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Hitler is appointed to Chancellor of Germany
after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler to Chancellor of Germany. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as President of the United States
On March 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as President of the United States. -
First major waves of arrests of Homosexuals occurs through Germany
Around the time of Hitler's power, homosexuality became illegal, so over 100,000 men were arrested around October. -
Hitler's army invade the Rhineland
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces to the Rhineland. -
First German Gypsies are arrested and deported to the concentration camp in Dachau
Hitler wanted Gypsies sent to the Dachau concentration camp and it was approved by President Paul Von Hindenburg -
Austria is annexed by Germany
German troops marched into Austria to annex it for the Third Reich. They tried seizing control of the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany. -
Nazis burned down almost one thousand synagogues and loot Jewish homes and business.
Nazis burned down almost 1,000 synagogues and looted Jewish homes and businesses in nationwide programs called "Kristallnacht". 30,000 German and Jewish men are deported to concentration camps. Many Jewish women are also jailed. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 which would mark the beginning of World War II
