Nazi Party

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Nazi Party

The Nazi Party, officially known as the National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945 and practiced the ideology of Nazism.

History[edit | edit source]

The Nazi Party emerged from the German nationalist, racist and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against the communist uprisings in post-World War I Germany. The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into völkisch nationalism. Initially, Nazi political strategy focused on anti-big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist rhetoric. This was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders, and in the 1930s the party's focus shifted to anti-Semitic and anti-Marxist themes.

Ideology[edit | edit source]

The central tenet of the ideology of the Nazi Party was the concept of the Aryan race. The Nazis propagated the idea of a "pure" Aryan race, superior to all other races, and the need for the Aryan race to maintain its purity and dominate over other races.

Rise to power[edit | edit source]

The Nazi Party came to power in Germany in 1933 when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg.

Role in World War II[edit | edit source]

The Nazi Party played a central role in the initiation and execution of World War II. Under the leadership of Hitler, the Nazi Party implemented policies of aggressive expansion, racial purity, and total war, leading to the genocide of six million Jews during the Holocaust.

Dissolution[edit | edit source]

The Nazi Party was declared illegal and dissolved in 1945 after Germany's defeat in World War II.

Legacy[edit | edit source]

The legacy of the Nazi Party is one of the most infamous in history, with the term "Nazi" becoming synonymous with evil in popular culture. The party's ideology and practices have been universally condemned by the international community.

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