The Middle 1935 - 1938

By aehensley

  • Nazis pass law allowing forced abortions on women

    Nazis pass law allowing forced abortions on women to prevent them from passing on hereditary diseases

  • Nuremburg Race Laws Against Jews Decreed

  • Nazi troops enter Austria

    Nazi troops enter Austria, which has a population of 200,000 Jews, mainly living in Vienna.

  • The Mauthausen Concentration Camp near Linz is established

  • Nazis order Jews to register wealth and property.

  • Nazis order Jewish-owned businesses to register.

  • League of Nations Conference

    At Evian, France, the U.S. convenes a League of Nations conference with delegates from 32 countries to consider helping Jews fleeing Hitler, but results in inaction as no country will accept them.

  • Jew Identity Cards

    Nazis order Jews over age 15 to apply for identity cards from the police, to be shown on demand to any police officer

  • Jewish doctors prohibited by law from practicing medicine.

  • Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red "J."

  • Kristallnacht