Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was governed by a dictatorship under the control of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a totalitarian state in which the Nazi Party controlled nearly all aspects of life. The official name of the state was "Deutsches Reich" from 1933 to 1943 and "Grodeutsches Reich" ("Greater German Reich") from 1943 to 1945. The period is also known under the names the Third Reich () and the National Socialist Period (, abbreviated as "NS-Zeit"). The Nazi regime came to an end after the Allied Powers defeated Germany in May 1945, ending World War II in Europe.

Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by the President of the Weimar Republic Paul von Hindenburg on 30 January 1933. The Nazi Party then began to eliminate all political opposition and consolidate its power. Hindenburg died on 2 August 1934, and Hitler became dictator of Germany by merging the powers and offices of the Chancellery and Presidency. A national referendum held 19 August 1934 confirmed Hitler as sole Fuhrer (leader) of Germany. All power was centralised in Hitler's person, and his word became above all laws. The government was not a coordinated, co-operating body, but a collection of factions struggling for power and Hitler's favour. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Nazis restored economic stability and ended mass unemployment using heavy military spending and a mixed economy. Extensive public works were undertaken, including the construction of "Autobahnen" (motorways). The return to economic stability boosted the regime's popularity.

Answer the following questions:
1. When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
2. Was he elected?
3. How did he get the job?
4. Which one?
5. What was his name?
6. What happened to him?
7. When?
8. What offices did Hitler put together at that point?
9. Did he also combine their powers?
10. When did he officially get all the power in Germany?
11. What made it official?
12. Was he a dictator?
13. What famous highway was built during that time?
14. What time period does Nazi Germany refer to?
15. What was the official name from 1933 to 1943?
16. What was it from 1943 to 1945?
17. What is that in English?
18. Does it have other names?
19. Who took down Germany?
20. When?
1. 30 January 1933
2. no
3. appointed by the President
4. the President of the Weimar Republic
5. Paul von Hindenburg
6. he died
7. 2 August 1934
8. the Chancellery and Presidency
9. yes
10. 19 August 1934
11. A national referendum
12. yes
13. "Autobahnen"
14. 1933 to 1945
15. "Deutsches Reich"
16. "Grodeutsches Reich"
17. Greater German Reich
18. yes
19. the Allied Powers
20. May 1945