 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? To study different Nazi terror methods and decide which 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 task Read p (Wilkes) or  p (SHP) and take notes on the different methods used by the Nazis to control people: Read p (Wilkes) or  p (SHP) and take notes on the different methods used by the Nazis to control people: Gestapo Gestapo Police & law courts Police & law courts SS SS Concentration camps Concentration camps Henchmen like Himmler Henchmen like Himmler Informers Informers  Do modern governments use any of these techniques? What stops them from doing so?

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

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

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

Concentration camps Political prisons Political prisons Not ‘death camps’ until 1942 Not ‘death camps’ until 1942 Range of prisoners – Jews, homosexuals, Communists, gypsies 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’. 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. 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 improvementGetting betterExcellent 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? To study different Nazi terror methods and decide which was the most effective  LOs  Key words: denounce Gestapo SS concentration camp Plenary