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First of Hitler's "Saturday Surprises"
This was the first of Germany's proclaimations and reaffirmations to the world that they were a siginificant country to pay attention to. This was made by Hitler re-assembling the German army and airforce, and he used the excuse that these upgrades in defense were only for the purposes of defense, and people allowed it considering what they had t go through because of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Hitler met secretly with Prime Minister of Austria Kurt von Schusschnigg
Throughout this meeting al that came out of it was more conflict that drove Hitler more into rage. Furthermore he made a decree that if Austria does not decide willingly to fall under German control, he will be forced to attack them to "restore order in a chaotic country." Because Austria had no alliance or defense in affect to World War 1, the public decidingly just gave up and were pretty much forced to choose the Nazi side in the democracy that von Schussnigg held. -
The Nazi Party evades and isolates the Jewish race
Nothing could be done simply because there was an international bias against the Jews in general, and with the Nazi Party's promises of freedom and accomplishments in reinstating Germany everybody just assumed they were right. Also, for the same reason nobody came to Austria's aid, World War 1 really deprived the entire world's warrior spirit. -
Law was establsihed that required all Jews to be born must have a "Jewish" name
Thus would path the way to for other equally flawed and terrible laws to be made, such as the later evaluated law that all Jews had to wear a Yellow Star on their clothing, and they were not allowed to walk on the streets between 9 at night and 5 in the morning. -
The Nazis took a group of prisoners frm a death camp to Gleiwitz, right on the border of Poland, and killed
This was made to intimidate Poland even more as the next day is was announced that Germany is going into war with Poland. It only took 18 days for Germany to get complete control and dictation of the small country. They had the goal to ocmpletely eradicate the country of Poland. -
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Germany set up conquests to the West
They took over Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg in about this entire spance of time. -
It was made official that the children of Polish descent were only educated simple math, their names, and to obey the "higher" Germans
It was said that only Polish chikldren with Aryan features or backgrounds were acceptable as actual citizens of Germany. -
Hitler invaded Russia
This was simply because the Nazis viewed as a whole Russia to be a sign of doom in despair in society for their great population of Jews. What was even more devastating is that the Russian Jews weren't even aware that Germany was coming for them until the arrived, and thus they were completely hit by surprised and nobody came in their defense because of how sudden it was. -
Jews were forced into Ghettoes
These ghettoes only provided about 40% of the necessities to live, and as a result many of the people living there died "naturally."
