2 ms·The Nazis were in power for six years before 1939 and existed as a political movement since 1920.by philwelch 6y agoThe Nazis were in power for six years before 1939 and existed as a political movement since 1920.jhgb 6y agoAnd they started mass-murdering people in 1939. The news were full of it.philwelch 6y agoMost of Henry Ford’s Nazi sympathies took place prior to 1939. In fact it might be fairer to say that the Nazis were the ones inspired by Ford’s open promotion of anti-semitism.