How Did

hitler rise

to power?

The year is 1933 Your Job: intelligence agent with the British Secret Intelligence Service

Your cover story: You are travelling to Germany to start a business there

Your Mission: To find out the reasons why Hitler came to power

Hitler’s Rise to Power�

His own strengths

and abilities�

Other events beyond his

control�

His  own  strengths  and  abilities  • Leadership  skills  • Nazi  promises  and  propaganda  

• Nazi  organisation  

Other  events  beyond  his  control  • Economic  depression  • The  German  public’s  fear  of  communism  

• Political  deals  made  with  German  leaders  

Background Briefing

Mission Briefing "   Each  team  will  be  given  1  of  the  6  

possible  reasons  why  Hitler  came  to  power  

"   It  is  your  job  to  investigate  this  given  reason  and  create  a  short  presentation  on  how  it  helped  Hitler  rise  to  power  "   You  will  investigate  using  3  

sources  from  the  intelligence  file  "   Presentations  will  be  created  at  

http://tinyurl.com/3x-­‐riseo5itler  "   The  intelligence  file  (sources)  and  

more  information  are  all  available  at  there  

Action Plan There  is  an  intelligence  file  available  at  http://tinyurl.com/3x-­‐riseoQitler  on  Hitler’s  rise  to  power    

1.  Look  through  the  file  and  choose  3  sources  that  help  you  explain  your  given  reason  

from  http://tinyurl.com/3x-­‐riseoQitler  and  work  on  the  slides  with  your  given  reason  

3.  Your  slides  should  include  an  analysis  of  the  3  sources  and  what  they  tell  you  about  the  reason  why  Hitler  rose  to  power.  

Your lead 1.  Economic  depression  (x2)  

2.  The  German  public’s  fear  of  communism  

3.  Political  deals  made  with  German  leaders  (x2)  

4.  Hitler’s  leadership  skills  

5.  Nazi  promises  and  propaganda  

6.  Nazi  organisation  

Your Team 1.  Researcher:  read  and  research  

2.  Scribe:  take  notes  and  type/beautify  the  slides  

3.  Timekeeper:  keep  track  of  time  and  keep  group  members  on  task  

4.  Presenter:  present  research  to  class