The Holocaust By jaiomnichisholm1 Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor Feb 27, 1933 Nazis burn Reichstag building to create crisis atmosphere May 10, 1933 burning of books in Berlin and throughought Germany Sep 29, 1933 Nazis prohibit Jews from owning land Jun 30, 1934 The Night of Long Knives occurs as Hitler, Goring and Himmler conduct a purge on the SA (storm trooper) leadership Sep 15, 1935 Nuremberg Race Laws against Jews declared Jun 17, 1936 Henrich Himmler appointed chief of German police Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China initiating WW2 in the pacific Jul 23, 1938 nazis order Jews over 15 to apply for identity cards Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnaucht The Night of Broken Glass Nov 15, 1938 jewish pupils are expelled from non jewish schools Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters the war Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
