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Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany because of Germany's bad economic situation at the time.
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Hitler proclaims himself Führer und Reichskanzler. Armed forces must swear allegiance to him.
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Nuremberg Laws were established. They are anti Jewish laws that said Jews are not German citizens. They prohibited Jews from marrying Aryans and flying the German flag.
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Rudy is impressed by Jesse Owens when he wins his fourth gold medal so he covers himself with charcoal and runs across the track.
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Kristallnacht (Night of Broken glass) was an anti Jewish pogrom in Germany.There were many Jewish shops and synagogues destroyed and many Jews were sent to concentration camps.
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Germany invades Poland. The beginning of World War 2
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Rudy and Liesel played soccer against each other on Himmel Street during the summer.
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Rudy and Liesel are part of a summer stealing group. They meet at Ample River and steal apples.
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Rudy is having problems at the Hitler Youth. He has to do push-ups in the mud when he explains to Franz that Tommy Müller has hearing problems.
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Rudy spits and yells at new apple stealing gang leader, Viktor Chemmel, when he gives Liesel and him only one apple. Viktor chokes Rudy and then threatens him.
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The Gestapo show up at Rudy's house because they want Rudy to go to Nazi school because of his athletic ability.
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Rudy learns that his father is going to war so
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The bombing of Munich killed Frau Diller as well as many others on Himmel Street.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide for an unknown reason. A common idea of why he did it was because he already knew he was going to be killed.
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Japan surrenders which ends World War 2.
