Transcript 3. Nazi Germany - Hitler`s Rise to Power

Look at this picture and think about the
following things:
o What do you think this poster is about?
(have a guess)
o Why would he be waving a flag?
o Can you think of occasion when we
would wave a flag?
o What emotion is on the man’s face? Be
prepared to justify your answer.
Starter 1/2:
Now look at the original picture:
o What do you think about the picture
now?
o What is it about this image that has
changed the way you think about it?
o Why do you think this image was
created?
Be prepared to justify your answer.
Objectives/outcomes:
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will…
• Understand why people voted for the Nazi party
• Recognise how Hitler used posters to influence them
Outcomes: What I am looking for is for you to be able to…
• Explain why people voted for Hitler
• Illustrate the sort of posters Hitler used to influence
Germany
Episode 1:
What do you know about the Nazis and World
War II?
Episode 1/2:
‘People will vote for a party that
they believe will increase their
wealth, power and status’.
Nazis promised all this.
Episode 1/2:
o Using the sort cards and the board, sort the cards on the
right places on the board then listening to Sir about why
people voted for the Nazi party to check your guesses –
watch out for the ‘Red herrings’.
Success criteria:
o Put the cards in the right boxes on the board.
America lost
lots of money.
The Nazis
party used
the
Depression to
promote their
ideas.
End
unemployment –
Hitler promised
to provide jobs
for the Germans
.
.
Episode 1/3:
Impact of the Depression, 1929–32
What changed everything was the worldwide Depression.
In 1929, the
Wall Street Crash
caused America to
loose a lot of money.
America needed all the
money back they had
borrowed other
countries.
Germany was hit hard because the country had
borrowed a lot of money to pay for the damage caused
by the 1st world war.
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The Depression spreads
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How the Nazis: propaganda
It was during the Depression the Nazis started to use
political advertising (propaganda) to promote their ideas
about what would solve Germany’s financial problems.
Example: How did you know that the Xbox 360 was worth
having before you played one?
Posters were produced showing Hitler as
‘Germany’s last hope’.
Planes were used to help him travel all over Germany to tell people about
his ideas.
Radio was used to help him tell everyone about his ideas.
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Nazis: mass appeal policies
The Nazis came up with popular policies that appealed to
many ordinary Germans.
1. End unemployment – Hitler promised to provide jobs for
the Germans who had become unemployed because of the
depression.
2. Tear up Treaty of Versailles – Hitler said that he would
break the hated promises made after the 1st world war to
make Germany great again.
3. Blame the Jews – Hitler gave the German people someone
to blame for the depression. He blamed the Jews.
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Reaction of the Nazis: key voters
Hitler chose two groups in German society that were
important for him to win over.
Hitler made sure the Nazi message targeted these key
groups of voters.
People in the Cities
The slogan ‘Work,
Freedom, Bread’ was
used to convince workers
that the Nazis were
focused on the needs of
the industrial class.
People in the Countryside
The slogan ‘Blood and Soil’
was used to convince rural
voters that the Nazis
believed that the German
nation sprang from the
farming class.
Using the red herring cards, organize the
sentence and complete the task.
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o Using the red herring cards
from the card sort task,
organize the cards into a
sentence and complete the
activity to show you have
learnt why people voted for
the Nazi party.
o Write this in your book
Share your slogan with the class.
Episode 2:
o Your activity is to create your own Nazi poster to
encourage German society that they should vote for the
Nazi party.
You must include:
 A Swastika logo,
 A slogan explaining the group of people you want to
blame for Germany’s problems,
 An image of the group in society you have decided to
influence.
Episode 2/2:
o The groups of people
you could influence
using your poster are:
 The people of the
city,
 The people of the
country,
Episode 2/3:
o
You also need to think about the popular policy you want to
highlight that will appeal to Germans.
1. End unemployment – Will you promised to provide jobs for the
Germans who had become unemployed because of the
depression.
2. Tear up Versailles – Will you promise to break the hated
promises made after the 1st world war to make Germany great
again.
3. Blame the Jews – Will you blame the Jews for the countries
economic depression.
Success criteria:
What have we learnt:
How did Hitler rise to power? - Plenary
Home work
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o Find out 3 facts about the ‘Hitler
Youth’.
o Find an image to illustrate what
the ‘Hitler Youth’ looked like.
Mini plenary: