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The Nazi Party assumes control of the German state.
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President Hindenburg suspends constitutional protections in Germany.
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The Law against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limits the number of Jewish students in public schools
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Adolf Hitler becomes President of Germany.
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On March 11–13, 1938, German troops invade Austria and incorporate Austria into the German Reich in what is known as the Anschluss
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A new German law requires Jews bearing first names of “non-Jewish” origin to adopt an additional name: “Israel” for men and “Sara” for women.
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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 least 91 Jews.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
