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Hitler becomes Chancellor
When Hitler was sworn in to Germany as the official chancellor, many people of Germany didn’t like that he was there. He was supported by the Nazis, and very few Germans. -
Nazis prohibit Jews from owning land.
After the Natzis become the only political party allowed to pass laws in Germany, they pass many laws restricting jews to do few things. They couldnt own land, very few owned stores. Most jewish related people were out of work. -
Hitler receives a 90 percent 'Yes' vote from German voters approving his new powers, and his position as ruler.
Hilter does not have the right to certain powers like creating laws, and most of the powers that the ruler would usually have. Hitler is the new ruler of Germany. All armed forces must now swear allegiance to him. -
A Jewish prisioner, Siegfried Lederer, escapes from Auschwitz.
He made it safely to Czechoslovakia. He then warned the Elders of the Council at Theresienstadt about Auschwitz, and what the Natzis are doing to all of the Jewish people. -
The American army frees all of the camp prisioners at Dachau
There were many people that survived. the camp Dachau was a type 1 camp, as camps like Auschwitz, and Buchenwald were type 2 and 3. There were lots of people in the camp and a few died. They were still in horrible condition and many starved. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler killed himself in his own underground bunker. He consumed a cyanide capsule, then shoot himself with a pistol. He did this just days before the Russians were going to take over his town that he lived in. Him and his wife both took the pills, and both died. -
AUG 6, 1945 The first atomic bomb ever to be used in a military operation was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan
The bomb droped on Hiroshima was dropped by the Americans. It was a recognition to what the did to us at Pearl Harbor. The bomb killed betwen 70,000 and 80,000 people. -
End of World War Two
For the Europe people the war was over when Hitler died but for the USA the war wasn't over yet. After the bombing on Japan, The Japanese Imperial Government tried to convinse the emperor to surrender.The Emperor agreed to this offer, and made a personal radio announcement, announcing his decision. When the Japanese surrendered, WW2 was offical over for the whole world.
