National Socialist Germany

National Socialist Germany, commonly known as Nazi Germany, was the period from 1933 to 1945 when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party ruled Germany. This regime promoted extreme nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism, leading to oppressive policies and the Holocaust—the systematic murder of six million Jews and millions of others. The Nazis aimed to expand Germany’s territory through aggressive military conquest, which contributed to World War II. Their governance was characterized by totalitarian control, propaganda, and suppression of opposition, resulting in widespread human suffering and one of history’s most devastating conflicts.