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Harsh Treaty of Versailles
It negotiated between january and june 1919, was written by the Allies with almost no participation by the Germans. The negotiations revealed a split between the French, wanted to dismember Germany to make it impossible for it to renew war with France and the British. -
Rise of Hitler and the Nazis who believe in racism
After the war, Hitler served as a reservist, spying on political parties to make sure they did not add to the chaos then besetting Germany. One such party was the National Socialist, or Nazi, Party. This right wing group attracted Hitler with its racist ideas about a master Aryan race and the so-called "inferior" races, such as the Slavs and especially the Jews who must be destroyed. -
Nazis gain support during depression
The Nazi Party began building a mass movement. From 27,000 members in 1925, the Party grew to 108,000 in 1929. The SA was the paramilitary unit of the Party, a propaganda arm that became known for its strong arm tactics of street brawling and terror. -
Hitler builds his power and Germanys national pride
Germany's government remained on the brink of collapse. The SA brownshirts, about 400,000 strong, were a part of daily street violence. The economy was still in crisis. In the election of July 1932, the Nazi Party won 37% of the Reichstag seats, thanks to a massive propaganda campaign. For the next six months, the most powerful German leaders were embroiled in a series of desperate political maneuverings. Ultimately, these major players severely underestimated Hitler's political abilities. -
First Concentration Camp
The Dachau concentration camp was the first regular concentration camp for political prisoners established by Nazis. The camp was located on the grounds of an abandoned factory in the state of Bavaria. Dachau served as model for other Nazi concentration camps that followed. Its basic organization, camp was developed and applied to later camps. Camps had a separate secure camp near the command center, which consisted of living quarters, administration, and army camps. -
Hitler receives 90% yes votes
In August of 1934, about 95 percent of registered voters in Germany voted and gave Hitler 38 million votes of approval, which was 90% of the vote. This meant that Adolf Hitler could claim he was Führer of the German nation by direct will of the people. Hitler then held absolute power in Germany, more than any previous traditional head of state. -
Nuremburg Laws
At a conference two measures were announced at the annual Party Rally in Nuremberg. The first law, The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor, prohibited marriages and extramarital intercourse between “Jews ” and “Germans ” and also the employment of “German ” females under forty-five in Jewish households. The second law, The Reich Citizenship Law, stripped Jews of their German citizenship. -
Hitler Threatens Jews during Speech
In a section of Hitler's January 30, 1939, Reichstag speech, Hitler spoke with unusual care. The destruction of the Jews appeared to be a subject important to him, and without a doubt ha had wanted his listeners in the Kroll Opera House to catch every word he said.He was very good at delivering his speeches and they caught his audience’s attention. This speech in particular caught the entire world’s attention. -
Pogroms
Pogroms- 1939-1942
A pogrom is a violent mob attack on the members of a minority. In Nazi Germany, these pogroms were aimed at the Jews. The most infamous pogrom was the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938. The pogrom rendered 31 Jews dead. 30,000 Jews were arrested and deported to concentration or extermination camps. 1000 synagogues were burnt down and nearly 7000 Jewish businesses were destroyed. It was indeed a frightful experience. -
Mass Gassing
The mass-gassing that occurred first started in the concentration camp called Auschwitz. The Nazi Germans began massive killing of the Jewish people through gassing,People were killed by the thousands every day.They were forced into what they thought were showers and killed with poisonous gas.This was a main and most infamous ways in which Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
After intense street-to-street combat, when Soviet troops were within a block or two of the Reich Chancellery, Hitler and Braun committed suicide. Eva by biting into a cyanide capsule and Hitler by shooting himself. The lifeless bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun were carried up the stairs and through the bunker's emergency exit to the bombed-out garden behind the Reich Chancellery.
