Holocaust

  • Hitler becomes president of Germany.

    Hitler becomes president of Germany.
    Von Hindenburg ends up dying. The German forces ended up helping Hitler. Soon Hitler becomes president of Germany.
  • Hitler destroys the office of president.

    Hitler destroys the office of president.
    Hitler abolished the office of president and ended up being called the Führer of Germany. His decisions are not made by state. They are no longer constitutional limits to his authority.
  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws
    Hitler made the Nuremberg Laws. The laws declared that Jews were no longer citizens of Germany. They couldn't fly the German flag
  • The Buchenwald concentration camp opens

    The Buchenwald concentration camp opens
    The Buchenwald concentration opens. It is located on Ettersberg hill. Prisoners there came from all over Europe.
  • Office of Jewish Emigration

    Office of Jewish Emigration
    Hitler established the Office of Jewish Emigration. It was located in Vienna and it increased the pace of Jewish emigration.
  • Restriction from immigration to Switzerland

    Restriction from immigration to Switzerland
    All Jews end up being marked with a large yellow star. It made sure that they were able to identify people who are jews. This made the Jews unable to go to Switzerland.
  • The Night of Broken Glass

    The Night of Broken Glass
    Jewish stores and businesses were destroyed. Nazis broke the glass of any Jewish business they could find. Several male Jews were sent to concentration camps that night/
  • Germans occupy Czechoslovakia

    Germans occupy Czechoslovakia
    Germans marched into Czechoslovakia. They took over Bohemia and established a protectorate over Slovakia. The Germans captured it so they could have more industrial power.
  • The Auschwitz Camp was created.

    The Auschwitz Camp was created.
    The Auschwitz Concentration camp was the deadliest concentration camp during the Holocaust. It was made as Hitler's "Final Solution" to the Jews.
  • Fall of the Nazis

    Fall of the Nazis
    The Nazis lost to the Allied powers. Survivors of the Concentration camps were rescued. Germany was split into four territories owned by the U.S, Soviets, British, and French territories.