Transcript 2-totalitarian-state

The Nazi Police State
Lesson starter:
1. What actions did Hitler take
between 1933-34 which made
Germany less democratic?
Today we will…
• Identify the groups
who controlled the
German people in
Nazi Germany
• Explain the role of
each in helping the
Nazis stay in power
I can…
• Complete a table analysing how these
groups helped the Nazis
Vocabulary box
Nazi Germany was a dictatorship
This meant that everyone was ruled by one
person. His rules were very strict and you
would be punished severely if you did not obey
them
The Nazis created a successful dictatorship
through establishing a police state, where the
authorities had far more rights than ordinary
people.
• Although Hitler was the
leader of Germany,
most of his work was
done by other people
• These groups ensured
his laws were obeyed
• The groups did their
job so thoroughly,
Hitler had to do very
little
Use this title as the start of a mind map
and add on information throughout the
lesson
How did the Nazis
control the German
population?
The Gestapo
• The Gestapo were the secret
police
• They tapped phones and read
mail
• Anyone suspected of being
against The Nazis was
instantly arrested
• They also used torture to gain
confessions from suspects
• They wore ordinary clothes
• There were around 45,000
Gestapo agents in Nazi
Germany
The SS
• The SS were the state security service
• It was their job to eliminate all opposition in
Nazi Germany
• They were ruthless and violent and people
were terrified of them
Heinrich
Himmler was
the leader of
The SS
Spies and Informers
• They informed The Gestapo
of any Jews trying to hide,
anyone who spoke out
against The Nazis or
showed anti- Nazi
behaviour
• Sometimes people spied on
their own families and
friends
• Around 160,000 Germans
informed on others
Concentration Camps
• Run by SS
• Jews, homosexuals, political prisoners
and other ‘undesirables’ were taken here
• The first was Dachau, near Munich
• These were the most feared tool of the
Nazi government
Sachsenhausen ‘model’
concentration camp in Berlin
Josef Goebbels: Propaganda
• He controlled all Nazi propaganda
• ‘Minister for public
enlightenment’
• He publicised Hitler’s successes
eg, building the autobahn
(motorway system)
• He ensured things like the camps
were kept secret from ordinary
Germans
• He censored the press
• Goebbels made hundreds of Nazi
propaganda films and they were
shown before every film in the
cinema to ensure people stayed
loyal to Hitler
Task: Totalitarian State
Organisation/ Group/
Person
Add a brief description
The SS
The Gestapo
Spies and Informers
Concentration Camps
Josef Goebbels
How did it help the Nazis
stay in power?
N5 Explain Question
Explain how Nazi government were able to
control the German people, 1933-39.
5 marks
Example structure:
The Nazi government were able to control the German
people through (describe one aspect i.e. Gestapo) and
this made people …
Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state.
Try to complete the dictionary
definition with what you think this
means.
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totalitarian
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Origin:
1925–30; totalit(y) + -arian
to·tal·i·tar·i·an
/toʊˌtælɪˈtɛəriən/ Show Spelled [toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uhn] Show adjective
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