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Hitler Youth
Hitler wanted all the youth in Germany to believe in the Nazi Government (Trueman). Hitler felt that the German educational system was inadequate and so he created Hitler Youth (Trueman). The youth's activities in the Hitler Youth would prepare them for war, and would ensure the next generation's belief in the Nazi Party (Trueman). -
New Chancellor
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -
New Law
Law stripping East European Jewish immigrants of German citizenship. -
Book Burnings
Students of the University of Berlin burn thousands of books by Jewish authors -
Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht was a turning point during the Holocaust in Germany. The Kristallnacht, also known as the "Night of Broken Glass" refers to when the Jews were attacked in Germany. The Jews' homes were ransacked, their businesses were destroyed, and they were demolished in violence. -
Concentration camps open
Buchenwald Concentration camp opens -
Hitler's Speech
Hitler Gives his speech in Reichstag stating that "If war erupts it will mean the Vernichtung (extermination) of European Jews". -
World War II Begins
Germany invades Poland and World War II begins -
Hitler's Birthday
Hitler's birthday would be celebrations throughout Germany. -
Germany V.S The Soviets
Germany looks to take control of the Soviet Union with an invasion attack. -
The Yellow Star
German Jews are required to wear the yellow star of David with the word Jude. -
Death of Jews and more
Chelmno (Kulmhof) extermination camp begins operations 340,000 Jews, 20,000 Poles, and Czechs were murdered from this time to April of 1943. -
Bombing Hamburg
Harris' bombers attack Hamburg, killing 40,000 people -
Death March
Beginning of death march of approximately 40,000 Jews from Budapest and Austria. -
Air Raids
Air raids are when planes bomb certain targets with incendiary bombs. The Allied forces (USA, UK, China, USSR) were the ones doing the bombing. The air raids helped destroy and cripple the Nazi and Japanese Empire. Liesel was the sole survivor of the Himmel Street bombing. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler commits suicide -
The End of WW2
World War II ends with the USA signing a peace treaty with Japan several weeks after they dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also, the Russians happened to defeat the Nazis and some say Hitler either killed himself or left Nazi Germany.
