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Watch the video and explain how Hitler consolidated his power.

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During the 1920s there had been significant progress for women in Weimar Germany - equal voting rights, an increase in women taking professional roles and independent leisure activities.

However, the Nazis expected women to stay at home, look after the family and produce children in order to secure the future of the Aryan race.

Family & Marriage
Hitler wanted a high birth rate so that the Aryan population would grow. He tried to achieve this by:

introducing the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage in 1933 which gave newlywed couples a loan of 1,000 marks, and allowed them to keep 250 marks for each child they had

giving an award called the Mother’s Cross to women who had large numbers of children. Women who had 5 children were given a bronze medal. A mother of 6 or 7 children earned a silver medal. A gold medal was awarded to women who gave birth to 8 or more children

Employment
Measures were introduced which strongly discouraged women from working, including:

the introduction of the Law for the Reduction of Unemployment, which gave women financial incentives to stay at home

not conscripting  women to help in the war effort until 1943

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4 Year Economic Plan - Millions of Jobs created

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4 Year Economic Plan - Millions of Jobs created

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Under Nazi rule, Germany was introduced to a four year economic plan to advance Germany's economic independence. This approach also created a way to allow Germany to prepare for the war.

1. Factories were producing ammunition and weapons and the production of explosives rose. Machinery was need to provide for the war.

2. Germany also was set up for the Reich Food Estate which allowed the production and distribution of crops to be regulated strictly. This meant government had control over food production as well as prices.

3. Unemployment rates went from 6 million to almost nothing. The Nazi party passed a rule to reduce unemployment and it worked.

Hitler expanded military forces which took a million of the unemployed.

The increase in military forces resulted in an increase in the production of machinery which led to millions of unemployed to get a job.

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By the end of the series of lessons you should be able to explain what Hitler did to maintain his power in Germany.

One Party Rule

Economic Recovery

Aryan Race

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'Lives of the Germans improved under Hitler's rule'.  How far do you  agree with the above statement?   Create mind-map using e-note for submission.

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'Lives of the Germans improved under Hitler's rule'.  How far do you  agree with the above statement?   Create mind-map using e-note for submission.

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Watch the video and explain how Hitler consolidated his power?

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Hitler the rise of evil |the night of the long knives

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Young people were very important to Hitler and the Nazis. Hitler spoke of his Third Reich lasting for a thousand years and to achieve this he would have to ensure German children were thoroughly indoctrinated in Nazi ideology.

From the age of 10 boys and girls were encouraged to join the Nazis’ youth organisation, the Hitler Youth (the girls’ wing of which was called the League of German Maidens). Membership from age 10 was made compulsory in 1936 and by 1939, 90 per cent of German boys aged 14 and over were members.

Boys

Prepare German boys to be future soldiers

Activities centred on physical exercise and rifle practice, as well as political indoctrination

Girls

Prepare German girls for future motherhood

Girls undertook physical exercise, but activities mainly centred on developing domestic skills such as sewing and cooking

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The living standards of German workers in the non-armaments industries did not really improve under the Nazis. From 1933 to 1939:

wages fell

the number of hours worked rose by 15 per cent

serious accidents in factories increased

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What does it mean to you? Write down your thoughts below.

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List down the three events that helped Hitler to consolidate his power.  Explain the outcome(s) of each of the event.

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The group most heavily targeted for persecution by the Nazis were the Jews of Germany. The outbreak of World War Two brought the horror of mass killings and the Final Solution (Holocaust) but the period after 1933 saw a gradual increase in persecution, reaching a turning point during Kristallnacht in November 1938.

1933
Nazis organised a boycott of Jewish businesses.

Books by Jewish authors were publicly burnt.

Jewish civil servants, lawyers and teachers were sacked.

Race science lessons were introduced, teaching that Jews were sub-human.

1935
The Nuremberg Laws formalised anti-Semitism into the Nazi state by:

Stripping Jews of German citizenship

Outlawing marriage and sexual relations between Jews and Germans

Taking away from Jews all civil and political rights

1938
Jews could not be doctors.

Jews had to add the name Israel (men) or Sara (women) to their name.

Jewish children were forbidden to go to school.

Kristallnacht - 9 November

The SS organised attacks on Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in retaliation for the assassination of the German ambassador to France by a Jew.

1939

Jews were forbidden to own a business, or even a radio.

By the outbreak of World War Two in September 1939, the Jews were stateless, their employment options in Germany were severely restricted and they feared for their safety.

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The Nazis set up three organisations that would manage German workers.

