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Question 1

What event occurred on January 30, 1933?

Answer 1

Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany.

Marked the beginning of Nazi rule in Germany, leading to the persecution of Jews and other minority groups.

Question 2

What happened on March 22, 1933?

Answer 2

Opening of Dachau concentration camp.

The first Nazi concentration camp, established to imprison political opponents, Jews, and other perceived enemies of the state.

Question 3

What event took place on April 1, 1933?

Answer 3

Nationwide boycott of Jewish businesses in Germany.

The Nazi regime began an official campaign of economic exclusion and discrimination against Jews.

Question 4

What significant laws were passed on September 15, 1935?

Answer 4

Nuremberg Laws passed.

These laws stripped Jews of German citizenship and prohibited marriages and relationships between Jews and non-Jews, institutionalizing racial discrimination.

Question 5

What occurred on November 9–10, 1938?

Answer 5

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass).

A violent pogrom against Jews in Germany, during which Jewish businesses, homes, and synagogues were destroyed, and many Jews were arrested or killed.

Question 6

What event marked the beginning of World War II on September 1, 1939?

Answer 6

Germany invades Poland.

Marked the beginning of World War II and the start of large-scale Nazi aggression in Europe, leading to the occupation of Poland and the establishment of ghettos.

Question 7

What happened on June 22, 1941?

Answer 7

Operation Barbarossa (Invasion of the Soviet Union).

The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union led to the mass killing of Jews and other groups through Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units).

Question 8

What was discussed at the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942?

Answer 8

Wannsee Conference.

Senior Nazi officials met to discuss and coordinate the systematic extermination of the Jewish population (the ‘Final Solution’).

Question 9

What event occurred on March 17, 1942?

Answer 9

First mass deportations of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto.

Initiated the mass deportations of Jews to extermination camps such as Treblinka.

Question 10

What happened on July 22, 1942?

Answer 10

Mass deportations of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka.

More than 300,000 Jews were deported from Warsaw to Treblinka, one of the death camps where they were murdered.

Question 11

What event took place on October 15, 1942?

Answer 11

Mass deportations from France to Auschwitz.

The systematic deportation of Jews from France to Auschwitz, part of Nazi plans to eliminate Jewish populations in occupied territories.

Question 12

What significant event occurred on March 19, 1943?

Answer 12

The establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Jewish resistance fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto fought back against Nazi efforts to deport the remaining Jews to death camps.

Question 13

What happened on July 24, 1943?

Answer 13

The raid on the Jewish ghetto in Rome.

Italian authorities, under Nazi pressure, rounded up more than 1,000 Jews from Rome’s ghetto for deportation to Auschwitz.

Question 14

What occurred on October 7, 1943?

Answer 14

Revolt at Sobibor death camp.

Jewish prisoners at Sobibor staged an uprising, killing several Nazi guards and escaping the camp, which led to its eventual closure.

Question 15

What significant event happened on January 18, 1944?

Answer 15

Soviet forces liberate the city of Leningrad after a 900-day siege.

Though not a direct Holocaust event, the Soviet liberation of Leningrad weakened the Nazi regime and shifted the momentum in the war.

Question 16

What was the event on June 6, 1944?

Answer 16

D-Day, Allied invasion of Normandy.

Marked a turning point in World War II with the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control, allowing for the eventual defeat of Nazi forces.

Question 17

What happened on July 24, 1944?

Answer 17

Liberation of the Auschwitz sub-camp of Stutthof.

One of the first Nazi camps liberated by Soviet forces, Stutthof was a site of forced labor and brutal conditions.

Question 18

What event occurred in October 1944?

Answer 18

The liquidation of the Budapest Ghetto.

Nazi forces deported and murdered tens of thousands of Jews from the Budapest Ghetto, marking one of the final mass deportations in the Holocaust.

Question 19

What significant event took place on January 27, 1945?

Answer 19

Liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet forces.

The liberation of the infamous death camp revealed the extent of Nazi atrocities to the world, marking a pivotal moment in the Holocaust’s recognition.

Question 20

What happened on April 30, 1945?

Answer 20

Adolf Hitler commits suicide.

Hitler’s death signaled the imminent collapse of Nazi Germany and the end of the Third Reich.

Question 21

What event occurred on May 7, 1945?

Answer 21

Germany surrenders to the Allies.

Marked the official end of World War II in Europe and the collapse of Nazi Germany, although the war in the Pacific continued.

Question 22

What is celebrated on May 8, 1945?

Answer 22

VE Day (Victory in Europe Day).

Celebration of the surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the formal end of the war in Europe.

Question 23

What began on June 22, 1945?

Answer 23

The Nuremberg Trials begin.

Allied forces initiated the prosecution of major war criminals for atrocities committed during the Holocaust and World War II.

Question 24

What continued on November 20, 1945?

Answer 24

Nuremberg Trials continue.

The trials continued as Nazi leaders were charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.

Question 25

What significant event occurred in December 1946?

Answer 25

First execution of Nazi war criminals after the Nuremberg Trials.

The execution of major war criminals underscored the international commitment to holding those responsible for the Holocaust accountable.

Question 26

What was created on January 30, 1947?

Answer 26

Creation of the International Military Tribunal (IMT).

Continued efforts to bring Nazi perpetrators to justice, following the principles established in the Nuremberg Trials.

Question 27

What significant event occurred on April 10, 1948?

Answer 27

Establishment of Israel as a state.

The creation of Israel provided a homeland for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, marking the culmination of Zionist aspirations.

Question 28

What was adopted by the United Nations on November 19, 1948?

Answer 28

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations.

A global statement affirming human rights and the dignity of individuals, influenced by the horrors of the Holocaust.

Question 29

What entered into force on June 10, 1951?

Answer 29

The Geneva Convention on Refugees enters into force.

International law aimed at protecting refugees, especially Holocaust survivors, and ensuring their rights and dignity were upheld.

Question 30

What began on November 22, 1955?

Answer 30

The trial of Nazi war criminals in West Germany begins.

Germany’s own efforts to bring former Nazis to justice, with trials continuing for years after the Nuremberg Trials.