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Treaty Of Versailles
The outcome after the Germans fought in WWI was horrible there streets bombarded with people. People not knowing where to live and how they were going to feed people. Germany surrenders to Allies, to lose World War 1. They are forced to sign unfavorable Treaty of Versailles. The treaty made them lose land, military, and payback money to winners. -
Hyperinflation
The inflation was growing very rapidly and the prices were going so fast that Germany's Government printed more money. Price of bread. Price of bread in Germany: 1923 - 399 billion marks -
Beerhall Putsch
Hitler attempts to overthrow the German government -
Hitler On Trial
Uses trial to give huge speech further blaming the Jews for problems of Germany -
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Republic Government
There government was a republic and The president was a popular war hero -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor Of Germany
Hitler was a very talented persuader and speaker. He was also very smart of taking opportunities that were given to him after WWI. He used a scapegoat to persuade the Germans into letting him become chancellor. The scapegoat was the Jewish people. -
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Holocaust
The holocaust was a genocide of Jewish people after Germany lost WWI. Around this period of time Adolf Hitler was dictator. The genocide was one of the main causes of WWII -
Reichstag Fire
Hitler blames communists for the fire -
Enabling Act of March
Hindenburg gives Hitler "temporary" power for deciding. To eliminate the communist party. Which makes Hitler the dictator. At this time there is an official boycott of Jewish businesses -
Nuremberg Laws
Nazis needed a way to identify Jews. The law stated if you were Jewish it would deny citizenship, forbade Jews from marrying non-Jews, Cannot fly national flag, and punishments would include fines, imprisonment, and hard labor. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht is a violent massacre of Jewish men and women. -
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WWII
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Germany Invades Poland
he wanted to expand his land because he lost a lot of land after WWI. In Poland there was 3 million Jews which dedicated to the Holocaust tremendously. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazi leaders approve the "final solution" or plan to exterminate the Jews. -
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Einsatzgruppen
As the army advanced into the Soviet Union, these groups would round Jews from the newly occupied areas and kill them... usually by shooting -
Anne Frank's family goes into hiding
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Residents smuggled weapons in, uprising lasted for about a month, and SS troops arrested and deported residents after the uprising ended. -
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Camp Rebellions
Camp rebellions that have guns and fight back and resist orders. -
Death Marches
Allies advancing toward death camps. Nazis evacuate prisoners march them into Germany to avoid capture. Brutal treatment harsh conditions along the way. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
The Allies set some concentration camp captives free. Even after the Jewish people were set free they still faced challenges. The Germans were searching all over to round the Jewish men and woman up. The people also faced challenges because they would not be able to run that far. -
Free At Last
Camps throughout Europe are liberated from Allied forces -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide rather than be captured by the Soviet Red Army. After that Germany surrenders within a week. -
What happened to the survivors?
Displaced Persons Camps- Areas for former prisoners to stay while searching for family and a permanent place to live -
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Nuremberg Trials
International Community put a number of Germans on trial for War Crimes, Crimes Against Peace and Crimes Against Humanity
