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The Reichstag Fire
The Reichstag building in Berlin was set on fire, the culprit was Marinus van der Lubbe a Dutch communist. He was soon taken into custody for the crime and executed. The Naxi government used the fire and declared a state of emergency -
Book Burnings
Several University students went and publicly burned books that were considered 'un-german' or written by Jewish authors in Berlin. In a couple of days, similar burnings were held in several German cities -
The Nuremberg Laws are Passed
During the annual party rally of the Nazis. Hitler announced the Nuremberg Laws. Which were 2 separate laws, the first prevented marriages and relationships between Jews and Germans, and the second one took German citizenship. -
Jewish Passports Are Stamped With a 'J'
The passports of Jewish citizens began to be stamped with a large 'J' for Jew. This was to stop Jews from emigrating to Switzerland acting like Christians. -
France Introduces Antisemitic Legislation
The 'Statut de Juifs' was the first antisemitic statute passed by the government of Vichy France. It represented any person with 3 Jewish grandparents or, if the spouse is Jewish as well, 2 Jewish grandparents, as Jewish. -
The Wannsee Conference
The 15 members of the German Civil Service and Nazi Party all met at the Wannsee Conference on Berlin.They all talked and agreed about the measures needed to implement the "Final solution" which is the complete annihilation of the European Jews. -
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Jews began to become armed with pistols and rifles and resist the Nazis, The Nazis responded by burning down the ghettos and murdering all of its inhabitants, this soon became a symbol of Jewish resistance. -
The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials was a point in time where 22 top level Nazi war criminals were put to trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes.Twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death.