Nazism
Also known as Hitlerism, Naziism, National Socialism
thumb|The Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (here pictured in 1938) titled himself [[Führer and ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.]]
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Nazism was the extreme political ideology of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945, characterized by authoritarian dictatorship, militarism, and racial ideology. It matters because Nazi Germany's actions during this period, including World War II and the Holocaust, resulted in the deaths of millions and fundamentally shaped modern history and international law.
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Research
2,371 papers- Nazism and the Journal.The New England journal of medicine · 2024Abi-Rached JM, Brandt AMDOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2307319
- Unsettling Realities of Nazism and the Legacy of the German Neurological Society.ReviewAnnals of neurology · 2021Fangerau H, Martin M, Karenberg ADOI: 10.1002/ana.26206
- The Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: historical evidence, implications for today, teaching for tomorrow.ReviewLancet (London, England) · 2023Czech H, Hildebrandt S, Reis SP et al.DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01845-7
- Undisclosed facts in Friedrich Wegener's links with Nazism.ReviewHistopathology · 2025Arkuszewski P, Cieślak-Arkuszewska A
Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Position within the political spectrum
- Origins
- Völkisch nationalism
- Racial theories and antisemitism
- Use of the American racist model
- Response to World War I and Italian Fascism
- Ideology and programme
- Nationalism and racialism
- Irredentism and expansionism
- Racial theories
- Social class
- Sex and gender
- Opposition to homosexuality
- Religion
- Economics
- Anti-communism
- Views of capitalism
- Totalitarianism
- Classification: Reactionary or Revolutionary
- Contemporary events and views
- Post-war Nazism
- Revival of Nazism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|The Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (here pictured in 1938) titled himself [[Führer and ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.]]
Nazism, formally named National Socialism (NS), is the far-right totalitarian ideology associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During Hitler's rise to power, it was frequently called Hitlerism. Nazism is a form of fascism that emphasizes pseudo-scientific theories of racial hierarchy which identify ethnic Germans and Nordic Aryans as a master race. The term "neo-Nazism" is applied to far-right groups formed after World War II with a similar ideology.