National Socialism

Introduction

National Socialism or Nazism, doctrines and policies of the National Socialist German Workers' party, which ruled Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. In German the party name was Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP); members were first called Nazis as a derisive abbreviation.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Nazism in Other Countries
Nazi Rule
Organization
Ideology
The Rise of the Party
Bibliography

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