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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers -
Formation of the Nationalist Socialist Party
The National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly referred to in English as the Nazi Party, was a far-right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945 and practised the ideology of Nazism -
Hitler becomes Leader of Nationalist Socialist Party
Hitler became the Leader of the Nationalist Socialist party after joining in 1920 -
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Failed Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch, and, in German, as the Hitlerputsch or Hitler-Ludendorff-Putsch, was a failed coup attempt by the Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler before becoming imprisoned -
Mein Kampf Publication
Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, heading the nationalist social party -
First Concentration Camp
The first concentration camp was established at Dachau -
Nuremberg Laws
The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour prohibited marriages and extramarital intercourse between Jews and Germans, and forbade the employment of German females under 45 in Jewish households. -
Extension of Anti Jewish Laws into Austria
German Anti Jewish legislation was extended into Austria effective immediately following the Anschluss (unification) of Germany -
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The Evian Conference on Refugees
Eleven days after Anschluss, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an invitation to 33 countries to attend a conference at the French Resort town of Evian-les-bains to consider arrangements to accommodate the flood of Jewish refugees seeking to leave Germany and Austria -
Kristallnact (The Night of Broken Glass)
That night in Germany, thousands upon thousands of Jews were subject to terror and violence by the Nazis. Over 1,000 Jewish synagogues and over 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed, and approximately 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and taken to concentration camps. -
Hitler prevents Jewish People from certain jobs
The German government prohibits Jews from working as nurses, veterinarians, holistic practitioners, and dentists. -
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. -
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Invasion of Poland
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From East Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. -
Auschwitz's First Camp becomes Operational
Auschwitz I, the main camp, was the first camp established near Oswiecim. Construction began in April 1940 in an abandoned Polish army barracks in a suburb of the city. -
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Einsatzgruppen Death Squad
Einsatzgruppen, and related agencies, killed over 2 million over 5 years -
Shutdown of Auschwitz
Infamous concentration camp Auschwitz was shutdown -
Auschwitz Liberated
As Soviet troops approached Auschwitz in January 1945, most of its population was sent west on a death march. The prisoners remaining at the camp were liberated on 27 January 1945, a day now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. -
Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany and leader of the Nationalist Socialist Party