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The Holocaust
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Hitler becomes Chancellor
the German president appointed Hitler Chancellor. -
Nuremberg race laws
Two years after the Nazis came to power, the German government decreed the Nuremberg Race Laws in 1935. These laws codified a supposedly biological definition of Jewishness. -
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World War II
Nazi Germany began World War II by attacking Poland. Over the next two years, Germany invaded and occupied much of Europe, including western parts of the Soviet Union. -
Germanys territorial expansion
Nazi Germany’s territorial expansion began in 1938–1939. Germany annexed neighboring Austria and the Sudetenland during this time and occupied the Czech lands. -
Nazi Germany controlled most of Europe
Nazi Germany controlled most of Europe and parts of North Africa. Nazi control brought harsh policies and ultimately mass murder to Jewish civilians across Europe. -
Final Solution
Final Solution to the Jewish Question was the deliberate and systematic mass murder of European Jews. It was the last stage of the Holocaust and took place from 1941 to 1945. Though many Jews were killed before the "Final Solution" began, the vast majority of Jewish victims were murdered during this period.