Holocaust Timeline

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    Adolf Hitler

    Adolf HitlerHitler was born in Austria. When he was younger, he did not do well in school and quit as soon as he was allowed. He wanted to be an artist but was denied. In elementary school he was very popular, but when he got to middle school he just gave up at school. Later, he failed all of his finals and was told to retake them, but he dropped out of school instead. He later became chancellor and continued what he is known for around the world for, killing jews by the millions.
  • The end of World War 1

    The end of World War 1
    The end of World War 1 historyWorld War 1 killed 10 million soldiers and woumnded 20 million soldiers.This war was hoping to be "the war to end all wars".Instead of ending wars, this war set the stage for World War II.
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    Rise of the Nazi Party

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Treaty of VersaillesThe Treaty of Versailles ended World War I when it was signed in 1919. The treaty made peace with everyone. The whole treaty had 15 parts and 440 articles total. One of the most humiliating parts of the whole treaty was that Germany had to take complete responsibility for starting World War I.
  • Mein Kampf

    Mein Kampf
    Not a book in the usual sense. Hitler never sat down and wrote this. He had Rudolf Hess write it while he was in prison.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    Great DepressionThe Great Depression was the greatest and longest lasting downspiral for the country. This time period was a time when citizens were out of work, stock markets crashed, and banks closed.
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    Creating a Nazi Germany

  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    President Paulvon Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party. Hitler began expanding the state police. After a little while no one had a say but Hitler
  • The Dachau Concentration Camp

    The Dachau Concentration Camp
    Dachau concentration campthe Dachau Concentration Camp was the first concentration camp in the start of the Holocaust.
  • Berlin Olympic Games

    Berlin Olympic Games
    Berlin Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games in 1936 were held in Berlin, Germany. During this time, Hitler's hatred towards the Jews was in full swing, but when the Olympics was broadcasted in August, all the anti-Jew signs and racism were taken down so no one would know about the revolution he was planning. This promoted a more peaceful Germany, but what no one knew was that soon Hitler would sent millions of Jews to their deaths in concentration camps all over Europe.
  • Anschluss

    Anschluss
    Annexation of Adolf Hitler in 1938. In February 1938 Hitler invited the Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg to Germany and forced him to agree to give the Austrian Nazis virtually a free hand. However, Schuschnigg later repudiated the agreement. He was forced to cancell the plebiscite, and he obediently resigned, ordering the Austrian Army not to resist the Germans.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    Invasion of PolandThe invasion of Poland started World War ll. The nazis pretended to be Polish Military officers the day before the invasion. France and England declared war on Germany on September 3rd. Poland was unprepared for the war that had been declared. In the news, there was a quote that said,"no other means are left for me now then to meet force with force."
  • Joseph Goebbels

    Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propoganda in Nazi. He was born on October 29, 1897 and died on May 1, 1945.