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Hitler was released from prison and nazi membership grew. Promises were made and Conservative politicians turned
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The first group of prisoners, opponents of the Nazi regime, consists mostly of Communists and Social Democrats. Jews, members of the Sinti-Roma people, and homosexuals will be prisoners of the camp.
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Hitler becomes a dictator and his supporters suspended civil rights, destroyed communists and socialists, and disbanded other political parties. Hitler and the Nazis moved to build a new Germany. Hitler made the new Third Reich which the German "master race" would dominate Europe.
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A boycott against Jewish businesses was declared in hopes of getting the people to only shop with german businesses. Uniformed Nazis, some armed with rifles, station themselves in front of every Jewish-owned shop, business, or professional office and keep customers from entering. However, many people didn't listen because they had been buying from Jewish for years so it quickly died down.
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Began to rearm Germany and unite Germany and Austria. Organized a brutal system of totalitarianism rule, Nazis controlled all areas of German life, from the government to education and religion. Hitler had secret police called the Gestapo. The Gestapo was out to get rid of anyone opposing Hitler's rule.
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Nazi's passed the Nuremberg Laws. Deprived the Jews of German citizenship, only allowed to marry Jews, not allowed to
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A young Jew shot and wounded a German Diplomat for mistreating his parents. Hitler started the “ Night of Broken Glass” as retaliation for this. On Nov. 9-10, Nazi-led mobs attacked Jewish communities all over Germany, Austria, and the annexed portions of Czechoslovakia. Hitler then created a plan called “The Final Solution”, or the extermination of all the Jews.
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Jews in Vienna wait in line at a police station to obtain exit visas. The unleashing of a wave of humiliation, terror, and confiscation, many Austrian Jews attempted to leave the country.
