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Jewish Descrimination Begins
Nazis and other anti-jewish groups organize a boycott of Jewish owned businesses. -
Book Burning
In an effort to align with the german culture the Nazis are supporting, thousands of books considered "un-german" were burned. -
Hitler becomes absolute dictator of Germany
Hitler dissolved president position making him the sole leader of the country. -
World War II begins
After Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, Great Britain and France declared war on them two days later. -
Auschwitz concentration camp established
Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp through out the holocaust. -
Jews forced to wear identifying badges
All jews over the age of 6 were forced to wear a badge out an public. this badge was the Star of David and made it easy for Nazis to single them out. -
Concentration camps begin gassing prisoners
The first mass killings by gassing occurs at Camp Chelmno in Poland. -
Death penalty made for aiding Jews
The Nazis declared theat anyone aiding Jews in hiding would be sentenced to death or sent to a concentration camp. -
Declaration Made by Allied Nations about mass murders by the Germans
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Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz
Soviet soilders were able to reach 7,000 people from the camp most were very sick. -
Hitler commits suicide
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War officially ends
The war was officially over when Japan surrendered after the United States' two nuclear attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. To the left is a picture of the aftermath of the bomb that hit Hiroshima.
