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Parenthetical Definition: The Nazi Party (NSDAP: National Socialist German Workers’ Party in English) was a political party during period of Nazi Germany.

Sentence Definition: The Nazi Party is a far-right political party in Germany from 1920 to 1945 and proceeded mostly main events from . The Nazi Party also founded the ideology of .

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What are its parts? Nazi Party was formed by radical nationalists and led by . Adolf Hitler was also the from 1933 to 1945 and the Führer(“Leader”) of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler salutes troops of the Condor Legion who fought alongside Spanish Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, during a rally upon their return to Germany, 1939. (Photo source: http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/color-photos-from-nazi-germany/)

What is its origin? The Nazi Party was previously German Workers’ Party (DAP: German: Deutsche Arbeiterpartei). DAP was held by , a locksmith in 1919. Adolf Hitler attended one of its meetings that year, and his energy and oratorical skills soon enabled him to take over the party. He ousted the party’s former leaders in 1920–21 and renamed it the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. What is its history? Origins and early existence: 1918–1923 The party grew out of smaller political groups with a nationalist orientation that formed in the last years of . In 1918, a league called the Freien Arbeiterausschuss für einen guten Frieden (Free Workers' Committee for a good Peace) was created in Bremen, Germany. On 7 March 1918, Anton Drexler, an avid German nationalist, formed a branch of this league in Munich. The Nazi Party was banned on 9 November 1923, though with support of the nationalist Völkisch-Social Bloc (Völkisch-Sozialer Block), continued to operate under the name of the "" (Deutsche Partei or DP) from 1924 to 1925. The Nazis failed to remain unified in the German Party, as in the north, the right-wing Volkish nationalist supporters of the Nazis moved to the new German Völkisch Freedom Party, leaving the north's left-wing Nazi members, such as retaining support for the party. Rise to power: 1925–1933 On 16 February 1925 Hitler convinced the Bavarian authorities to lift the ban on the NSDAP, and the party was formally refounded on 26 February 1925, with Hitler as its undisputed Leader. The new Nazi Party was no longer a paramilitary organization, and disavowed any intention of taking power by force. In any case, the economic and political situation had stabilized and the extremist upsurge of 1923 had faded, so there was no prospect of further revolutionary adventures. After taking power: intertwining of party and state During June and July 1933 all competing parties were either outlawed or dissolved themselves. Subsequently, the Law against the founding of new parties of 14 July 1933 legally established the Nazi Party's monopoly. On 1 December 1933, the Law to secure the unity of party and state entered into force, which was the base for a progressive intertwining of party structures and state apparatus. Defeat and abolition Officially, the Third lasted only 12 years. The first Instrument of Surrender was signed by representatives of Nazi Germany at Reims, France on 7 May 1945. The war in Europe had come to an end. The defeat of Germany in World War II marked the end of the Nazi Germany era. The party was formally abolished on 10 October 1945 by the Allied Control Council and began, along with trials of major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremberg.

What are its main events in history?

• 5th , German Workers’ Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) DAP formed by Anton Drexler, , and Karl Harrer. • 24th , German Workers’ Party (DAP) changed its name to National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDP) called the Nazi Party for short. During its first meeting a 25 point programme was announced. • 29th July 1921, Adolf Hitler became leader of the NSDP and took the title der Führer(“Leader”). • April 1925, SS () formed. • 1929 – 1930, Great Depression – The world depression saw many Germans face unemployment and poverty. Support for the Nazi party increased dramatically. • January 1933, first Concentration Camp established. • 27th February 1933, The Reichstag Fire. • 26th April 1933, The Nazis took over local government. • 2nd August 1934, President Hindenburg died. Hitler combined the post of President and Chancellor and called himself Fuhrer. • 15th September 1935, Nuremburg Laws defined German citizenship. Relationships between and Aryans were banned. • 30th September 1938, Munich Agreement – Allies agreed that Germany could have the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in return for peace. • 25th August 1939, Anglo-Polish Common Defence Pact – This agreement offered mutual military assistance in the event that one country was attacked by another European country. • 20th January 1942, Wannsee Conference approved plans for the ‘’. • 1944-1945, the Allied armies liberated the concentration camps. • 20th November 1945, Nuremburg war crimes trial began.

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Nazi Germany Timeline. (2017, May 31). Retrieved September 21, 2017, from http: // www.historyonthenet.com/nazi-germany-timeline/

Nazi Party. (2017, September 28). Retrieved September 29, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party