Question

Which of the following political parties came to be known as the Nazi Party?
a. The German Workers Party
b. The Social Democratic Party of Germany
c. The National Socialist German Workers Party
d. The Social Nationalist Workers Party of Germany

Answer 1

Hint: The Nazi Party of Germany was a socialist party, which came to power in 1933 and ruled till 1945 under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. This party was originally founded by Anton Drexler in 1919 who was a German locksmith, Hitler took over the party a year later because of his popularity.

Complete answer: - The National Socialist German Worker’s Party was also known as the Nazi Party. It was earlier called the German Workers Party but was renamed in 1920 after Hitler took over.
- The Nazi Party was a far-right-wing political party, with strong socialist ideologies which appealed to the middle class.
- The Nazi Party rose to power after 1929 when Germany was facing the Great Depression, the Weimar Republic which was the government at that time failed to come out of the crisis and in a national emergency, the state had to be dissolved. A new government was formed in the elections of September 1930, and the Nazi Party came out as the second-largest party of Germany.
- Ultimately, in 1933 a mysterious fire which destroyed the Reichstag led to the falling of the government, and during this time Hitler was the chancellor of Germany. After the re-elections Hitler became the president, he executed his major opposers and declared himself the dictator.
Option A- The German Workers Party was a short-lived political party formed right after World war I, it was the predecessor of The Socialist German Workers party.
Option B- The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a contemporary political party of Germany, it was founded in 1863.
Option D- The Social Nationalist worker’s party never existed.

The correct option is (c).

Note: When the fire destroyed Reichstag, Hindenburg was the president of Germany. He was convinced by Hitler to sign a decree suspending all individual and civil liberties, this paved the way for Hitler’s plan. He arrested and executed his opposition leaders without trial and through intimidation, he won a 90% majority in the elections and declared himself the supreme leader of Germany.