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A number of völkisch movements were set up in Germany after World War I. Combining interest in folklore, ecology, occultism and romanticism with ethnic nationalism, their ideologies were a strong influence on the Nazi party, which itself was inspired by Adolf Hitler's membership of the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, one of these völkisch movements.

During the years of the Third Reich, this term and its adjective "völkisch" became heavily politicised, particular in slogans such as "Volk ohne Raum" — "(a) people without space" or "Völkischer Beobachter" ("popular observer"), an NSDAP party newspaper. Also the political slogan "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein FührerFuhrer (often written Fuehrer or Fuhrer in English when umlauts are not used; also written with the German definite article included, der Fuhrer meaning " leader" or " guide" in German, was a title granted by German Chancellor Adolf Hitler to himself by l" ("One people, one country, one leader"). Today, the adjective "völkisch" is used in fairly limited historical contexts describing that era.

"Volk" also occurs in German socialistFor information on mainstream political parties using the term "Socialist", see Social democracy and Democratic socialism For the governments of the USSR, the PRC, and others, see: Communist state Other variants of Socialism include Marxism, Communism, an usage, as in the "Volkspolizei" (People's Police) or "Volkseigene Betriebe" (People's-Owned Business) of the former German Democratic Republic.

See also:

• NationalismNationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. Nationalists base nations on various notions of political legitimacy. These can derive from the Romantic theory of " cultural identity",
• VolksdeutscheVolksdeutsche (literally "members of the German people"; no English translation, adj. volksdeutsch is a historical term which arose in the early 20th century to apply for Germans living outside of the German Empire. This is in contrast to Imperial Germans
• Johann Gottfried HerderJohann Gottfried von Herder ( August 25, 1744 December 18, 1803), German poet, critic, theologian, and philosopher, is best known for his concept of the Volk and is generally considered the father of ethnic nationalism. Biography Along with Wilhelm von Hu