Nazi group (Hitler)

• The Nazis were the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
• In 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
• In March 1933, the Reichstag building caught fire and it was blamed on communists. The Nazis used this as an excuse to arrest thousands of people who opposed them.
• Adolf Hitler became leader of Germany on January 30th 1933
• After Hindenburg’s death, Hitler declared himself Führer which means leader.
• The Nuremberg Laws were passed by the Nazis in September 1935 which meant that Jews could not marry Germans or have sex with them.
• Nazi propaganda was very effective because they had control over all forms of media such as newspapers, radio stations and films.
• Jewish children had to go to separate schools from other children.
• Germans were encouraged to boycott Jewish shops.
• On November 9th 1938, Kristallnacht happened where many synagogues were destroyed and over 200 Jews died.
• Germany invaded Poland on September 1st 1939.
• Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later.
• On May 8th 1945, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies.