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Events During the Holocaust

By Mrs. B's English Class
  • Hitler becomes leader of Germany

    Hitler becomes leader of Germany

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of Germany. Why did this happen? See this video for more information.
  • Nazis open Dachau concentration camp near Munich

    Nazis open Dachau concentration camp near Munich

    Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933, shortly after Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) became chancellor of Germany. Located in southern Germany, Dachau initially housed political prisoners; however, it eventually evolved into a death camp where countless thousands of Jews died from malnutrition, disease and overwork or were executed. (History.com)
  • Enabling Act Passes!

    Enabling Act Passes!

    Hitler has legal authority for dictatorship. The Enabling Act was passed in March 1933, it allowed Hitler to introduce any law which he wanted, Hitler used the Act to pass several new laws which helped him to gain total power and create a totalitarian dictatorship.
  • QUIZLET - Enabling Act Knowledge Check

    QUIZLET - Enabling Act Knowledge Check

    Check your knowledge here
  • Hitler requires boycott of Jewish businesses

    Hitler requires boycott of Jewish businesses

    Not only did Hitler require boycotting of Jewish businesses, but he also dismissed all Jews from working in government and civil service positions such as being judges, lawyers, journalists, conductors, musicians, professors, scientists, etc.
  • Books by Jewish authors are burned

    Books by Jewish authors are burned

    This video by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shares a bit about why the Nazis burned books.
  • The Nazi Party is declared the only legal party in Germany.

    The Nazi Party is declared the only legal party in Germany.

    This site will provide so much information about the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
  • Segregation begins

    Segregation begins

    "Non-Aryans" are no longer allowed to serve in the military; Jews are no longer allowed entrance to cinemas, theaters, swimming pools, resorts, etc. More acts of terror and boycotts begin to occur.
  • Nuremberg Laws Passed

    Nuremberg Laws Passed

    On September 15, 1935, the Nazis announced two new laws that removed citizenship from Jews and forbade them from marrying or having relations with non-Jews. Read More about the laws that also stripped German Jews of their citizenship and civil rights.
  • Propery is taken from all Jews

    Propery is taken from all Jews

    Decree calling for compulsory "Aryanization" of Jewish businesses; Jews could no longer own property. It was all confiscated by the German Reich
  • German Jewish passports marked with the letter "J"

    German Jewish passports marked with the letter "J"

    With this marking, they are considered invalid. Read more about this process.
  • Polish Jews foreced to leave Germany

    Polish Jews foreced to leave Germany

    Imagine being forced to leave the only home you knew. This website shares more about why they were forced out and where they went. Be sure to check other links on this site.
  • Kristallnacht begins

    Kristallnacht begins

    Learn more about the Night of Broken Glass
  • Yellow Stars now required

    Yellow Stars now required

    Yellow stars are now required to be worn by Polish Jews over age 10. More on this website
  • The Warsaw Ghetto is sealed off, with more than 400,000 Jews inside

    The Warsaw Ghetto is sealed off, with more than 400,000 Jews inside

    This video will provide a brief view of this event. Can you find another source and share it with the class?
  • First gas chamber used to conduct mass murder at Auschwitz

    First gas chamber used to conduct mass murder at Auschwitz

    Here is a first-person account with more photos from history.
  • Check your knowledge of WWII Concentration Camps

    Check your knowledge of WWII Concentration Camps

    Do you know the camps, locations, and casualties? Take this quiz to check your knowledge.
  • Hitler is dead

    Hitler is dead

    While it was reported that Hitler committed suicide, many believe that Hitler didn't die that day in Germany. What do you think?
  • Americans free 33,000 survivors from concentration camps

    Americans free 33,000 survivors from concentration camps

    This page includes lots of information about the liberation of camps in Europe.
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders

    Finally, Germany surrenders on this day in May, 1945. Listen to this genuine audio recording.