What are 15 major events in the Holocaust?

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

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Aug 2 1934

Hitler becomes 'Fuhrer' or leader of Germany.

Jan 1 1935

Jews are deprived of their citizenship and other basic rights.

Jan 1 1936

Nazis boycott Jewish-owned businesses and Jews no longer have the right to vote.

Nov 10 1938

Kristallnact, the "Night of the Broken Glass" occurs.

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Dec 18 1938

German Jews are stripped of their rights.

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Jan 1 1940

Jews are forced into ghettos and are put into concentration camps.

Dec 18 1941

Jews across Western Eurpe are being forced into ghettos and more rights are taken away.

Jun 20 1942

Nazi officials discuss the "Final Solution" to the government officials.

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Dec 18 1943

80-85% of all the Jewish people who would die in the Holocaust already have been murdered.

Dec 18 1944

Hitler takes over Hungary and begins deporting 12,000 Hungarian Jews each day to Auschwitz where they are murdered.

Apr 30 1945

Hitler is defeated and World War II ends in Europe.

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Apr 30 1946

At Nuremburg, Nazi leaders are tried for war crimes by the above Judicial assembly.

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