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AP World History: Modern

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Nazi Germany refers to the period from 1933 to 1945 when Adolf Hitler's National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the Nazis, ruled Germany. This was a time of aggressive expansion, persecution of minorities, and ultimately led to World War II.

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