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GLOSSARY
EDUCATOR RESOURCE: TIMELINE
TIMELINE


1933
January 30 -- February 1

Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany


February 27 -- March 5

Reichstag arson leads to state of emergency


March 5

Reichstag elections: the Nazis gain 44 percent of the vote


March 22

First concentration camp is established in Dachau, Germany


March 24

The Nazis sponsor the Enabling Act


April 1

The Nazis declare a boycott of all Jewish businesses in Germany


April 7

Civil Service Reform – Jews are barred from working in the civil service and are stripped of their equal rights


April 25

School quota system limits the number of Jewish high school and university students in Germany


May 6

Persecution of Jewish researcher, Magnus Hirschfeld, noted expert on sex, sexuality and gender norms


May 10

The Nazis burn thousands of anti-Nazi, Jewish-authored, and other books


July 14

Forced sterilization of German citizens with congenital disabilities begins


July 14

Germany is proclaimed a one-party state


October 14

Germany quits League of Nations and disarmament talks


November 12

The Nazi Party gets 92 percent of the vote in one-party elections