The Labour Front (DAF)

This was a Nazi organisation that replaced trade unions, which were banned. It set wages and nearly always followed the wishes of employers, rather than employees.

Strength through Joy (KdF)

This scheme gave workers rewards for their work - evening classes, theatre trips, picnics, and even very cheap or free holidays. The purpose of the KdF was to support the Führer and thank him and to keep everyone happy after abolishing the trade unions.

One of its popular schemes was the Volkswagen - the people's car. The car can be paid by instalments, and the buyer would only receive the car after they had paid the balance in full. When World War Two started in 1939, the car factories had to turn their attention to manufacturing arms. As a result, many Germans lost their money.

Beauty of Labour

The job of this organisation was to help Germans see that work was good. It also encouraged factory owners to improve conditions for workers. The Beauty of Labour organisation improved conditions in some work places with improved canteens, toilets and sometimes even sports facilities.

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Hitler and the Nazis  believed that certain groups were inferior and were a threat to the purity of the Aryan race. There were many groups who were targeted for persecution, including Slavs (Eastern Europeans), gypsies, gay people and disabled people.

The Nazis’ racial philosophy taught that Aryans were the master race and that some races were untermensch/sub-human. Many Nazi scientists believed in eugenics, the idea that people with disabilities or social problems were degenerates whose genes needed to be eliminated from the human bloodline. The Nazis pursued eugenics policies vigorously.

Policy of Persecution

Sterilisation

In order to keep the Aryan race pure, many groups were prevented from reproducing. The mentally and physically disabled, including the deaf, were sterilised, as were people with hereditary diseases.

Children born to German women and French African soldiers in the Rhineland at the end of World War One were called 'Rhineland Bastards' and also sterilised.

Concentration Camps

Homosexuals, prostitutes, Jehovah's Witnesses, gypsies, alcoholics, beggars, hooligans and criminals were often rounded up and sent away to camps. During World War Two, 85 per cent of Germany's gypsies died in these camps.

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Having read the article, do you think the Germans were happier under Hitler's rule?   Write down your thoughts below.

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The ultimate goal of the above policies are to support Hitler's ideology that is the Germans was superior to all other races. Hitler became obsessed with 'racial purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure German race'. The 'Aryan race' had a duty to control the world.

The Nazis believed the ideal Aryan had pale skin, blond hair and blue eyes.  Non-Aryans came to be seen as impure and even evil. These 'inferior' people were seen as a threat to the purity and strength of the German nation. Therefore, a hierarchy of 'races' was created with the Aryans at the top and with Jews, Gypsies and black people at the bottom.

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Go to the internet browser and select a source that supports the Nazi policies.  Post the source and your analysis of the source below on SLS.

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Would you resort to unscrupulous means like Hitler to attain top position in an organisation you work in?   Explain your answer below.

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Firstly by setting the building on fire made it a good opportunity for Hitler to ask people to sign an emergency decree to put the country in a state of emergency. Secondly who ever against him will be eliminated. (Yuzhe Jason)

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Firstly by setting the building on fire made it a good opportunity for Hitler to ask people to sign an emergency decree to put the country in a state of emergency. Secondly who ever against him will be eliminated.

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Yes, as Hitler create more opportunities for the people he provided work, and it increase the economy of Germany.

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Yes, as Hitler create more opportunities for the people he provided work, and it increase the economy of Germany.

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If you want to control a country, we need to get the support from the people

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Get the Citizens trust before ruling the country.

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To weaken others’ power and eliminate all the strong opponents

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Within months of the passing of the Enabling Act, Hitler removed most sources of political opposition.

He merged the Nazi and the Nationalist Parties.

The Centre Party (Catholic Party) disbanded voluntarily in return for Hitler agreeing not to interfere in Catholic schools and youth movements.

Socialists and communists, who had not already fled, were put in prison.

In March, local parliaments were closed and then re-established with Nazi majorities.

In April, Nazis took over key posts in local governments. Jews and other political enemies were removed from the civil service.

In July 1933, other political parties were banned. The Law Against the Formation of New Parties meant only the Nazi Party was allowed to exist. Therefore, when the Reichstag and local governments met, which was infrequently, all the deputies were Nazis.

In January 1934, the Law for the Reconstruction of the State abolished Germany’s state governments, apart from Prussia.

These changes made Germany a one-party state and destroyed democracy in the country.

When a new Reichstag election was held in December 1933, the Nazis won 92 per cent of the vote.

