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Reichstag Fire Decree
Freedom of speech, freedom of press, and the right to assessmble are all banned by the German Parliament, with encouragement from the Nazis.. This means that the people of Germany were pretty much silenced, and speaking out against the government, or saying anything negative was no longer allowed. -
Enabling act
Hitler is now allowed to create, propose, and sign legislation without hearing feedback from the parliament. This means Hitler as total control, and he had the final (and only) say. This creates a dictatorship. -
Eduction law
Only 5 percent of a student population in public schools or universities could be Jewish. Many Jewish students had to leave out public schools and start attending private schools -
Mandatory military service
The German government enacts a conscription law which applied to all men between 18 and 45. After May 1935, all drafted soldiers had to show evidence that they were "Aryan", Jews were forbidden to serve. -
Reich citizenship law
This law defined Jews as a race, not as a religion or culture. Jews lost their citizenship and became subjects of the state under this law. -
Law for the protection of German blood and honour
The German government banned the marriage between Jews and non-Jews. Sexual relations between these "mixed race" couples is now made illegal. -
Jewish name law
This law now required Jews who did not have traditionally "Jewish first names" to take the middle names "Israel" (for men) or "Sara" for women, making them easily identifiable as Jewish. New passports and identity cards had to be obtained documenting the change, as well as being marked with the letter "J" -
Anti-Jewish economy law
Jews a now prohibited from owning business or engaging in trade. They were pressured to "Aryanize", meaning that the Jewish owner would be forced to sell their business to a non Jewish employee or nazi supporter. -
Jewish badge is introduced to Germany
The Jewish badge was not unique to Nazi Germany, and has a long history. Nazi Germanu forced Jews to wear badges, most commonly as a yellow patch in the shape of a Star of David, to easily identify them. Some Jews were forced to wear them in the beginning of 1939, while some Jews didn't have to wear them until 1942. This was based on geography. -
Announcement of death penalty for aiding Jews
A warning is given to all non Jews in Warsaw, that if they were caught hiding Jews, helping Jews, providing the, with food, or transporting them, they would be sentenced to death as well as the Jew. This meant that very few people were willing to risk their lives to help the Jews.