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Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor
The nazi party assumes control of german state -
Reichstag Fire Decree
president hindenburg suspends constitutional protections in germany. -
Anti-jewish Boycott
members of the nazi party and its affiliated organization organize a nationwide boycott of jewish-owned businesses in Germany. -
Law Limits Jews in public schools
The Law against Overcrowding in schools and universities limits the number of jewish students in public school -
Book Burning
Books deemed "un-German" are publicly burned throughout Germany. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 herald a new wave of anti-Semitic legislation that brings immediate and concrete segregation. -
German Annexation austria
On March 11-13, 1938, German troops invade Austria and incorporate Austria into the German Reich in what is known as the Anschluss. -
Kristallnacht
In a nationwide pogrom called kristallnacht, members of the nazi party and other Nazi formations burn synagogues, loot jewish homes and businesses, and kill at 91 jews.