Week+4

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 * TOPIC(S) || **THE NAZI DICTATORSHIP (HOW DID THE NAZI STATE FUNCTION?)** ||
 * ACTIVITIES / STRATEGIES || * Discussion on chapter 3, "The Nazi Dictatorship": How did the Third Reich work? What was the role of the army, the industry, the state apparatus, the Nazi party, the SS?
 * ACTIVITIES / STRATEGIES || * Discussion on chapter 3, "The Nazi Dictatorship": How did the Third Reich work? What was the role of the army, the industry, the state apparatus, the Nazi party, the SS?
 * How did Germany descend so quickly into becoming a dictatorship?

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 * Compare and contrast how laws were made in Germany and in other countries.
 * The role of other party leaders
 * The role of the police
 * (class discussion from copies of John Hite's //Weimar and Nazi Germany//)
 * Here's a booklet to fill in . It also covers some other topics, such as Propaganda.
 * ASSESSMENT || ESSAY TITLES (CHOOSE ONE)


 * To what extent did the Nazis change Germany's institutions after 1933?
 * Does the notion of "ordered chaos" make any sense when applied to the political system of Nazi Germany?

YOUR ESSAY MUST BE HANDWRITTEN WORD COUNT AT THIS STAGE: 600-650 ||
 * GUIDE TO HOMEWORK READING || As you read, think about the following:

__QUESTIONS__

1. What are the basic characteristics of propaganda? 2. How different are propaganda from indoctrination and how did these work in Nazi Germany? 3. How successful were the Nazi strategies of propaganda and indoctrination? 4. Why would a great deal of German propaganda and indoctrination campaigns be focused on Germany's youth population?

__KEY TERMS__

1. Political institutions 2. //Pimpf// 3. German Young People (DJ) 4. Hitler Youth (HJ) 5. League of German Maids (JM) 6. League of German Maidens (BDM) ||
 * RESOURCES || * A more Academic, yet more thorough explanation of the Functioning of the Nazi Regime


 * The Nazis tried to justify their racial supremacy by going back in History. Have you ever wondered where the //swastika// come from? Or did you know that the Nazis had their own equivalent of "saints" to worship? This video tells it all. (The title //Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy// is quite misleading, but the contents of the documentary are ok).

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 * A satire about the obedience payed towards Hitler


 * Last but not least, have you ever wondered how Hitler lived? What was his private life like? Here's a couple of links that show you just how Hitler liked to chill out:

Rare private photos of the Reich Inside a Nazi Christmas Party (LIFE magazine, 1941) ||
 * LINKS TO ACCOMPANY YOUR READING || Click on the image to go to a resource for Nazi propaganda posters (BBC)



From Horrible Histories, Hitler Youth :)

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