World War II and The Holocaust

Adolf Hitler's Biography

Sep 13, 1900

Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party. He went to jail a couple of times trying to over through the current government and while in jail he wrote his famous book ”Mein Kampf” (My Struggle).He then later became Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He initiated World War II and oversaw fascist policies that resulted in 6 millions deaths of Jews during the Holocaust.

Hitler's Biography part 2

Sep 14, 1900

Hitler believed that the Jewish population should be completely erased. Hitler died by committing suicide before the Allies forces were trying to get him, also his wife Eva Braun committed with him.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

The peace treaty called the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of World War I. It ended the war, it divided Germany making it smaller, and made the Germans had to paid back money to the other countries. With all the countries gathered together in Versailles, except Germany made them mad which led to many of the reasons of World War II.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Dec 19, 1925

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born on December 18, 18633, in Austria. In 1900 Ferdinand married a lady-in-waiting which made his children not have the right to be his heir. He wanted to have Russian connection while having an alliance with Germany. In 1914, he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. One month later, Austria and Serbian went to war, World War I.

Nuremberg Race Laws

Sep 15, 1935

One day at a annual party in Nuremberg, the Nazis announced the new laws which evolved many of the racial theories telling the Nazi new idea. . The laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and not allowing them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or related blood."

Kristallnacht

Nov 10, 1938

Kristallnacht is also know as the night of broken glass. Kristallnacht was an organized persecution and massacre against Jews throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and German civilians

Germany Invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

The German-Soviet Pact of August 1939, which stated that Poland was to be partitioned between the two powers, enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion.

Axis and Allies

Oct 18, 1939

In World War II (1939–1945) there were Axis and allies.The Axis (bad)powers were Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria. Versus Allies (good) powers U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland and South Africa. The allies tried to save the Jews by going over to German and limiting their power.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The attack on Pearl Harbor was also know as the battle of Pearl Harbor. This attack was by the Japanese and it was a surprise. The attack of Pearl Harbor led the United States into World War II.

Warsaw Ghetto ans Uprising War

Apr 19, 1943

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising War was actually defeated.The war was an act of Jewish resistance that grew inside the Warsaw Ghetto in German, which was Poland in World War II. However in May 7, 1943 the Warsaw Ghetto ended.

Concentration Camps established

Jul 23, 1944

While German was invading Poland there was about six camps set up in what was called " Greater German". These camps were made for where the Jews were sent to work or sent their to be killed. Inside these camps the people were not fed, did not wash, had diseases like lice, typhus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and dysentery. Some even leading to death.

Death Marches

Apr 1, 1945

A death march is a forced march of jewish prisoners of war or other captives or deportees with the intent to kill, brutalize, weaken and/or demoralize as many of the captives as possible along the way.

The Suicide of Hitler and Braun

Apr 30, 1945

Braun commits suicide by taking a cyanide capsule that Hitler gave her.Then, Hitler commits suicide by taking a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. He did this in a small underground bunker under his head quarters in Berlin, Germany. Before he died he had told his guards to take the bodies out of the bunker and burn them so the Russians couldn't display his body. This led to Germany's unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces on May 7, 1945.

Germany Surrenders

May 7, 1945

the Soviets were approaching the German capital of Berlin from the east and the Western Allies were approaching it from the west. By surrounding Germany they have no other place to go, knowing that defeat was imminent. Hitler committed suicide, leaving Karl Dönitz to carry out the surrender of the Nazis. This was the end of Holocaust and World War II.

Germany surrenders to the Soviets.

May 9, 1945

The former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries have historically celebrated the end of World War II on 9 May. The Soviet leadership proposed to consider Reims surrender as a "preliminary" act. Since the Soviet Union was to the east of Germany, it was 9 May Moscow time when the German military surrender became effective, which is why Russia and most of the former Soviet republics commemorate Victory Day on 9 May instead of 8 May.

Nuremberg Trials

Oct 1, 1946

The Nuremberg trails was a 13 series of trails for the Germans which lasted from 1945 to 1949, the Allied forced held after Wold War II ended. This event was for criminal justices for all those Jews who died for no reason. Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers along with German industrialists, lawyers and doctors were charged with crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.