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Formation of Dachau
The first regular concentration camp established by the Nazi government. Heinrich Himmler who was the police president of Munich, described the camp as a camp for political prisoners. It held 4800 prisoners in the first year. Other groups were soon targeted for these camps, especially the Jews. After Kristallnacht, more than 10,000 Jewish men were forced into the camp. -
Boycott of Jewish Businesses
It was revenge for gruelpropaganda (atrocity stories) that foreign Jews, assisted by journalists, were supposedly circulating to damage Nazi reputation. The Star of David was painted on thousands of shop windows, with anti-sematic slogans. It only lasted for one day, but was just the beginning of victimising the Jews. -
Law for Restoration of Civil Service
It was the first major law to take away the rights of Jewish citizens. It excluded Jews and others from civil service. It was the first step towards the "Aryan paragraph" which excluded Jews from organizations, professions and other aspects of public life. It became the foundation for the Nuremburg Racial Laws and restricted Jewish participation in urban life. -
Nazi Book Burning Rallies
German students as well as storm troopers tossed thousands of books into the fire while saluting Hitler and singing Nazi anthems. Joseph Goebbles joined in on the act and more than 20,000 volumes of books were destroyed. -
Law Against Establishment of Political Parties
This was a crucial step in transforming German society into a dictatorship. This law entailed that all other political parties were disbanded. Some activists fled while others were ready to work within an illegal party framework. Germany finally became a one party dictatorship with this law, because according to the law, it was the only legitimate political party in the country. -
Germany Rejects Disarmament and International Cooperation
Hitler wanted to establish a European empire for Germany through war. To do this he would need fast expansion of German military. He withdrew Germany from the Geneva Disarmament Conference in October of 1933. He also rejected security and international affairs by leaving the League of Nations. Free from the restrictions that the conference brought, Nazi Germany went on to create a huge military construciton program. -
Law for Protection of German Blood and Honor
This law was a part of what later became known as the Nuremburg Racial Laws. It took German citizenship away from Jews, and outlawed an significant relationship between Jews and non-Jews. It was the beginning of defining Jews by race rather than religion. -
The Reich Citizenship Law
This was the second half to the Nuremburg racial laws. It formed the basis of the Nazi persecution of the Jews. The law stated that a person living in Germany was a person who belonged to the Union of the German Reich and had specific duties towards the Reich. It also stated that a citizen of the Reich is only someone who is of pure German blood.
