HOW WOULD THE NAZIS RUN GERMANY?1. Make brief notes from the handout titled “how would the Nazis run Germany?”. Your notes should contain the same subheadings as those shown on the handout.

2. Nazi methods can be seen as a ‘carrot’ and ‘stick’ approach. ‘Carrots’ are incentives for the German people – things which offer them some benefits. ‘Sticks’ are methods which control the German people. On your notes, write ‘carrot’ or ‘stick’ or both next to each method.

3. Complete the crossword.

HOMEWORK - for next Wednesday 6th April

The Nazi The Nazi police statepolice state

• what was it?what was it?

• how did it work?how did it work?

• how far did it how far did it work?work?

Blood and IronBlood and Iron, John , John HeartfieldHeartfield

You are probably familiar with stories of the You are probably familiar with stories of the concentration camps being the backdrop to mass concentration camps being the backdrop to mass genocide during the Holocaust. However, Jews were genocide during the Holocaust. However, Jews were only one group who were said to be ‘enemies of the only one group who were said to be ‘enemies of the state’ in Nazi Germany. Similarly, concentration camps state’ in Nazi Germany. Similarly, concentration camps were only one of the ‘tools’ used to root out and deal were only one of the ‘tools’ used to root out and deal with opposition to the regime. with opposition to the regime. The Nazi police state The Nazi police state was was a structure of organisations and their leadersa structure of organisations and their leaders. The . The task of the police state was to expose and eliminate all task of the police state was to expose and eliminate all forms of opposition.forms of opposition.

Today, you are going to….Today, you are going to….

• work in groupswork in groups

• each group will be given information about one each group will be given information about one ‘organisation’ of the police state structure‘organisation’ of the police state structure

• you will have to draw a poster showing this information, you will have to draw a poster showing this information, using a maximum of 5 words (no abbreviations allowed)using a maximum of 5 words (no abbreviations allowed)

• then share this information with others in the classthen share this information with others in the class

• finally, in your groups, you will need to recall finally, in your groups, you will need to recall (ie. from (ie. from memory)memory) key parts of this information and record it in your key parts of this information and record it in your bookbook

GroupsGroups

1 Tyler B, Liam, Laura M1 Tyler B, Liam, Laura M

2 Erin, Tyler D, Chloe2 Erin, Tyler D, Chloe

3 Laura H, Isaac, Karina3 Laura H, Isaac, Karina

4 Joel, Olivia, Corey4 Joel, Olivia, Corey

5 Rebecca, Greg, Sophie5 Rebecca, Greg, Sophie

6 Emma, Saskia, Sam6 Emma, Saskia, Sam

7 Elinor, Hannah, James7 Elinor, Hannah, James

8 Rosie, Pippa, Tom8 Rosie, Pippa, Tom

NOW, IN YOUR NOW, IN YOUR GROUPS….GROUPS….1 Agree on the 4 different organisations/elements of the Nazi police state

2 Put them in order – from the least powerful/serious to the most powerful/serious

3 Recall as many points as you can about each of these 4 elements eg. what they are, what they do, who controls them, why they were feared. Leave space if Leave space if you can’t remember!you can’t remember!

4 Write it all down in your book – 4 subheadings with bullet points underneath each subheading.

EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST WRITE THIS DOWN IN THEIR WRITE THIS DOWN IN THEIR BOOKBOOK

Time allowed:Time allowed: 25 minutes25 minutes

HOMEWORKHOMEWORKComplete this for next lesson…..Complete this for next lesson…..

• compare the handout to what you have compare the handout to what you have written in your bookwritten in your book

• add any bits that you’ve missed outadd any bits that you’ve missed out

ACTIVITYACTIVITYWrite your own mini dramamini drama about a fictional figure who gets run through the mill of the Nazi police state. You should aim to write around 100 words. (about 2/3 page)

It may have a happy or horrific ending.

CRITERIA:CRITERIA:

• your character COULDCOULD have committed one of the crimes shown on page 81

• your mini-drama MUSTMUST include all 4 elements of the police state that you have learnt about – informers, Gestapo, SS and concentration camps

• you MUSTMUST get across the idea that the police state could never be 100% effective: it wasn’t all seeing, and it couldn’t win over hearts and minds

You couldcould use the story of Hermann Schulze as a rough guide.

TIME TO COMPLETETIME TO COMPLETE: 20 minutes