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Treaty of Versailies
The outcome of WW1 was that Germany lost and had to pay for all the damage that was in the war. Germany lost land, and lost military. -
Hyperinflation
Prices rise so fast it gets out of control. Price of bread in Germany. -
Beerhall Putsch
Hitler attempts to overthrow the German government. -
Hitler on Trial
Used trial to give huge speech further blaming Jews for problems of Germany. -
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republic style government
Germany became a republic. Republic means run by one person -
Anne Frank was born
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was a great time of mass killings mainly done with fire. It was lead by Adolf Hitler. -
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was a great man with words, he had dark hair and blue eyes. He hated Jews and after he was elected chancellor he started a plan secretly to end the Jews race. Hitler just got a lot more powerful! -
Reichstag Fire
Hitler blames communist for fire. Perfect time to blame communist to gain more power. -
Enabling Act of March
Basically gives power of decision making to Hitler. Within a couple of months, all the political parties besides Nazis were eliminated. This allowed Hitler to get rid of all his rivals. Hitler is now in charge. -
Nuremberg Laws
Allowed Nazi's to know who's a Jew and who are non-Jews.
-Denied Citizenship
-Cannot fly national flag
-Punishments included fines, imprisonment, and hard labor
-Forbade Jews from marrying non-Jews -
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Kristallnacht
Night of Broken Glass. All Jewish shops and homes were wrecked or destroyed -
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WW2
Germany invades Poland. ( Which they had 3 million Jews in their population) -
Euthanasia Program
Systematically killing those deemed "unworthy of life" due to physical disability or mental illness. -
start testing zyklon B
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Wannsee Conference
Nazi leaders approve the "Final Solution" or plan to EXTERMINATE THE JEWS!!! -
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Einsatzgruppen Mobile Killing Squads
As the army advanced into the Soviet Union, these groups would round up Jews from the newly occupied areas and kill them... usually by shooting. -
Anne Franks family goes into hiding
Anne Franks family went into hiding because of the holocaust. They went into hiding where her dad used to work. They went into hiding with Anne Franks family, Mr and Mrs Van Dan,Peter. -
Mr. Dussel moves into the annex
Mr. Dussel was a Jew who was also a dentist. The people living in the annex already were concerned about him moving in. People were concerned about food levels cause they were already barely making it. Also they were concerned about living arangments, they didn't know where he would sleep. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Residents smuggled weapons in
It lasted for about a month
SS troops arrested and deported residents after the uprising ended -
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Death Marches
Allies are now going to death camps
Nazi's evacuate prisoners, march them into Germany to avoid capture
Brutal treatment and harsh conditions along the way -
Secret annex is invaded by the Nazi's
The Franks, VD'S, etc were all captured and found because a thief came in the building one day and he heard a noise from upstairs and he told the Nazi's that their might be some people up there. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide rather than face capture by the Soviet Red Army
Germany surrenders within a week- May 8th -
Anne's death is confirmed to Otto Frank
Anne's last few months of her life were very bad. The Nazi's found them hiding in the annex and they took them to concentration camps. She had a 3 day train ride. Then she was separated from the men and sent to Auchwitz labor camp. There Anne developed scabies and was sent to Bergen-Belson. Lastly in Anne's last few months, she died of Typhus. -
Mr. Frank comes back to the annex and finds Anne's diary
He found a white glove and a scarf. The diary was so important to so many people because it was her true feelings not some one lining. -
LIBERATION
camps throughout Europe are liberated by allied forces -
What Happened to the Survivors
Displaced Persons Camp- Area for former prisoners to stay while searching for family and a permanent place to live. -
1939-Germany Invades Poland
Poland has 3 million Jews in its population -
1939
Nazi's begin to round up millions of Jews and confining them to Ghettos. Largest Ghettos were in cities like Warsaw or Lodz in Poland. -
What Now???
Neremburg Trials (1946-1947): The Allies and the International Community put a number of Germans on Trial for War Crimes, Crimes Against Peace and Crimes Against Humanity
