Events
Feb. 10, 1936
Gestapo law is passed, Gestapo is now above the lawMar. 7, 1938
German troops reoccupy the Rhineland, resource richMay 9, 1936
Mussolini announces the annexation of EthiopiaJul. 18, 1936
Spanish Coup, Nationalist side receives supplies from Germany and ItalyOct. 1, 1936
Franco takes over Spain, led the Nationalist forcesJun. 11, 1937
Stalin begins the Great Purge, execution of many Soviet military leadersNov. 5, 1937
Hossbach Con: Hitler wants more space, take over Austria and CzechMar. 12, 1938
Anschluss: annexation of Austria by GermanySep. 30, 1938
Munich Agreement: Italy, GB, France, and Germany sign. Sudetenland to GermanyOct. 15, 1938
German troops take Sudetenland, Czech. gov resignsNov. 9, 1938
Kristallnacht: Jewish businesses, homes, synagogues are destroyed by NazisNov. 12, 1938
Jews are fined for the destruction during Kristallnacht, forced to clean upNov. 15, 1938
Jewish students can no longer attend German schools, segregatedDec. 14, 1938
Hermann Goering is told to find the solution to the Jewish Question, 2nd in commandJan. 24, 1939
Reinhard Heydrich is ordered to find a solution to the Jewish Question, condense the JewsJan. 30, 1939
Hitler tells the public war would mean the end of European JewryFeb. 21, 1939
Jews are forced to hand over precious stones and metalsMar. 12, 1939
Spanish Civil war endsMay 1939
The St. Lous is turned away from the U.S, forced to return to EuropeMay 22, 1939
Nazis sign the Pact of Steel, alliance between Ger. and ItalyJul. 21, 1939
Eichmann is appointed the director of the Prague office of Jewish EmigrationAug. 23, 1939
Non-Aggression pact between Ger. + USSR, Molotov RibbentropAug. 25, 1939
Mutual Assisstance Treaty between Pol. + G.B, would help each otherSep. 1, 1939
Invasion of Pol. curfew for Jews is set at 8PMSep. 3, 1939
G.B, France, ANZ, acting on the Mutual Assistance TreatySep. 4, 1939
Warsaw is cut off by the GermansSep. 10, 1939
Canada declares war, Battle of the Atlantic begins, control the flow of shipsSep. 21, 1939
Heydrich moves Jews to central places for easier railroad transportationSep. 23, 1939
Jews cannot own wireless radios, want to cut off informationSep. 27, 1939
Warsaw surrendersSep. 29, 1939
Soviets and Germans divide Poland, 2mil Jews for Nazis, 1.3mil Jews for SovietsOct. 1939
Nazis begin euthanizing the sick and disabledOct. 12, 1939
Hans Frank is appointed gov. of Poland, in charge of death campsOct. 26, 1939
Forced labor begins in camps for Jews 14-60Nov. 8, 1939
Assassination attempt on Hitler, bomb planted, doesn't go off in timeNov. 23, 1939
Polish Jews over 10 forced to wear yellow starsSep. 5, 1939
U.S. proclaims neutralityMar. 15, 1939
Nazis take over CzechoslovakiaAug. 12, 1938
Hitler calls up 750,000 troopsApr. 30, 1939
Jews lose rights as tenants, relocated to ghettosSep. 17, 1939
USSR invades Poland, they want their 1/2Aug. 31, 1939
British fleet mobilizes, civilians evacuate London
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