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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
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