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Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) is elected the 32nd president of the United States. -
Hitler Takes Power
Shortly after his appointment as chancellor, Adolf Hitler addressed the German Parliment, causing all parties, except the Socialist and the Communist, to pass the "Enabling Act", giving Hitler emergency power -
Jewish Store Boycott
On April 1st, 1933, the Nazis started a boycott of Jewish owned stores and business all across Germany. However many Germans still entered the stores causing the boycott to be called off -
Death of German President von Hinderburg
German President Paul von Hindenburg dies. With the support of the German armed forces, Hitler becomes President of Germany. -
Nazi Race Laws Are Passed
In September of 1935, the Nurnberger Laws get passed, heavily restricting the Jewish and Roma. It took their citizenship and prohibited them from having any relationships with any Non-Jews. -
Night of Broken Glass
On the night of November 9-10, 1938, the Nazis unleashed an orchestrated attack on Jews across Germany. Within 48 hours of the attacks, 7,500 Jewish owned businesses were beaten or destroyed, 96 had been killed, and nearly 30,000 men had been arrested and taken to concentration camps. -
Kristallnacht
Nazi Party officials, members of the SA and the Hitler Youth carry out a wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms throughout Greater Germany. The rioters destroyed hundreds of synagogues, many of them burned in full view of firefighters and the German public and looted more than 7,000 Jewish-owned businesses and other commercial establishments. -
German Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. German forces broke through Polish defenses along the border and quickly advanced on Warsaw, the Polish capital.
