 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 Nazis control Germany?  Key words: denounce Gestapo SS concentration camp How did the Nazis control Germany?  LOs To study different Nazi terror methods and decide which was the most effective

Put yourself into the mind of a dictator 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 task Read p.44-45 (Wilkes) or p.80-81 (SHP) and take notes on the different methods used by the Nazis to control people: Gestapo Police & law courts SS Concentration camps Henchmen like Himmler Informers  Do modern governments use any of these techniques? What stops them from doing so?

Gestapo Secret police Tapped phones, opened mail Imprisoned without trial Torture Informers – esp. children Gestapo headquarters in Berlin – what do you notice is odd about this building?

Police & law courts Under Nazi control New laws, e.g. banning marriage with Jews Severe penalties – death penalty more common A Nazi ‘People’s Court’ – what was odd about this court room?

SS Himmler in charge Bodyguards Physically ‘perfect’ – Aryan Waffen SS – army Death Head Units What strange symbol betrays the true nature of the SS in this photograph of Himmler?

Concentration camps Political prisons Not ‘death camps’ until 1942 Range of prisoners – Jews, homosexuals, Communists, gypsies 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’ Watch this clip from ‘The Nazis a Warning from History’. What does it tell us about the strength of the police state?

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

Success criteria Room 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 Nazis control Germany?  Key words: denounce Gestapo SS concentration camp How did the Nazis control Germany?  LOs To study different Nazi terror methods and decide which was the most effective  Plenary