Sunday, March 01, 2009

WH3.1.9 Hitler in Power

Topic: Hitler in Power
Essential Question: Did Hitler bring more harm than good?

Review: Was the rise of Hitler inevitable?
1. Complete worksheet on the Rise of Hitler (1929-1933)

Understanding goals:
1. How did Hitler consolidate his power after 1933?
  • Elimination of Communists through Reichstag Fire
  • Suspension of democracy through Enabling Act
  • Extermination of opponents through Night of Long Knives
  • Winning support of military through Autarky
2. How did Hitler rule German?
  • Economic self-sufficiency through militarisation & rearmament
  • Social control through education, propaganda & police state
  • Facist discrimination through anti-Semitism, concentration camps & Holocaust
Performance:
1. Watch Road to Treblinka/Schlinder's List
2. Who is to be blamed?