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Takeover of power

1933

Hitler became the chancellor.

The Boycott

Apr 1, 1933

Nazis put up posters on the windows of Jewish shops. This would cause the business to slow down and eventually stop. This would also lead to some jews being poor.

Nazi Race Law

1935

Everyone was given a card with their race/blood. If you were not pure german blood, you were considered a jew. Any jew was arrested.

Broken Glass

1938

Germans were violent against jews. They started to vandalize and burn houses down.

Search for refuge

1938

Many jews were trying to get out, so they waited for visas outside for days.

american responses.

1939

There were 937 jews on a boat trying to get out of Germany. The landing certificates were revoked and eventually, the jews were arrested or killed.

War begins

1939

There was an invasion in Poland. The German military was involved and this caused part of world war 2.

The war began

1942

In 1942 the war has begun. The allies drove back German forces. In 1945 Germany had surrendered and the war ended. In this process, many Jews and others have died.