Holocaust

By Maura.Branum

  • Schutzstaffel Organized

    April 4, 1925 basically the police in Nazi Germany. Affects Europe
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  • Boycott of Jewish Business

    affected Jewish shop owners. A boycott of Jewish business across Germany

  • Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Gets appointed because he’s the only option.affects everyone involved in wwii

  • Hitler Claims Emergency Powers

    Hitler can pretty much put anyone in jail for any reason. Affects people that hitler doesn’t like.

  • Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases

    forced sterilization of certain individuals with physical and mental disabilities. Affected mentally and physically disabled people

  • Law against Dangerous Habitual Criminals

    The new law allows courts to order the indefinite imprisonment of “habitual criminals” if they deem the person dangerous to society.

  • Nuremberg Laws

    Segregates Jews pretty much. Affects Jews

  • Creation of the Zigeunerlager

    Affected Roma. ABout 600 Roma were arrested and put into work camp

  • Nazi’s Occupy Rhineland

    Hitler brings military into demilitarized zone. Affected hitler’s view of LoN

  • Reichszentrale is created

    Oct 10, 1936. Central office for combating Homosexuality and abortion. Affected people who wanted abortions and gay people

  • Kristallnacht/The Night of Broken Glass

    Night Glass People raided Jewish business and homes breaking in windows burn synagogues.

  • Yellow Star for German Jews

    badge used in germany to mark who was jewish. 1939-45. affected Jews

  • St. Louis Ship (with Jews)

    This ship of people hoping to get to america kept getting denied places and ended up back in Europe. June 1939. Affected people on the ship

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland, starting wwii. Affects literally everyone involved in wwii

  • Auschwitz opened

    First prisoners included German prisoners transferred from another german camp.

  • Madagascar Plan presented

    A plan for after the war when germany thought they would win they could use madagascar to keep Jews. May 1940

  • Lodz Ghetto Opens

    160,000 jews forced to stay there. Affected Polish Jews

  • Babi Yar

    Affected Jewish people of Kiev. German police ans SS killed Jewish people of Kiev at Babi Yar

  • Einsatzgruppen, starts

    SS troops massacre Jews. Mass graves. June 1941 affects jews

  • The Commisair Order

    Orders to german officers to shoot any russian political commissars. June 6, 1941

  • Wannsee Conference

    Revealed to non-Nazi leaders who would be transporting Jews across Europe. affected people who didnt know about “the final plan”

  • Dr Josef Mengele arrives at Auschwitz

    Affected people in Auschwitz. Got transferred to Auschwitz shortly after becoming SS

  • Himmler Orders Liquidation of ghettos

    Himmler orders for healthy Jews to be put to work and unhealthy to be killed. Jews affected

  • Last Gassing at Auschwitz

    Heinrich Himmler ordered for the last gassing at Auschwitz. Oct 30, 1944. Affected Jews at Auschwitz

  • Himmler Orders Destruction of Auschwitz

    Soviet troops are getting closer so destruction Auschwitz buildings is ordered. People in auschwitz affected

  • Liberation of Auschwitz

    Soviet army liberated 6000+ prisoners. Affected people in the camp

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    April 30, 1945. Hitler kills himself. Affects Europe

  • International Military Tribunal

    24 defendants chosen for trial only 21 show. Affected Nazis

  • Adolf Eichmann captured

    Adolf Eichmann was taken into custody and tried then found guilty of crimes against Jewish people

  • Dr Josef Mengele Dies

    Dies of stroke in 1979 under alias. Affected his state of being alive