Nazification of Germany

For the past few lessons, students have been learning about the consolidation of Nazi power and influence over society after Hitler's ascension to Fuhrer.

Activities:

1. I explained the leadership and organization of the Nazi government [below].
2. Students read two articles about the Night of Long Knives.
3. Students watched clips from the Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, analyzing it for its propaganda techniques.
4. Students learned about the domestic policies of the Nazis. They focused on Women, Youth, Religious Institutions, Arts and Culture, and Minorities.

HOMEWORK:

IA Final Draft DUE - February 18th

Nazi Organization:

Triumph of the Will:

Domestic Polices of the Nazis:

Nazi Consolidation of Power

Agenda 1/13-15:

1. Students analyzed a series of documents from Nazi Germany between 1933-1935. They used these the summarize the Nazi consolidation of power.
2. After, I began to explain the organization of the Nazi government and terror apparatus [below].

HOMEWORK:

IA Complete Paper DUE 2/18

How did Hitler gain power and support?

Agenda 1/11:

1. Students completed and discussed the Nazi's 25 Point Program and German election results from 1919 to 1933.
2. Students examined two claims: "Hitler victimized the German people" and "The German people enabled Hitler to take power".
3. Students looked at an article and series of documents, collecting evidence on one of the above claims.

HOMEWORK:

Internal Assessment Parts A,C,F - DUE Wednesday 1/13

1933 Weimar Election Epilogue

Internal Assessment

The past two classes, students have been working on their internal assessments. Students developed research questions (per 2, per 3) and practice scoring sample papers.

The next due date for the IA is Wednesday January 13th. Students should turn in a draft of parts A,C, and F.