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Adolf Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
November of 1932, the Nazi party won 33 percent of the vote, which was more than any other party, in the German Election. Due to this, President Paul von Hindenbrug appointed Adolf Hitler, who was the head of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NAZI Party), the new chancellor of Germany. -
Reichstag Fire Decree
This law was put into place by President von Hindenburg. This law took away freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right for people to assemble. This meant that the government now could control what was being published to citizens of Germany. -
Civil Service Law
The Civil Service Law removed Jews and political opponents against Nazi from the service positions, including school, university, and government jobs. -
Burning of “Un-German” Books
Basically, what happened in this event is Hitler ordered all of the Nazis to burn all of the books, almost, because the only books considered to be okay were ones that were pro-nazi. Any book that was Anti-Nazi, Un-German, or published by a Jew were burned. -
Press Censorship Law
This law made it so jewish people couldn't work for journalism or couldn't work for news companies. -
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor
Jewish people could not marry non Jews. It was illegal for couples to be of mixed race -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret agreement stating not to attack each other for 10 years and agreed to divided eastern Europe -
Germany Invades Norway and Denmark
Nazi germany invaded norway and denmark to get more naval bases to prevent british blockade of germany . -
Announcement of Death Penalty for Aiding Jews
because if normal people were caught hiding or helping jews then they would get a death
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Allied Forces Invade Sicily
On July 9th Allied forces launched and attack on Sicily with air, sea, and land forces. It took about a month to take over the island so the Allies had the island controlled by mid august.