Holocaust

The Holocaust

By Ashley Kea
  • Became Chancellor

    Became Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany.
  • First Concentration Camp

    First Concentration Camp

    Nazi's opened Dachau concentration camp in Germany.
  • Jewish shops boycotted

    Jewish shops boycotted

    Germans weren't allowed to buy from jewish shops.
  • "Undesireables" sent to camps

    "Undesireables" sent to camps

    A law was passed against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals. This allowed homeless, alcoholics and unemployed to be sent to camps.
  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws

    The Nuremberg Laws took away Jewish citizenship and Jews cannot marry non-Jews.
  • Jewish synagogue destroyed

    Jewish synagogue destroyed

    The Nazi's destroyed the Jewish synagogue in Munich.
  • Stamping of Jewish passports

    Stamping of Jewish passports

    A large red "J" was stamped on all passports of Austrian and German Jews.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht is also referred to as the night of broken glass. Around 100 Jews were murdered, 20,000 German and Austrian Jews were sent to concentration camps,synagogues were burned and Jewish shops were destroyed.
  • Introduction of the yellow star

    Introduction of the yellow star

    In order to be easily identified, Jews in Poland were forced to wear a yellow star on the clothes.
  • First death camp

    First death camp

    The first death camp was opened in Chelmo. The Jews were loaded into vans. As they were driven to the new camp, carbon monoxide was fed into the compartment to kill them.
  • Mass-gassing

    Mass-gassing

    Mass-gassing using Zyklon-B began at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
  • Gypsies were sent to camps

    Gypsies were sent to camps

    Nazi's ordered for all gypsies to be sent to death camps.
  • Death camps closed

    Death camps closed

    When the Russians began to advance from the east death camps began to close and evidence was destroyed.
  • Last gas chambers used

    Last gas chambers used

    The last time the gas chambers were used were in Auschwitz.
  • Death marches began

    Death marches began

    As the camps were closed and evidence was destroyed, the surviving prisoners were forced to go on death marches.
  • Hitler committed suicide

    Hitler committed suicide

    Knowing he was about to lose the war, Hitler committed suicide in his Berling bunker.
  • Surrender of Germany

    Surrender of Germany

    Germany surrenders ending the war in Europe.