1. Homework Year 9
Summer 1

2. Week 1 – The Nazi Dictatorship
Why could the Nazis no longer be ignored in 1932?
Why were the Nazis so popular?
What did Hindenburg decide to do?
How did the Reichstag Fire change Hitler’s position?
What did the Enabling Act do?
How did Hitler follow up the Enabling Act with his new powers as dictator?
Using the article and your own knowledge, at what point was Hitler secure in power? Write a paragraph to explain your answer.
By the end of 1932, Hitler could no longer be ignored, because he was the leader of the largest party in the Reichstag (German parliament). As a result of the poverty caused by the Great Depression, the Nazis enjoyed widespread support.​
President Hindenburg disliked Hitler, but knew he had to give him a role in government because of the Nazi Party's success. They decided to make him Chancellor (equivalent to the British Prime Minister) and thought that he could control him. At this point, Hitler was important, but did not have all the powers of a dictator.​
This situation was transformed by the Reichstag Fire of February 1933. Communist Marinus van der Lubbe was discovered inside, and the fire was used as an excuse for the Nazis to destroy their political opponents. A state of emergency was declared and thousands of Communists were imprisoned, their offices destroyed. Unsurprisingly, the Nazis were successful at the next election in March.​
Having now obtained a workable majority in the Reichstag, Hitler passed the Enabling Act. This allowed him to pass his own laws, ignoring the Reichstag and any previous laws. With this legal power, Hitler became a dictator. During the months that followed, groups opposing the Nazis were outlawed and a network of secret police set up to make sure that Hitler was unchallenged.​

3. Week 2 – Methods of Control & Opposition
1. Using your notes from your book and/or your own research, explain the role of the following in helping the Nazis control Germany:
The SS (Schutzstaffel)
The Gestapo
Propaganda
Censorship
You must explain what each thing was, and how it helped keep the Nazis in power.
2. Look at the pictures below. Which opposition groups to the Nazis do they show, and why did these groups oppose the Nazis?

4. Week 3 – Life in Nazi Germany
Write two PEAL paragraphs to explain how life was in Nazi Germany for children and adults. You must use all the keywords in the writing frame. If you get stuck, do some research or ask your History teacher BEFORE the deadline.
Children (Boy and Girls)
P: Children were controlled by the Nazi Party in a number of ways.
E: For example…., which was….
A: This meant that….
2) Adults (Women and Men)
P: The Nazis also controlled the lives of adults.
E: They did this through….
A: As a result….
Keywords:
schools / Hitler Youth / League of German Maidens / indoctrination / healthy / propaganda / mothers
Keywords:
mothers / rewards / Mother’s Cross / banned from jobs / unemployment / motorways / rearmament / ‘Strength through Joy’ programme

5. Week 4 – Anti-Semitism and Racial Policy
Recall Questions
Who are the Aryans?
According to the Nazis, which race is the strongest?
According to the Nazis, which race is the weakest?
What is anti-Semitism?
Give two reasons why anti-Semitism was common in Germany at this time.
What does ‘persecution’ mean?
Do Not Disturb
Explain how the persecution of the Jews changed from 1933 to (3x PEAL paragraphs).
Persecution from 1933
From 1933, the Nazis immediately began persecuting the Jews. For example……This meant that....
Kristallnacht
The persecution of the Jews intensified with Kristallnacht. This was…..As a result….
The Final Solution and Holocaust
Nazi persecution reached its height during WWII with the Final Solution. This was…. As a result….