Denazification (Noun)
Meaning
Social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The United States imposed denazification on the German people after World War II.
- Denazification was a key goal of the Potsdam Agreement, which aimed to demilitarize and democratize Germany.
- The process of denazification involved removing former Nazi Party members from positions of power and influence.
- Germany's post-war government struggled to implement effective denazification policies, leading to controversy and debate.
- The denazification of Germany was a complex and time-consuming process that required the cooperation of international authorities and the German people themselves.