The Holocaust

By Angelina476

  • Hitler Campaign Speech

    Hitler Campaign Speech
    Adolf Hitler gave a speech in Waldenburg, Germany giving his promises on destroying the parliamentary system, and during this speech he also comes for the Weimer Republic. At this time, 230 seats in the German parliamentary elections went to the Nazi party.

  • Death of German President von Hindenburg

    Death of German President von Hindenburg
    In 1934, the president of Germany dies, and in his absence the people put Hitler in the presidential position.

  • Hitler abolishes office of president

    Hitler abolishes office of president
    In 1934, Hitler abolishes the presidential office, and establishes himself Führer.

  • Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses Organizations

    Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses Organizations
    Not only did Jehovah's witness organizations get banned but they were persecuted by the Nazi party.

  • Revision of Paragraph 175

    Revision of Paragraph 175
    The revision of paragraph 175 included the putting gay men in the same reparations as the Jews.

  • Nuremberg Race Laws

    Nuremberg Race Laws
    The Nuremberg Race Laws wanted to put more protection on the German honor and blood. These laws also helped classify Jews, not by a religous clasification but how many Jewish Grandparents the individual had.

  • Buchenwald Camp Opens

    Buchenwald Camp Opens
    In July of 1937, the Buchenwald camp for men opened up. Although, women were persecuted in these camps in the 1940's.

  • Antisemitic Exhibitions Open in Munich

    Antisemitic Exhibitions Open in Munich
    Josef Goebbels, the propaganda minister, and Julius Streicher, the editor of a newspaper company dedicated to discrimination of Jews. Together they set up Antisemitic exhibitions to show the conspiracy against Jews.

  • German annexation of Austria

    German annexation of Austria
    From the 11th to the 13th, German troops invaded Austria. Invading homes and reigning terror in all streets.

  • Anti-Jewish Laws in Hungary

    Anti-Jewish Laws in Hungary
    Modeled after Germany's Nuremberg Laws, Hungary too, set up Laws prejudice against the Jews.

  • Evian Conference

    Evian Conference
    From July 6th to the 15th, 1938, delegates from 32 countries and representatives from refugee aid organizations participated in the Evian Conference in Evian, France.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Kristnallnacht, or night of broken glass, was a horrific night filled with the bludgeoning of glass from many churches and Jewish households.