which regime was it under prior to the second world war?
The Nazi
Germany
The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of a dictatorship, World War II, and the Holocaust. 
what is the sms preussen (1903)? Fourth pre-dreadnought battleships. when did the construction begin? April 1902 was it used in any major war? Yes, World War I. in what way was it used? Served as a guard ship in the German Bight what does this type of battleship do? Replaced the ironclad battleships what is its range during combat? 1 mile (1.5 km) to 3.5 miles (5.5 km). what are some countries that have used it? Germany, Japan, the United States what kind of relations does the first country have to the third? Their governments are close political allies. what are the different languages spoken in the former? German, Danish, etc.
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Germany [SEP] Introduction
During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. Following the Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German Confederation was formed in 1815. In 1871, Germany became a nation state when most of the German states unified into the Prussian-dominated German Empire. After World War I and the German Revolution of 1918–1919, the Empire was replaced by the semi-presidential Weimar Republic. The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of a dictatorship, World War II, and the Holocaust. After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation, two new German states were founded: the Federal Republic of Germany, generally known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic, East Germany.