Holocaust Unit

By Jayson_Lynn

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Germany lost land and military, then they had to pay back money to winners.

  • Hyper Inflation

    Prices rise really quickly, and too early in time. People can't keep up with prices.

  • Beerhall Putsch

    Hitler tries to get people to support him in a beer hall.

  • Hitler on Trial

    Hitler goes on trial for treason.
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    Republic Style Government

  • Anne Frank is Born

  • Hitler is Named Chancellor

    Starts getting more praise and power

  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler was an evil man who was very good at making people feel hopeful only to make them miserable later.
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    Holocaust

    A time when many Jewish people were murdered for not being like the aryans

  • Reichstag Fire

    Hitler blames Communists for fire.

  • Enabling Act

    Hitler went to Hindenburg's office and asked him for his signiture so that he could temporarily take over during emergencies.

  • Nuremburg Laws

    Nazis needed a way to identify Jews so they could discriminate them. Nuremberg Laws defined people with 3 or 4 Jewish Grandparents as "Jewish" and 1 or 2 as "Mixed Blood"

  • Kristallnacht

    The government terrorizes the Jewish people by destroying their homes and shops.

  • Ghettos

    Nazis begin rounding up millions of Jews and confining them to Ghettos.

  • Euthanasia Program Begins

    Systematic killing of those Germans whom the Nazis deemed "unworthy of life" because of mental illness or physical disability.
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    World War II

  • First Death Camp

    Vans with small gas chambers in the rear are used.

  • Wannsee Conference

    Nazi Leaders approve the "Final Solution" or plan to exterminate the Jews.
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    Einstatzgruppen

    People who's job was to round up Jews from newly occupied areas and shoot them.

  • Anne Frank's Family Goes Into Hiding

  • Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    Residents smuggled weapons inside. Uprising lasted for about a month. SS troops arrested and deported residents after the uprising ended.
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    Camp Rebellions

    Prisoners fought back at death camps.

  • Mr. Dussel moves into the secret annex

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    Death Marches

    Allies advancing towards death camps, Nazis evacuate prisoners, march them into Germany to avoid capture, brutal treatment and harsh conditions along the way.

  • Liberation

    Camps throughout Europe are liberated by Allied forces.

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler commits suicide rather than face capture by the Soviet Red Army. Germany surrenders within a week.

  • Mr. Frank returns to the annex and finds Anne's diary.

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    Nuremburg Trials

    The Allies and the International Community put a number of Germans on trial for War Crimes, Crimes against peace and crimes against humanity

  • Displaced Persons Camps

    Areas for former prisoners to stay while searching for family and a permanent place to stay.

  • Emigration

    The Jews wanted to emigrate from Europe and were successful.