The Holocaust

By AleksJosefB075

  • Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany

  • Reichstag burns down

    Reichstag burns down
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    The Holocaust

  • German President von Hindenburg dies. Hitler becomes Führer.

    German President von Hindenburg dies. Hitler becomes Führer.

  • Nazis pass law allowing forced abortions on women to prevent them from passing on hereditary diseases.

    Nazis pass law allowing forced abortions on women to prevent them from passing on hereditary diseases.

  • SS Deaths head division is established to guard concentration camps.

    SS Deaths head division is established to guard concentration camps.

  • Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching Germans, and from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances.

    Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching Germans, and from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances.

  • Nazi troops enter Austria, which has a population of 200,000 Jews, mainly living in Vienna. Hitler announces Anschluss (union) with Austria.

    Nazi troops enter Austria, which has a population of 200,000 Jews, mainly living in Vienna. Hitler announces Anschluss (union) with Austria.

  • Nazi troops seize Czechoslovakia (Jewish population. 350,000).

    Nazi troops seize Czechoslovakia (Jewish population. 350,000).