Nazism was introduced by Adolf Hitler. He was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. Hitler rose to power in 1933 and became the Chancellor of Germany. He believed in the superiority of the Aryan race and the need for German expansion and dominance. Hitler's ideology led to the Holocaust, in which millions of Jews and other minorities were systematically murdered. Nazi Germany also initiated World War II, which resulted in the deaths of millions of people. Ultimately, Hitler's leadership and ideology brought about destruction and devastation on a massive scale.