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[[Image:Naziflag.png|thumb|300px|The Nazis' symbol, the Swastika]]Nazis is an [[acronym]] for the National Socialist German Workers’ party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) . The group was actually formed long before [[Adolf Hitler]] came into power by promising that there would be more jobs, [[Germany]] would be a better place and poverty would end. His power was increased when his followers used intimidation and violence to win a majority in the German Parliament. The  Nazis were [[Anti-Sematism|anti-Semitic]] (hating Jews) blaming the [[Jews]] for the problems in Germany. They made laws against Jews ("Rassengesetze" = Race laws) and they required Jews to wear a [[Star of David]] on their clothing. The Jews were mistreated, persecuted and killed by the Nazis.  The Nazi state also persecuted [[Communism|Communists]] and other political opponents, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] and foreign nationals.  Though many top Nazi's were openly gay <ref>Hans Peter Bleuel, ''Sex and Society in Nazi Germany'', (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1973).</ref><ref>Scott Lively [http://www.leaderu.com/jhs/lively.html ''The Homosexual Roots of the Nazi Party'']</ref>

[[Image:Naziflag.png|thumb|300px|The Nazis' symbol, the Swastika]]

Nazis is an [[acronym]] for the National Socialist German Workers’ party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) . The group was actually formed long before [[Adolf Hitler]] came into power by promising that there would be more jobs, [[Germany]] would be a better place and poverty would end. His power was increased when his followers used intimidation and violence to win a majority in the German Parliament. The  Nazis were [[Anti-Sematism|anti-Semitic]] (hating Jews) blaming the [[Jews]] for the problems in Germany. They made laws against Jews ("Rassengesetze" = Race laws) and they required Jews to wear a [[Star of David]] on their clothing. The Jews were mistreated, persecuted and killed by the Nazis.  The Nazi state also persecuted [[Communism|Communists]] and other political opponents, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] and foreign nationals.  Though many top Nazi's were openly gay <ref>Hans Peter Bleuel, ''Sex and Society in Nazi Germany'', (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1973).</ref><ref>Scott Lively [http://www.leaderu.com/jhs/lively.html ''The Homosexual Roots of the Nazi Party'']</ref>

by , [[homosexuals]] who were not party members came under increasing scrutiny and persecution in the later years of the regime.  The Nazis exterminated about 11 million civilians by rounding them up, transporting them to concentration camps and then murdering them there. About 6 million of these were Jews (see [[Holocaust]]).  

by , [[homosexuals]] who were not party members came under increasing scrutiny and persecution in the later years of the regime.  The Nazis exterminated about 11 million civilians by rounding them up, transporting them to concentration camps and then murdering them there. About 6 million of these were Jews (see [[Holocaust]]).