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Nazi PartyGerman political party of National Socialism. Founded in 1919 as the German Workers' Party, it changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers' Party when Adolf Hitler became leader (1920–21). The nickname Nazi was taken from the first word of its full name, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. The party grew from its home base in Bavaria and attracted members from disaffected elements throughout Germany. It organized strong-arm groups (later the SA) to protect its rallies. Though the failed Beer Hall Putsch diminished the party's influence, the effects of the Great Depression brought millions of new members, and in 1932 the party became the largest bloc in the Reichstag. After Hitler was named chancellor in 1933, he obtained passage of the Enabling Act, and his government declared the Nazi party to be the only political party in Germany and required bureaucrats to become members. The party controlled virtually all activities in Germany until Germany's defeat in World War II (1945), after which the party was banned. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Noting historical aspects of the great German city and detailing the history many of its landmark sights (including areas of public ceremonies museums, commemorative monuments, and focal points of historical interest during the era of the "Third Reich"), Structures Of Memory provides readers with a study of preserved structures directly linked with the Nazi party and the underground German resistance to the Nazis, as well as providing engaging insights into enduring Berlin-based memorial sites. In April 1933, the Nazi Party called for a boycott of Jewish businesses. Political expediency ultimately led the Nazi Party to reconcile themselves to German nudists, permitting exercise in the nude as one physical manifestation of the Blut und Boden ideology. |
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