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The assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip has long been accepted as the catalyst for World War I.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II promises to support Austria against Serbia.
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America entered World War One on April 6th, 1917. Up to that date, America had tried to keep out of World War One – though she had traded with nations involved in the war – but unrestricted submarine warfare, introduced by the Germans on January 9th, 1917, was the primary issue that caused Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2nd. Four days later, America joined World War One on the side of the Allies.
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Britain captures Jerusalem from the Turks.
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed ending hostilities between Russia and Germany.
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Germany asks the Allies for an armistice.
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Beer-Hall PutschIn what is referred to as the Beer-hall Putsch, Adolph Hitler leads the Nazis in an attempt to takeover the Bavarian Government in Munich.This is a failed attempt. Hitler is jailed and serves five months of a five year sentence. While in jail he write his autobiography Mein Kampf.
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After receiving 33 percent of the vote, Adolpf Hitler is appointed Reich Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg
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Burning of the ReichstagThe Reichstag building is destroyed by fire setting off a national emergency leading to the suspension of the German constitution; the government takes away freedom of speech, freedom of asembly, freedom of the press, freedom from invasion of provacy, and freedom fom un-warranted searches of one's home.
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Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service excludes Jews and non-Aryans from government employment. Jewish professors and teachers are also fired.
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The Gestapo (Nazi Secret State Police) is given the power to arrest and interrogate citizens without requireing any other authority.
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Books written by Jews and opponents of Nazism are burned throughout Germany
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Forced sterilization of Gypsies, the mentally and physically disabled, African-Germans and others considered "inferior" or "unfit" permitted by law
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Hitler orders the murder of approximately 70 Nazi leaders and civilians.
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Hitler declares himself Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, which are now required to swear an oath of loyalty to him.
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German resumes military conscription.
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Jehovah's Witnesses are prohibited from religious activites, banned from publishing material, banned from civil service jobs, and arressted throughout Germany.
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The Reich Citizenship Law excludes Jews and other non-Aryans form Full citizenship.
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The law defines "Jew" according to the number of Jewish grandparents one has
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German army enters an area of the Rhineland, thereby violating the Treaty of Versailles.
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Antisemetic signs are removed until after the games are over.
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USHMM - Evian ConferenceRrpresentatives from 32 countries meet in evian, France to discuss the refugee policies; most refuse to increase quotas for German Jews
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Munich AgreementBritain, France, and Italy accept German incorporation of Sudentenland (formerly part of Czechoslovakia). Agreement is a form of "appeasement" drawn up by Brirtish Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
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Herschel GrynszpanThe assassin Herschel Grynszpan is seeking revenge for the deportation of Jews (including his parents,) from Germany to Poland
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USHMM - KristallnachtNight of the Broken Glass: a pogrom (attack on Jews) begins in Germany
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Expropriation (confiscation) of Jewish industries, businesses, and shops
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In a speech delivered to the Reichstage (German Parliament), Hitler declares thta in the event of a war the "Jewish race" will be annihilated in Europe.
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Germany occupies Prague and the remainder of Czechoslovakia.
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Nazi-Soviet Pact Non-Agression Pact is signed by between Germany and the Soviet Union i which they agree to the division of Poland
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USHMM - Euthanasia ProgramThis secret decree extends the power of the T-4 (euthanasia) program and is dated September 1, 1939 so it appears to be linked with the war effort.
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