Holocaust Timeline

By emily.garciapadil004

  • Hitler comes into power

    Hitler comes into power
    Hitler was appointed as chancellor of Germany.

  • Boycotts of Jewish businesses

    Boycotts of Jewish businesses
    The Nazis began boycotting Jewish-owned businesses and shops.

  • Nuremberg Race Laws are issued

    Nuremberg Race Laws are issued
    Nazis created laws that would strip German Jews of their citizenship.

  • Anschluss

    Anschluss
    Hitler wanted all German-speaking nations to unite with Germany, along with Austria, his homeland.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Nazis vandalized and set fire to Jewish businesses, homes, and schools. About 100 Jews were killed and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps.

  • St. Louis

    St. Louis
    St. Louis sets sail from Germany to Cuba with over 900 passengers fleeing from Germany. The U.S and Cuba then denied entry, forcing the St. Louis to return to Europe. Refugees would later be killed in the Holocaust.

  • Warsaw Ghetto

    Warsaw Ghetto
    Jews were put into ghettos, eclosed areas to control and segregate the Jewish population. The Warsaw ghetto was one of the largest and most populated. In November, it was sealed, confining more than 300,000 Jews.

  • Concentration Camps

    Concentration Camps
    Jews were transported on trains and taken to killing centers. Nazis would kill the majority of Jews in gas chambers. Auschwitz, established in 1940, was one of the largest camps.