Názísm, which was a short name for National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party under Adolf Hítler; and the policies adopted by the government of Nází Germany from 1933 to 1945, a period also known as the Third Reich. The official name of the party was Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei(NSDAP) — “National Socialist German Workers’ Party”.