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Drafted
Vladek was drafted into the military despite his father convincing him to starve himself in order to keep him out of the war. (Maus) -
Start of WWII
Stalin gives a speech about potential war. -
Captured
Vladek begins fighting in the military and is captured by the Germans and kept as a prisoner. (Maus) -
Germany invades Poland and France declares war on Germany
Beginning of full-scale European war. -
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Canada declares war on Germany.
Canada joined to help the ally powers with their extremely powerful air force. -
Released
Vladek was released from the labor camp and got to home to his family. (Maus) -
The Kabbalah
Elie begins to study the Kabbalah despite the fact his father thinks he's too young. (Night) -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Hawaiian naval base Pearl Harbor and destroy various war ships. -
Elie meets Moishe the Beetle
They meet and begin talking. (Night) -
Holocaust Started
Hitler begins his plans for the Holocaust. -
Moishe the Beetle Escapes
He escapes from the concentration camps + tries to warn fellow Jews about what their fate will be, but they don't listen. (Night) -
Richeu's Death
Richeu's guardian poisons herself and all of the children living with her when the Nazi's come to send them to a concentration camp. (Maus) -
Hiding in Sosniec
Vladek and Anja hide in Sosniec so they don't get sent to a concentration camp. (Maus) -
Jewish Leaders Arrested
Nazi's begin to arrest Jews for no apparent reason which arouses suspicion for the fate of future Jews. (Night) -
Taken
Vladek is taken to Aushwitz after he is ratted out. (Maus) -
Relocation to Ghettos
Elie's family and the rest of the jewish community are relocated to a small Ghetto. (Night) -
Inside Camp
Vladek meets a catholic priest who gives him hope for the future. (Maus) -
First day of Camp
Elie and his father arrive in Birkenau and get their prisoner number tattooed on their arms. (Night) -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
The Allies invaded Europe on the Eastern front to get behind enemy lines. -
Anja comes to Aushwitz
Vladek is able to bribe someone to transfer Anja from Birkenau to Aushwitz. -
Switzerland
Vladek and some of his friends from the concentration camp escape to Switzerland. -
Transferred to Aushwitz
Elie and his father are transferred from Birkenau to Auschwitz. (Night) -
Reunite
Vladek unites with Anja in Sosniec. (Maus) -
Surgery
Elie has surgery on his leg where he had frostbite. (Night) -
Father's death
Elie's dad dies in a bunk in Buchenwald. (Night) -
Liberated
The Americans liberatethe survivors at Buchenwald. (Night) -
Hitler commits Suicide
Hitler kills himself which causes most of Europe to surrender + ends the Holocaust. -
First Atomic Bomb
The first Atomic Bomb was dropped on Japan in Hiroshima. -
Second Atomic Bomb
The last Atomic Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
End of WWII
War ends.