10 Disturbing Facts about Nazi Germany During World War II
World War II was the most destructive war in the history of the world. It was also the most expensive, it damaged the most property, and it killed more people than any war previous or since. At the middle of all of this, and the catalyst for this destruction, was Nazi Germany.
The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, or Nazi Party, was led by Adolf Hitler, and it grew into a huge movement. This party enacted totalitarian rule. This political party was founded many years before, in 1919
, as the German Workers’ Party, which promoted anti-Semitism and German pride. The party was dissatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I and also forced Germany to make a number of reparations and concessions.
Hitler joined the party almost as soon as it was founded, and he worked his way up to lead the party by 1921. In 1933 he became Germany’s chancellor, and as his Nazi ideals spread across the nation, he created a dictatorship. The Germans were defeated at the end of the war, and the Nazi Party was outlawed. Many of the top Nazi officials were also convicted of war crimes, most connected to the massacre of 6 million Jews during the reign of the Nazi.
Today, one can only imagine the horrors that occurred during this time in history, but millions lived through this disturbing time in the history of the world. Here are the 10 most disturbing facts about Nazi Germany during World War II:
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