Week+3


 * TOPIC(S) || **THE ACHIEVEMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF POWER** ||
 * ACTIVITIES / STRATEGIES || * Overview of Hitler's achievement and consolidation of power
 * ACTIVITIES / STRATEGIES || * Overview of Hitler's achievement and consolidation of power


 * Discussion of chapter 2: "The Achievement and Consolidation of Power" ||
 * ASSESSMENT || ESSAY TITLES (CHOOSE ONE)
 * How 'legal' was Hitler's rise to power?
 * How appropriate is the term //Machtergreifung// for Hitler's assumption of power in January, 1933?

YOUR ESSAY MUST BE HANDWRITTEN WORD COUNT AT THIS STAGE: 600-650 ||
 * HOMEWORK READING GUIDE || As you read chapter 3, "The Nazi Dictatorship", think about the following

__QUESTIONS:__


 * 1) Which other characters, apart from Hitler, outstand in the reading, and why?
 * 2) How similar AND different were the political structures of the Weimar Republic and of the Third Reich?
 * 3) How important is the "Aryan race" heritage in this period?
 * 4) Was the Nazi regime a very effective one in pursuing and reaching its aims?

__KEY TERMS:__
 * //Schutzstaffel// (SS)
 * //Gestapo//
 * //Sturmabteilung// (SA)
 * Rheinland
 * Anschluss
 * League of Nations
 * German Labour Front
 * Beauty of Labour
 * Strength Through Joy
 * The Ministry for People's Enlightenment and Propaganda

(From Slideshare)
 * DON'T FORGET TO READ THE DOCUMENTS AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER.** ||
 * RESOURCES || Click on the image to read a long, yet clearly explained PPT on the //Machtergreifung//



Here's another presentation on the //Gleischaltung// or "Nazification" process: [] ||
 * LINKS TO ACCOMPANY YOUR READING || * A clip on Hitler's consolidation of power:

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 * Ever felt like becoming a Dictator? Here's a link that shows you how Hitler did it in EIGHT simple steps: (From Johndclare)



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