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The Rise and Fall of Nazism

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  • "President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany." [USHMM]

    "President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany." [USHMM]

  • "Hitler outlaws all political parties other than the Nazi Party." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Hitler outlaws all political parties other than the Nazi Party." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • "Jews removed from various fields of entertainment including music, art, and literature." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Jews removed from various fields of entertainment including music, art, and literature." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • Germany and Poland sign a non-aggression treaty.

    Germany and Poland sign a non-aggression treaty.

  • The Night of the Long Knives was a massacre of Hitler's rivals in the SA on homosexual men.

    The Night of the Long Knives was a massacre of Hitler's rivals in the SA on homosexual men.

  • "Hitler assumes powers of both President and Chancellor." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Hitler assumes powers of both President and Chancellor." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • Jews are forbidden to become army officers.

    Jews are forbidden to become army officers.

  • It becomes illegal to be a homosexual.

    It becomes illegal to be a homosexual.

  • The Nuremberg Laws are passed, which took away civil rights of Jews.

    The Nuremberg Laws are passed, which took away civil rights of Jews.

  • Jewish families do not receive government help with children, otherwise known as child allowances.

    Jewish families do not receive government help with children, otherwise known as child allowances.

  • "Summer Olympics begin in Berlin." [USHMM]

    "Summer Olympics begin in Berlin." [USHMM]

  • Buchenwald camp, the largest concentration camp, opens.

    Buchenwald camp, the largest concentration camp, opens.

  • "Jewish role in economy restricted to 20 percent - first anti-Jewish law in Hungary." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Jewish role in economy restricted to 20 percent - first anti-Jewish law in Hungary." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • "Jewish physicians only allowed to treat Jewish patients (Germany)" [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Jewish physicians only allowed to treat Jewish patients (Germany)" [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • "Jews are required to add "Israel" to their name for men and "Sarah" for women (Germany)." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Jews are required to add "Israel" to their name for men and "Sarah" for women (Germany)." [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • "Jewish passports are marked with the letter "J" for "Jude" [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Jewish passports are marked with the letter "J" for "Jude" [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • "Jewish children expelled from German schools" [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

    "Jewish children expelled from German schools" [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline]

  • Germany seizes Czechoslovakia.

    Germany seizes Czechoslovakia.

  • Hitler allows doctors to kill institutionalized mentally and physically disabled people in the "euthanasia" program.

    Hitler allows doctors to kill institutionalized mentally and physically disabled people in the "euthanasia" program.
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    Nazis invades Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and France. Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia become Nazi allies.

  • Krakow Ghetto and Warsaw Ghetto are sealed off

    Krakow Ghetto and Warsaw Ghetto are sealed off

  • Gypsy and African-German children are expelled from public schools and German army invades North Africa.

    Gypsy and African-German children are expelled from public schools and German army invades North Africa.

  • "Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece." [USHMM]

    "Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece." [USHMM]

  • Nazis test gas chambers on Soviet prisoners of war and Polish prisoners.

    Nazis test gas chambers on Soviet prisoners of war and Polish prisoners.

  • "Nazi Germany declares war on the United States." [USHMM]

    "Nazi Germany declares war on the United States." [USHMM]

  • Nazi "extermination" camps begins mass murder of Jews in gas chambers.

    Nazi "extermination" camps begins mass murder of Jews in gas chambers.

  • The German government closes all Jewish schools.

    The German government closes all Jewish schools.

  • All Jews in concentration camps in Germany are sent to death camp at Auschwitz.

    All Jews in concentration camps in Germany are sent to death camp at Auschwitz.

  • Nazis order all Gypsies arrested and sent to extermination camps.

    Nazis order all Gypsies arrested and sent to extermination camps.

  • First big defeat of Hitler's armies in Stalingrad, Russia.

    First big defeat of Hitler's armies in Stalingrad, Russia.

  • Nazis builds four more new gas chambers in Auschwitz.

    Nazis builds four more new gas chambers in Auschwitz.

  • Ghettos are beginning to be liquidated.

    Ghettos are beginning to be liquidated.

  • Nazis declare Berlin to be Jew-free.

    Nazis declare Berlin to be Jew-free.

  • "Germans forces occupy Hungary." [USHMM]

    "Germans forces occupy Hungary." [USHMM]

  • "D-Day: Allied forces invade Normandy, France" [USHMM]

    "D-Day: Allied forces invade Normandy, France" [USHMM]

  • Russian troops liberate their first concentration camp, the Majdanek death camp.

    Russian troops liberate their first concentration camp, the Majdanek death camp.

  • Himmler orders demolition of crematories at Auschwitz.

    Himmler orders demolition of crematories at Auschwitz.

  • "Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex" [USHMM]

    "Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex" [USHMM]

  • "Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in southern Poland" [USHMM]

    "Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in southern Poland" [USHMM]

  • "Adolf Hitler commits suicide" [USHMM]

    "Adolf Hitler commits suicide" [USHMM]

  • "Liberation of Mauthausen," [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline] by U.S. troops

    "Liberation of Mauthausen," [about.com - The Holocaust Timeline] by U.S. troops

  • "Germany surrenders to the western Allies," [USHMM] ending the war.

    "Germany surrenders to the western Allies," [USHMM] ending the war.