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The Third Reich was the name given to the German government by the [[Nazis]]. "Reich" in German means "empire". [[Hitler]] believed that he was creating a third German empire, following the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (800-1806) what he called the [[First Reich]], and the one created by [[Otto von Bismarck]] which lasted from 1871 until 1918 or the [[Second Reich]].  

The Third Reich was the name given to the German government by the [[Nazis]], an extremist right wing political party formed as a reaction to the Versailles Treaty and the liberal policies of the Weimar Republic. "Reich" in German means "empire". [[Hitler]] believed that he was creating a third German empire, following the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (800-1806) what he called the [[First Reich]], and the one created by [[Otto von Bismarck]] which lasted from 1871 until 1918 or the [[Second Reich]].  

The Third Reich lasted from 1933 until 1945. Its birth and the death knell of the liberal Weimar Republic, began on January 30, 1933, when [[Hitler]] was appointed Chancellor. Less than a month later, the Reichstag burned and Hitler seized power, effectively ending the Weimar Republic.

The Third Reich lasted from 1933 until 1945. Its birth and the death knell of the Weimar Republic, began on January 30, 1933, when [[Hitler]] was appointed Chancellor. Less than a month later, the Reichstag burned and Hitler seized power, effectively ending the Weimar Republic.