Saturday, March 07, 2009

WH3.1.10 Hitler in Power

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

Review: 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/Auschwitz
2. Review the events (click image below) that led to the rise of Nazi dictatorship. How did the need for strong leadership lead to a rule of terror? Which event do you think was the turning point for Germany in the rise of authoritarianism?
Assessment:
1. SBQ Comparison on Kristalnacht (worksheet can be downloaded here)