Nazism
Americannoun
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Promoting Nazi symbols is a criminal offence in Poland and anyone found guilty of publicly promoting Nazism can be imprisoned for up to three years.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The Ukrainian section is being added to the existing permanent exhibitions focusing on Nazism and Germany from 1945 to the present day.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
He highlighted one of his top anxieties today—a weakening trans-Atlantic alliance—and thanked the British for their contributions to defending freedom against Nazism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
That is why I think it wise to think of Nazism and fascism as terms referring to specific European movements that grew out of the twentieth-century interwar period in Germany, Italy and Spain.”
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
But the ascent of Nazism sent an immediate chill through the German scientific establishment.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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