Week+6


 * TOPIC(S) || **THE SS AND THE GESTAPO** ||
 * ACTIVITIES / STRATEGIES || * Discussion on chapter 5, "The SS and the Gestapo"
 * The rise of Himmler and the role of the SS
 * Was the Gestapo the all-powerful agent of a terror state?
 * So, where did power lie in the Third Reich?
 * So, where did power lie in the Third Reich?


 * Source analysis exercise:

PLAYLIST OF THE HISTORY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY: "HIMMLER'S MANIA" ON YOUTUBE:

@http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDF2DC893CDF04307

THE GESTAPO DOCUMENTARY, PART 1 media type="youtube" key="LtgB4qiiWBI" width="420" height="315"

THE GESTAPO DOCUMENTARY, PART 2 media type="youtube" key="VL0BCILcm9o" width="420" height="315" ||
 * ASSESSMENT || ESSAY TITLES (CHOOSE ONE)
 * Discuss whether the creation of the SS and the Gestapo reflect the triumph of Nazism in its domestic affairs.
 * Discuss whether the SS and the Gestapo helped Hitler maintain power.

YOUR ESSAY MUST BE HANDWRITTEN WORD COUNT AT THIS STAGE: 600-650 ||
 * HOMEWORK READING GUIDE || As you read chapter 6 "Support, Opposition and Resistance", think about the following

__QUESTIONS:__


 * 1) Could everybody agree with the Nazis? Those who did, how did they show their adherence? Those who did not, how did they show their opposition?
 * 2) Do you think the German people could not have known about the Nazi methods of oppression?
 * 3) What is the difference between opposition and resistance?
 * 4) How could people oppose the regime despite the surveillance of the secret police?
 * 5) Where did most part of the opposition come from?
 * 6) did the Nazis deal with the opposition?


 * DON'T FORGET TO READ THE DOCUMENTS AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER.** ||
 * RESOURCES || The Nazi Police State



A similar piece of news about Nazi memorabilia ||
 * LINKS TO ACCOMPANY YOUR READING || Three dissenting voices from the churches of Germany:

The Protestant pastor

DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

The Catholic priest

CLEMENS VON GALEN

The hesitant one

MARTIN NIEMÖLLER ||
 * CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS || How many Nazi exhibitions have there been in Germany recently? Why do you think it is? ||
 * Take me back to HITLER menu!!**