starter activity

Above are some of the methods the Nazis used to create a police state in Germany. Can you identify them?

How did the How did the Nazis control Nazis control

Germany?Germany?To study different Nazi terror To study different Nazi terror

methods and decide which methods and decide which was the most effective was the most effective

LOs

Key words: denounce Gestapo SS concentration camp

Put yourself into the mind of a dictator. What is the best way to control people in your country. Conduct a ‘networking’ task to

decide on the most powerful ways to control people. What other methods not on the cards would you include?

Your taskYour task

Read p.44-45 (Wilkes) or Read p.44-45 (Wilkes) or p.80-81 (SHP) p.80-81 (SHP) and take notes on the different methods and take notes on the different methods used by the Nazis to control people:used by the Nazis to control people:

GestapoGestapo Police & law courtsPolice & law courts SSSS Concentration campsConcentration camps Henchmen like HimmlerHenchmen like Himmler InformersInformers

Do modern governments use any of these techniques? What stops them from doing so?

GestapoGestapo

Secret policeSecret police Tapped phones, Tapped phones,

opened mailopened mail Imprisoned Imprisoned

without trialwithout trial TortureTorture Informers – esp. Informers – esp.

childrenchildren

Gestapo headquarters in Berlin – what do you notice is odd about

this building?

Police & law courtsPolice & law courts

Under Nazi Under Nazi controlcontrol

New laws, e.g. New laws, e.g. banning banning marriage with marriage with JewsJews

Severe penalties Severe penalties – death penalty – death penalty more commonmore common

A Nazi ‘People’s Court’ – what was odd about this court room?

SSSS

Himmler in Himmler in chargecharge

BodyguardsBodyguards Physically Physically

‘perfect’ – Aryan‘perfect’ – Aryan Waffen SS – Waffen SS –

armyarmy Death Head Death Head

UnitsUnitsWhat strange symbol betrays the true nature of the SS in this photograph of Himmler?

Concentration campsConcentration camps

Political prisonsPolitical prisons Not ‘death Not ‘death

camps’ until camps’ until 19421942

Range of Range of prisoners – prisoners – Jews, Jews, homosexuals, homosexuals, Communists, Communists, gypsiesgypsies

Sachsenhausen concentration camp on outskirts of Berlin – what do you know about the treatment of prisoners there?

Watch this clip from ‘The Nazis a Warning from History’. What does it tell us about the strength of the police state?

Your taskYour task

What was the most effective method What was the most effective method of controlling German people? Write of controlling German people? Write an essay-style conclusion (100 an essay-style conclusion (100 words) explaining your views and words) explaining your views and supporting them with evidence from supporting them with evidence from today’s lesson.today’s lesson.

Gestapo collaborators arrested after WWII

Success criteriaSuccess criteriaRoom for improvement

Getting better Excellent

Significantly less than the word quota

Reaches a judgement with little evidence

More or less the word quota

Reaches a clear judgement

Uses some evidence but could support ideas with a little more

Hits or exceeds word quota

Clear and decisive judgement, which summarises key factors and says which was the most important

Uses detailed and well-chosen evidence

How did the How did the Nazis control Nazis control

Germany?Germany?To study different Nazi terror To study different Nazi terror

methods and decide which methods and decide which was the most effective was the most effective

LOs

Key words: denounce Gestapo SS concentration camp

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