Sonderweg (German: [ˈzɔndɐˌveːk], "special path") identifies the theory in German historiography that considers the German-speaking lands or the country of Germany itself to have followed a course from aristocracy to democracy unlike any other in Europe.. The modern school of thought by that name arose early during World War II as a consequence of the rise of Nazi Germany.

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