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The Holocaust
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Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler is now Chancellor of Germany with 566,000 jews there. -
Reichstag building burning
The Nazis burn down Reichstag building orded by the german government -
Power to Hitler
Because of the burning of Reichstag building hitler gains power -
Enabling Dictatorial Powers
German Parliament enabling dictatorial powers , giving Hitler dictatorial powers -
Nazis Orders
Nazis were being Ordered by hitler to cut down Jewish shops and businesses. -
Nazi Party
- Nazi Party only legal party in Germany, Also Nazis pass Law to strip Jewish immigrants from Poland of their German citizenship.
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Jewish Health
Jewish people are not allowed national health insurance. -
Hitler Votes
Hitler gets 90 percent of votes from German voters approving his new powers. -
Serving Military
Jews are ban by Nazis from serving in the military -
No Jobs
Jews are banned from many professional jobs including teaching Germans, and also not allowed from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances. -
Austria
Nazi troops enter Austria, which has a population of 200,000 Jews, mainly living in Vienna. -
Nazi Rules
Nazis ordered Jews over age 15 to apply for identity cards from the police, to be shown on demand to any police officer. -
Jewish Doctors
Jewish doctors prohibited by law from practicing medicine. -
Jewish Passports
Jewish passports are now stamped with a large red "J." -
No Gold or Silver
Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items. -
Invading
Nazis invade Poland (Jewish pop. 3.35 million, the largest in Europe). -
They Invade
Nazis invade France (Jewish pop. 350,000), Belgium (Jewish pop. 65,000), Holland (Jewish pop. 140,000), and Luxembourg (Jewish pop. 3,500). -
The Fight For Freedom
The first anti-Jewish measures are taken in Vichy France. -
Jew are sealed
The Warsaw Ghetto, containing over 400,000 Jews, is sealed off. -
Jews are killed
A pogrom in Romania results in over 2,000 Jews killed. -
Nazis Invade
Nazis occupy Bulgaria (Jewish pop. 50,000). -
More Invading
Nazis invade Yugoslavia (Jewish pop. 75,000) and Greece (Jewish pop. 77,000). -
Nazi Invade Russia
Nazis invade Russia (Jewish pop. 3 million). -
Jews need help
Jews in France, Holland, Belgium, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania ordered to wear yellow stars. -
Food
Reduction of food rations for Jews in Germany. -
Jews
Lodz, the last Jewish ghetto in Poland, is liquidated with 60,000 Jews sent to Auschwitz. -
Russians Help
- Russians liberate Budapest, freeing over 80,000 Jews
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Americans Help
- Americans free 33,000 inmates from concentration camps.