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Following the economic instability of the Weimar Republic and the Great Depression, the Nazi Party gained support through nationalistic propaganda. Hitler was appointed Chancellor in January 1933 and quickly moved to dismantle democratic institutions.

The aftermath of the era led to the , which established international legal precedents for "crimes against humanity." Today, Germany maintains strict laws against the use of Nazi symbols and the denial of the Holocaust as part of its commitment to Vergangenheitsbewältigung (the process of coming to terms with the past). german nazi

The invasion of Poland in September 1939 triggered a global conflict. While the regime saw early military success across Europe and North Africa, the tide turned following the invasion of the Soviet Union and the entry of the United States into the war. Following the economic instability of the Weimar Republic