered the ghetto and several thousands of people were killed each month due to disease and starvation. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Several Jew s had been killed or transported to other camps and only about 55,00 remained in the Warsaw Ghetto. The formed anti Nazi organizations such as ZOB who managed to sneak in weapons. On January 18, 1943 Nazis entered the ghetto for a transportation but were ambushed by he ZOB. The fighting lasted for several days until the Germans withdrew. -
Death March
Death Marches were made to kill of Jews in massive amounts without breaking laws or wasting ammo. The idea was that they would slowly die of due to cold weather and diseases. This gave the Nazis an explanation of why they died that didn't sound cruel. Some of the largest death marches started in Auschwitz and Stutthof. -
Liberation of camps
When the Allies entered Germany Nazis started destroying concentration camps by burning them to the ground. They did this to get ride of the evidence of the mass murders. As the Allies kept advancing they forced the Jews to march westward as they burned the camps and dead bodies. Auschwitz was the largest killing center in Germany and when the Allies found it they found 14,000 pounds of Human Hair and Hundreds of Thousands of outfits. -
Hitler’s suicide
Adolf Hitler Killed himself by shooting himself in the head right before Germany surrendered in World War I and admitted its loss. His wife committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. They committed suicide in Berlin, Germany the Nazi's Capital. -
Germany surrenders
General Alfred Jodl signed the surrender of all German forces in the east and west. At first he didn't want to surrender all of the army at once but General Dwight Eisenhower forced him to surrender the whole army at once and be done. Germany still continued to fight a day after the signing, but were shut down. -
Nuremberg Trials
They were a series of 13 trials held from 1945-1949. They were held to bring Nazi war criminals to Justice. They tried several types of people such as doctors, lawyers, industrialist, and high ranking military officers. -
Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Holocaust Memorial Museum was built 31 years ago in 1986. It was built to represent those who lost their lives during the holocaust. It also represents those who survived and lived o tell their stories. It is visited by nearly 2 million people every year. They took ashes from the killing centers and buried them underneath the museum. The idea of the museum started in 1978 when president Carter decided we should build one. His idea came to life in 1986. -
Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Holocaust Memorial Museum
