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Timeline of Events
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Adolf Hitler Appointed Chancellor
The National Socialist German Workers's Party, more commonly known as the Nazi Party, assumes control of the German state when German President Paul Von Hindenburg appoints Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler as Chancellor at the head of coalition government. -
Reichstag Fire Decree
The day after the German parliament building burned down due to arson, President Hindenburg issues the Decree for the Protection of the people and the Reich. -
Establishment of Dachau Camp
Outside the town of Dachau, Germany, the SS eatables its first concentration camp to incarcerate political opponents. -
Anti-Jewish Boycott
Less than 3 months after coming to power in Germany, the Nazi leadership stages an economic boycott targeting Jewish-owned businesses and the offices of Jewish professionals. -
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
The German government issues the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service which excludes Jews and other political opponents of the Nazis from all civil service since August 1, 1914, those who where veterans of WW1, or those with a father or son killed in action in WW1. -
Law Limits Jews in Public Schools
The German government issues the law against overcrowding in schools and universities, which dramatically limits the number of Jewish students attending public schools. -
Book Burning
On May 10, 1933, university students burn upwards of 25,000 "un-German" books in Berlin 's Opera square. Some 40,000 people gather to hear Joseph Goebbels deliver a fiery address: No to decadence and moral corruption.
