Holocaust timeline

Question 1

When was Dachau concentration camp opened?

Answer 1

1933 - Dachau concentration camp opens

Question 2

What concentration camp opened in 1933?

Answer 2

1933 - Dachau concentration camp opens

Question 3

When did Germany begin a boycott of Jewish shops and businesses?

Answer 3

1933 - Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses in Germany

Question 4

What job positions were Jews barred from holding, as of 1933?

Answer 4

1933 - Laws for Re-establishment of the Civil Service barred Jews from holding civil service, university, and state positions

Question 5

What were the Nuremberg laws?

Answer 5

1935 - “Nuremberg Laws”: Anti-Jewish racial laws enacted; Jews no longer considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans, nor could they fly the German flag

Question 6

What famous anti-Jewish racial laws were enacted in Germany in 1935, and what were they called?

Answer 6

1935 - “Nuremberg Laws”: Anti-Jewish racial laws enacted; Jews no longer considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans, nor could they fly the German flag

Question 7

When were German Jews stripped of their right to be considered German citizens, could marry Aryans, nor fly the German flag?

Answer 7

1935 - “Nuremberg Laws”: Anti-Jewish racial laws enacted; Jews no longer considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans, nor could they fly the German flag

Question 8

Who is a ‘Jew’ according to the German definition of 1935?

Answer 8

1935 - Germany defines a “Jew”: Anyone with three Jewish grandparents; someone with two Jewish grandparents who identifies as a Jew

Question 9

When and by what state was the following definition of a ‘Jew’ created? - Anyone with three Jewish grandparents; someone with two Jewish grandparents who identifies as a Jew

Answer 9

1935 - Germany defines a “Jew”: Anyone with three Jewish grandparents; someone with two Jewish grandparents who identifies as a Jew

Question 10

What was the Anschluss?

Answer 10

1938 - Anschluss (incorporation of Austria into Germany): All anti-Semitic decrees immediately applied in Austria

Question 11

Regarding WWII, what was Germany’s incorporation of Austria called?

Answer 11

1938 - Anschluss (incorporation of Austria into Germany): All anti-Semitic decrees immediately applied in Austria

Question 12

Regarding the Holocaust, what key role did Adolf Eichmann play in Vienna during 1938?

Answer 12

1938 - Adolf Eichmann establishes the Office of Jewish Emigration in Vienna to increase the pace of forced emigration

Question 13

Regarding the Holocaust, what was established in Vienna in 1938?

Answer 13

1938 - Adolf Eichmann establishes the Office of Jewish Emigration in Vienna to increase the pace of forced emigration

Question 14

When did Adolf Eichmann establish the office of Jewish Emigration?

Answer 14

1938 - Adolf Eichmann establishes the Office of Jewish Emigration in Vienna to increase the pace of forced emigration

Question 15

What did Germany mark Jewish passports in Switzerland with, and for what purpose?

Answer 15

1938 - Following a request by Swiss authorities, Germans mark all Jewish passports with a large letter “J” to restrict Jews from immigrating to Switzerland

Question 16

Regarding the Holocaust, when were Jews restricted from immigrating to Switzerland?

Answer 16

1938 - Following request by Swiss authorities, Germans mark all Jewish passports with a large letter “J” to restrict Jews from immigrating to Switzerland

Question 17

What was Kristallnacht?

Answer 17

November 9-10, 1938 - Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass): Anti-Jewish pogrom in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland; 200 synagogues destroyed; 7,500 Jewish shops looted; 30,000 male Jews sent to concentration camps (Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen)

Question 18

Which historical event was called the ‘Night of Broken Glass’?

Answer 18

November 9-10, 1938 - Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass): Anti-Jewish pogrom in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland; 200 synagogues destroyed; 7,500 Jewish shops looted; 30,000 male Jews sent to concentration camps (Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen)

Question 19

Regarding the Holocaust, what disastrous event took place on the night between Nov 9-10, 1938?

Answer 19

November 9-10, 1938 - Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass): Anti-Jewish pogrom in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland; 200 synagogues destroyed; 7,500 Jewish shops looted; 30,000 male Jews sent to concentration camps (Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen)

Question 20

What were the three central harms against Jews that took place on Kristallnacht?

Answer 20

November 9-10, 1938 - Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass): Anti-Jewish pogrom in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland; 200 synagogues destroyed; 7,500 Jewish shops looted; 30,000 male Jews sent to concentration camps (Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen)

Question 21

In which countries did Kristallnacht take place?

Answer 21

November 9-10, 1938 - Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass): Anti-Jewish pogrom in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland; 200 synagogues destroyed; 7,500 Jewish shops looted; 30,000 male Jews sent to concentration camps (Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen)

Question 22

In the course of the Holocaust, when were all Jewish pupils expelled from German schools?

Answer 22

1938 - All Jewish pupils expelled from German schools

Question 23

What happened in Germany in the school system with respect to Jews in 1938?

Answer 23

1938 - All Jewish pupils expelled from German schools

Question 24

What was the sum of the fine levied against German Jews for the destruction of property during Kristallnacht?

Answer 24

One billion mark fine levied against German Jews for the destruction of property during Kristallnacht

Question 25

Who was expected to pay for the damage done to property during Kristallnacht?

Answer 25

One billion mark fine levied against German Jews for the destruction of property during Kristallnacht

Question 26

What were Jews forced to wear in Poland after it was invaded by Germany in 1939?

Answer 26

1939 - Jews in German-occupied Poland forced to wear an arm band or yellow star

Question 27

Regarding the Holocaust - what tragic event happened in Babi Yar?

Answer 27

1941 - 34,000 Jews massacred by Einsatzgruppen at Babi Yar outside Kiev

Question 28

Regarding the Holocaust, what famous tragic event took place outside of Kiev in September, 1941?

Answer 28

1941 - 34,000 Jews massacred by Einsatzgruppen at Babi Yar outside Kiev

Question 29

How many Jews were massacred at Babi Yar?

Answer 29

34,000 Jews massacred by Einsatzgruppen at Babi Yar outside Kiev

Question 30

What was the Wannsee Conference?

Answer 30

1942 - Wannsee Conference in Berlin: Plan is developed for “Final Solution” - the Nazi plan to send all European Jews to concentration camps where they would be put to death by gas chambers.

Question 31

What was the ‘Final Solution’?

Answer 31

1942 - Wannsee Conference in Berlin: Plan is developed for “Final Solution” - the Nazi plan to send all European Jews to concentration camps where they would be put to death by gas chambers.

Question 32

When did the Warsaw Ghetto revolt begin?

Answer 32

1943 - Warsaw Ghetto revolt begins

Question 33

What important event took place in Warsaw in April, 1943?

Answer 33

1943 - Warsaw Ghetto revolt begins

Question 34

What Jewish revolt took place on October, 1944?

Answer 34

October, 1944 - Revolt by inmates at Auschwitz; one crematorium blown up

Question 35

When did a Jewish inmate revolt take place at Auschwitz, and what did they do?

Answer 35

October, 1944 - Revolt by inmates at Auschwitz; one crematorium blown up

Question 36

Regarding the Holocaust - when did the death marches begin?

Answer 36

January, 1945 - Evacuation of Auschwitz; beginning of death marches

Question 37

Regarding the Holocaust - when was Auschwitz evacuated?

Answer 37

January, 1945 - Evacuation of Auschwitz; beginning of death marches

Question 38

When was Bergen Belsen liberated by the British Army?

Answer 38

April, 1945 - Liberation of Bergen Belsen by the British Army