World War II Dates

By Britt01
  • Hitler took power

    Hitler took power in Germany, he ordered all "non- Aryans" to be removed from government jobs. It was one of the first moves in the champain for racial purity that eventually led to the Holocaust.
  • Nazis

    After taking power in 1933, the Nazis had concentrated on silencing their political opponents - communists, socialists, liberals, and anyone who spoke out against the government.
  • Nurmberg Laws

    The Nurmberg laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship, jobs, and property.To make it easier to identify them, Jews had to wear a bright yellow star of david on their clothing.
  • Kristallnacht

    The nazi storm troopers attacked jewish homes, businesses, and synagues across germany.
  • St. Louis

    Official indifference to the plight of Germanys Jews was in evidence in th case of the shiop St. Louis. The German ocean liner passed Miami in 1939. 740 of the ocean liners 943 passengers had U.S immigration papers.
  • The final solution

    It was a policy of genocide. He wanted to get rid of Europe and Jews. They had concentration camps to hold jews and other people hitler did not like living in "his" place.
  • Mas Exterminations

    The Germans build Six death camps. The first, Chelmno, began operating in 1941- before the meeting at Wannsee. Each camp had several huge gas chambers where 12,000 people could be killed a day. Aushwitz wa one of the largest of the death camps. When they arrived they had to parade by several SS doctors, who would decide if they were strong enough to work or if they would die today.
  • The Final stage

    There were many mthods if killing people. There were gas chambers used to kill people. people who were destined to die would be told to undress for a shower but would really be put in a gas chamber to die. There were also medical expirements of people being tested on people. used to improve the "master race".