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Adolf Htler Becomes Leader of the New Nazi Party
Hiltler decalres himself as leader of the Nazi Party. -
ADolf HItler appointed Chancellor
German Presidetn Paul can HIdenburg appointed Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler as Chancellor. -
Anti-Jewish Boycott
The Nazi-leadership plans an economic boyucott of Jewish-owned business. Germans were not to shop in Jewish-owned businesses. It only lasted for a day, and most Germans ignored it and continued to shop in Jewsih-owned businesses. -
Book Burning
University studetns bunred around 25,000 "un-German" books in Berlin's Opera Square. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
German Parliament passed the Nuremberg Race Laws. these laws institutionalized many racial theories of Nazi ideology and provided the legal form for the persecution of Jews in Germany. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The 1936 Summer Olympic Games were held in Berlin. The Nazis used the Olympic Games as propaganda event to show other nations the succes of the Nazi government. Thet removed anti-Jewish singns and restrained on anti-Jewish activities. -
Kristallnacht
Nazi Party officials, members of the SS, and german youth carryied-out riots against Jews. On this particular night, the rioters burned and destroyed hundreds of Jewish synagogues. Many of these riots were in view of firefighters. The rioters destroyed more than 7000 Jewish-owned businesses and other establishements. -
Auschwitz Camp Established
Auschwitz was the largest cencentration camp during the Holocaust. It included 3 main camps, all of which were to use prisoners for forced labor. One functioned for a while as a killing center. -
Jewish Badges
All Jews ages 6 and over were forced to wear a yellow Star of David on their outer clothing. This was to help identify who was a Jew, and makeit easier for NAzis to locate them. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (April-May)
That morning when SS and police entered the ghetto the streets were desserted. Almost all of the residents of the ghetto went into hiding, which triggered and uprising within the ghetto. Individuals and small groups of Jews hid and fougththe Germans for almost a month. -
Nuremberg Trails
The Nuremberg Trials were held to convict Nazis of the crimes they committed during the Holocaust. 12 leading Nazi officials were sentenced to death fro their crimes.