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Hitler becomes Chancellor
President of Germany names Adolf Hitler Chancellor. This allowed him to have a foothold in the government and allow him to take over eventually. -
Dauchau Opened
This was an early camp opened by the Germans to help enforce the Nuremburg laws. Was used to help facilitate racial discrimination. -
Boycott of Jewish Businesses
German leaders were convinced that the Jews were the source of their problems. As a result, they ordered a boycott of businesses run by those who were Jewish. -
Nuremburg Laws
Laws were established at the rally held in Nuremburg. These laws enforced the ideas of the Nazis such as secondary citizenship to others. -
Night of Broken Glass/ Kristallnacht
Mass attack on Jews through much of the German Reich the night of November 9 1938. Although the name translates to Night of Crystal, it is often refered to as the Night of Broken Glass. -
German Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded and took over Poland with relative ease. Demonstrated what would be Germany's military strategy. -
Auschwitz Concentration Camp Established
Camp was established. Initially only as a work camp using the prisoners as workers, it later became a large death camp for mass killings. -
Final Solution Begins
At the Wannsee conference in Berlin, delegates from the German government and the SS meet up to discuss the Final Solution. This will later lead to millions of European Jews being sent to concentration camps and evantually killed over about 4 years. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
Soviet troops approched the camp in January. The German leaders fled and the final prisoners were liberated later that month.