Concentration camp

Holocaust

By gabriela.sotogarc658

  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    Around this time period Hitler rose to power. The desperation and vulnerability in the German people made them accept Hitler's politics in an attempt to rebuild their country.

  • Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany
    The Great Depression made the German people vulnerable to Nazi propaganda, and Hitler soon raised to power. He was appointed by von Hindenburg.

  • First Concentration Camps

    First Concentration Camps
    Soon after Hitler's appointment as chancellor, authorities established detention centers to incarcerate Nazi political opponents.

  • First Nazi Concentration Camp

    First Nazi Concentration Camp
    The purpose of previous concentration camps was to kill or intimidate political opponents. The first real Nazi camp, however, was Dachau

  • Hitler Becomes Führer

    Hitler Becomes Führer
    Paul von Hindenburg died in August 1934, allowing Hitler to abolish the presidency and proclaim himself Führer of the German People.

  • Labor Camps

    Labor Camps
    At this point, it became routine for camps to force labor.

  • Concentration Camps Increase in Population

    Concentration Camps Increase in Population
    Due to the outbreak of WWII, many prisoners from conquered territories were shipped to concentration camps, thus increasing their populations exponentially.

  • World War II Starts

    World War II Starts
    World War II was started by Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. Due to Germany's post-WWI state, this came as a shocker for other nations.