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The National Socialist German Workers’ Party—also known as the Nazi Party—was the far-right racist and antisemitic political party led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazi Party came to power in Germany in 1933. It controlled all aspects of German life and persecuted German Jews. Its power only ended when Germany lost World War II.
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Introduction to the Holocaust
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Kristallnacht
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The Nazi Party
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The Theresienstadt (Terezín) Ghetto
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Cultural Life in the Theresienstadt Ghetto
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Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)
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International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
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Axis Powers in World War II
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What Groups of People did the Nazis Target?
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Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.
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