reference to Germany when it was under the control of the National SocialistGerman Workers' Party beginning in 1933. The party seized political control of the country under the leadership of Adolf Hitler and systematically eliminated opposition, and put into effectitsprogram of nationalism, racism, rearmament, aggression, etc. In alliance with Italy and, later, Japan, Nazi-controlled Germany entered into a large-scalewar with many other nations of the world, which came to be called World War II (1939 - 1945). Upon Germany's surrender (1945), its standard of living collapsed and there was widespread suffering. The word Nazi comes from the German word Nationalsozialist (national socialist). —HEV Approved Glossary