THE NAZI PARTY

GENERAL INFO

• It existed from 1920-1945
• Emerged in Germany after World War I
• They fought against communist uprisings
• It was created to draw workers away from communism
• The people were directed toward völkisch nationalism

HITLER

• He was the party leader since 1921
• He become the Chancellor of Germany
• President von Hindenburg appointed him Chancellorship in 1933
• Hitler established totalitarian regime known as the Third Reich
• The defeat of the Third Reich was at the conclusion of World War II in Europe

HITLER CONTINUED

• The defeat abolished and declared the Nazi party illegal
• The "allied" occupying powers made the Nazi party illegal
• "To maintain the supposed purity" The party come up with the "Aryan master race"
• The extermination of groups of people become known as the Holocaust
• The NSDAP is commonly referred to as the Nazi Party in English

QUESTIONS

• Why do you think Hitler took these actions?
• Why didn't the Allies make the Nazi party illega, beforehand?
• How would you feel if you were in ine of the exterminated groups?