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Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany
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First official Nazi concentration camp opens in Dachau
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Jews are no longer considered German citizens by law, Jews cannot marry Aryans, and they couldn't support the German flag.
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Someone with two Jewish grandparents who identified themselves as a Jew, or anyone with three Jewish grandparents, was considered a Jew in the eyes of a Nazi.
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Hitler and Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis
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the Buchenwald concentration camp opens
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everyone had to register any land inside the Reich held by a Jew
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all German schools band Jewish students
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the Soviet Union created a non-agression pact with Germany
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Germany invades Poland and this is the beginning of World War II
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France surrenders to Germany
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the Warsaw Ghetto is sealed, containing 500,000 people
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Anti-Jewish riots begin in Romania and will last 6 days, until January 26th, where hundreds of Jews will be slaughtered
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Germany breaks the pact with the Soviet Union and attacks them
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into the war.
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Days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States declares war on Japan and Germany
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the extermination of Jews begins in Blezec. By the end of 1942, over 600,000 Jews will be dead.
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German 6th Army finally surrenders at the battle of Stalingrad
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When the Germans attempt to liquidate 70,000 inhabitants of Warsaw Ghetto, the Jewish revolt and fight the Nazis underground until June.
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the Jews conduct an armed revolt in the Sobibor extermination camp
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the Allies construct the invasion of Normandy
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German officeres attempt to assissinate Hitler
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40,000 Jews begin the Death March from Budapest to Austria
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Faced with defeat, Hitler commits suicide.
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the official surrender of Germany
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U.S. proclaims victory over Japan
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Jappan surrenders to the United States and markes the end of World War II