DO NOW Which tactics used by the Nazis (from your homework) do you think had the greatest effect on the German people?
The Rise of the Third Reich – How did Hitler take total control?
1933 –Hitler took power - the dictatorship began: Outlawed other political parties 3
The Nazi Military State GESTAPO: the Secret State Police unlimited power Concentration Camps - used at first for political prisoners SA (Sturmabteilung): Stormtroopers "brown-shirts" early private Nazi army that protected leaders and opposed rival political parties Burned books, began the reign of terror
The Nazi Military State SS (Schutzstaffel): Defense Corps “black shirts”, the elite guard unit formed out of the SA HJ (Hitler Jugend): Hitler Youth Einstazgruppen: Nazi Death Squad; mobile killing units
Nuremberg Laws -1935 Stripped Jews of their rights, their citizenship, and their property. ….Hitler made it legal for Germans to steal from their Jewish neighbors 6
KRISTALLNACHT -1938 Pogrom – violence against Jews… Hitler made it acceptable to commit violence against Jews… 7
How did Hitler control the minds of the people and create a state of deception?
Nazi Propaganda & total control of the message
“Hate is more lasting than dislike” Adolf Hitler Do you agree? Explain
How did Hitler/the Nazis control the minds of the people? Task: Work with your group to analyze the primary document Complete the analysis worksheet Prepare to share your findings with the class Prepare to answer this question: How did Hitler/the Nazis control the minds of the people?
Nazi Rally With Signs: "The Jews Are Our Misfortune!"
This Nazi propaganda poster reads, ‘Behind the enemy powers: the Jew.
For Children The sign reads The headlines say "Jews are not wanted here" The headlines say "Jews are our misfortune" and "How the Jew cheats." Germany, 1936.