Using pp. 195-205 answer these questions about either Get your homework out and show it to the person sitting next to you. What does it show you about where power lay in the Nazi state? Using pp. 195-205 answer these questions about either Formulating Laws Nazi party structure and how this links with the Nazi government Gauleiter and local Nazis The Police The SS The Gestapo What happened to this under the Nazis? How did this help the Nazis to control Germany and maintain it as a Nazi state?

Get your homework out and show the person sitting next to you

What shows us that the Nazis managed to establish a Nazi state and government in Germany? How did they manage this? How did this Nazi state and government turn Germany into a Nazi society?

Battlefields trip What did it show you about WWI? What did it show you about the German experience of WWI? What did it show you about the aftermath of WWI?

The Terror State What do we mean by the terror state? C aim – to explain what it was, how the Nazis established it, and how powerful it was B/A aim – to explain what it was and its establishment, how it was and wasn’t powerful and a fully explained judgement What do we mean by the terror state? The Terror State: ruling a country and society by using fear. How did the Nazis do this? What activities would organisations in the Terror State do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr73M5oF6ME Youtube – nazi terror state – ‘Nazi Germany – Police State – Life in Hitler’s Germany N02d’

Why is the police the most important part of a police state? Why is it more important than the army? Until 1933 each state in Germany had its own police force. By 1936 they had been centralised under Himmler as the Chief of Police. New police organisations were added and the German Police Force in its original form ended. SS – when Hitler became Chancellor they were allowed to act as an axillary police force, after the enabling act they could take people into protective custody, and after the Night of the Long Knives became the chief police arm SA Gestapo SD – Security Police – internal intelligence for the SS RHSA – Reich Main Security Department – created in 1939 to try to bring everything together The army – once Hitler was supreme commander in 1939 and then WWII started the army started to have a stronger controlling presence within Germany.

Make a list of the organisations that made up the Terror State and write a fact next to each one. Use what we discussed to help you and pp. 201-205.

What was the terror state What was the terror state? Include the definition and organisations in your answer. How did the Nazis establish the terror state? How did the Nazis control Germany using the terror state? How far were the Germans ruled by fear? Look at the top of p. 201.

The Gestapo This organisations is interesting in demonstrating the effectivity of the Nazi Terror State. Read pp. 204-205. How powerful was the terror state when we look at the Gestapo organisation? How far were the Germans ruled by fear?

Skim and scan pp. 201-205 to make notes under these questions. In what ways was the Nazi Terror State powerful? In what ways was the Terror State effective in achieving its aims? In what ways was the Nazi Terror State less powerful? In what ways was the Nazi Terror State less effective in achieving its aims? How effective was the Nazi Terror State? Include aims and power.

Who seems powerful within the Nazi state? How powerful does Hitler appear? How far do people appear to participate with the Nazi regime? How far were people opposing the Nazi regime?

Hitler became Fuhrer because he was the leader of the most popular party. How far do you agree?

Homework – due Thursday Read p. 243-274 and make notes on the key points about propaganda.