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Correlation between Hitler becomes Chancellor and laws that limit Jews in public
Hitler did not like the Jews. He blamed them for the loss of WW1 and considered them a race. He claimed that we should get rid of them. So when Hitler became Chancellor, this gave him enough power to make laws and have a say in what he thinks of Jews. The law that limited jews in public schools were probably his idea. More and more laws started to happen when Hitler became a big part in the power of Germany. -
Adolf Hitler was born
He was born in a small Austrian village. His father was Alois Hitler and his mother was Maria Anna Schicklgruber -
The Jewish Question
Hitler stated that Jews are a race and are not a religious community. He also identified a goal of the German government to discriminate legislation against Jews. He also said that jews should be removed altogether -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
German President Paul von Hindenburg makes Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler the Chancellor of the coalition government. The Nazis and the German Nationalist People's Party are members of the coalition. -
A law that limits Jews in public
The German government issued the law because of schools and universities being overcrowded. They then limited the amount of Jews in public schools. No more than 5% of the school population could be Jewish after this. Jews then turned to private schools -
Organization of German Jews
Jewish organizations were established when persecution from the Nazis was increasing. These organizations were to stand up for the jews that lived in Germany and to represent their interests. -
Ernst Rohm death
Pressured by fellow Nazi commanders, Hitler ordered the SS to kill the SA chief of staff Ernst Rohm. He thought if he did this, it would increase his chances to become the president. -
Hitler becomes leader
In addition to his position in Chancellor, Hitler becomes the dictator of Germany. -
Nuremberg Law
The Nuremberg law states that if you're elders such as parents, grandparents, etc, are Jewish, then you are considered Jewish. It doesn´t matter if switched to Christianity, If you were born a jew, then you are a jew. -
Antisemitic Exhibition
These exhibitions occurred in German cities like Berlin. They consisted of Nazi officials showing people stereotypical pictures and conspiracys of jews to try to persuad them that they are bad. -
Anti-Jewish Laws in Hungary
Hungary passed laws which banned Jews from certain professions and jobs. This hurt their economic life. They also could not marry people that were not jewish. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany fled through Poland´s borders and went straight for the capital, Warsaw. After about a month of bombing, Western side of Poland surrendered to Germany. Soviets contoled the eastern poland -
France and Britain declare WW2
Britain and France declared war towards Germany. They were garenteed to protect polands borders and when Germany took over half of poland, they had to delcare war. -
Operation Barbarossa
Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in "Operation Barbarossa. Hitler sent 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia. The Russians were taken by surprise as they had signed a treaty with Germany in 1939. -
Pearl harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In response to the attack, the United States declared war on Japan -
United states declares war on Japan
President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks the US Congress to declare war on Japan following the previous day's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Germany attacks southern soviet union
German forces reached Stalingrad in late 1942 and the battle proved a turning point in the war. After months of fierce fighting and heavy casualties, the surviving German forces surrendered. -
Allied Nation statement
The allied nation stated that German authorities were engaging in mass murder of the European Jews. They then stated that the german authorities would “not escape retribution.” -
Assassination attempt.
German military officers attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in his East Prussian headquarters at Rastenburg. Colonel Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg left a bomb in a briefcase near Hitler during a military briefing on the deteriorating military situation on the eastern front. Hitler, however, survived the blast. -
Hitler commits suicide
Soviet forces were near his bunker in berlin. Knowing he was defeated, Hitler commited suicide. -
Germany surrenders
On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide. Within days, Berlin fell to the Soviets. German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west on May 7 and in the east on May 9, 1945 -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders. World War II officially ends
