[[Image:Flag of Nazi Germany.png|thumb|200px|'''The flag of Nazi Germany''']]
[[Image:Flag of Nazi Germany.png|thumb|200px|'''The flag of Nazi Germany''']]
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The '''National Socialist German Workers' Party''' ([[German]]: ''Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'') was a political party in [[Germanay]] which existed 1919-1945 under the control and influence of dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] for most of its existence; both party and leader were directly responsible for the creation of the [[Third Reich]] and [[World War II]] in [[Europe]]. The abbreviated word "Nazi" comes from the first word in the party's name, '''Na'''tionalso'''zi'''alistische.
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The '''National Socialist German Workers' Party''' ([[German]]: ''Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'') is the full name of the group better known as the Nazis.