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152. When were the National Socialists under Adolf Hitler in power in Germany?

Official German wording

Wann waren die Nationalsozialisten mit Adolf Hitler in Deutschland an der Macht?

  1. 1918 bis 1923
  2. 1932 bis 1950
  3. 1933 bis 1945
  4. 1945 bis 1989

Answer options

  1. 1918 to 1923
  2. 1932 to 1950
  3. 1933 to 1945
  4. 1945 to 1989

Correct answer

1933 to 1945

Explanation

Nazi rule commenced with Hitler’s appointment as Reich Chancellor on 30 January 1933 and the swift dismantling of the Weimar constitutional order via the Reichstag Fire Decree and the Enabling Act. Through Gleichschaltung, federalism, party pluralism, and the rule of law were gutted as executive power became totalitarian. The regime ended, in terms of international law, with military defeat, the unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945, and the Allies’ assumption of supreme governmental authority. Accordingly, their period in power is unambiguously 1933 to 1945.

Official sources

The German questions come from the original BAMF catalog for the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland. Translations and explanations are study aids; verify legal details in the official sources.