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Germany suffered the economic effects of the Great Depression with unemployment soaring around the Wall Street Crash of 1929.[1] When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he introduced policies aimed at improving the economy. The changes included privatization of state industries, autarky (national economic self-sufficiency) and tariffs on imports. Weekly earnings increased by 19% in real terms from 1933 to 1939,[2] but this was largely due to employees working longer hours, while the hourly wage rates remained close to the lowest levels reached during the Great Depression.[3] In addition, reduced foreign trade meant rationing in consumer goods like poultry, fruit, and clothing for many Germans.[4]

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The Nazis’ racial philosophy taught that Aryans were the master race and that some races were untermensch/sub-human. Many Nazi scientists at this time believed in eugenics, the idea that people with disabilities or social problems were degenerates whose genes needed to be eliminated from the human bloodline. The Nazis pursued eugenics policies vigorously.

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Given the inhumanity of his crimes, Hitler was early on linked with "psychopathy", a severe personality disorder whose main symptoms are a great or complete lack of empathy, social responsibility and conscience.

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Control the citizens of one country before ruling it.

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How hitler consolidated his power?
Hitler has great oratorical skills that he gained many support from the people and controlled people’s heart by delivering speeches that caught many’s attention. He manipulated fear, killing SAs to show the people that which side they should stand.
Three events that consolidated his power:
1st; Reichstag Fire-the incident where the parliament was set on fire and he blamed a Dutch communist. Hence, the power of communism in Germany is greater reduced so Nazi has greater chance of gaining power.
2nd; Enabling Act-in order for hitler to pass laws without the parliament and president’s agreement he established this act. This law was a led to pass because he banned the other parties and threatened politicians to pass.
3rd; Creation of fuehrer- he combined president and chancellor’s position to gain total control of the country and invoke article 48

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Yes, Hitler definitely brought benefits to the people and improved their quality of living. More people could go to work and their military force was greatly increased.

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No, this method may seem to be very effective as first but it is not gonna work in the long run. I believe it is important to build a strong connection based on trust. When all believed the same thing and having the same goal, people would be willing to work towards it together. Being a leader doesn’t mean having full control or grant you the power to command anyone to do anything you like. It’s about managing and making the team better for its members in order to achieve the goal more efficiently and happily.

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How did Hitler consolidate his power?
1. The Reichstag fire -
Hitler accused a Dutch Communist for treason and arson for starting the Reichstag fire for intentions to overthrow the government. Next, he convinced President Hindenburg to declare a state of emergency for the country from communist insurgency. Hence, civil rights such as freedom of speech, the press, and dissolution of the trade unions, were suspended. Launching a movement to inspect peoples houses, 4000 pro-communist leaders were then arrested and the pro-communist party was banned. Thus, the people lost their trust in the capability of Communist party. This allowed Hitler to clear his path towards his rise of power by getting rid of all the obstacles and political rivals such as the communist party, so that he can win more votes of the people during the upcoming elections.
2. Enabling Act - March 1933
In order to pass the Enabling Act, he first had to form alliances with moderate and small parties to gain their loyalty from them. Next, he used his SA men to pressure the other political rivals using their rowdiness to pass the Enabling Act, winning at least 2/3 of the parliament votes. This thus increased Hitler’s political authority to create and pass laws without the consent of the parliament and president, which made him a dictator of the nation, ending the democracy in Germany.
3. The Night of the Long Knives - June 1934
Hitler ordered his SS army to execute all of his political enemies who angered him and Ernst Roehm, the leader of the SA army and his men. Hitler felt that they were growing stronger and had hidden agendas to consolidate power. Thus, the power of the SA was broken and became subjected to the control of the SS army, killing the lives of 400 men. The purge thus inculcated loyalty in the SS men towards Hitler, as they entrusted to hold greater power in Germany. Therefore, Hitler cleared his wave of enemies to attain greater mass support and power as a leader.

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To be able to rule a country
,you must weaken the citizens to prevent rebels(runduo)

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Firsrtly,the nazis set the Reichstag building on fire and a Dutch communist was blamed so that Hitler could get away with it.Secondly,Hitler managed to control political members and was able to remove political threats and enemies and weaken the communist while strengthen the nazis.Lastly,Hitler carried out the night of the long knives.By doing so,he was able to remove his enemies and eliminate possible threats that might come to him if he have not done so.（runduo）

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Yes.This is because people who were previously unemployed were able to find jobs so as to earn crops as rewards and also because the economy of Germany improved and went up during Hitler's rule(runduo)

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To control the country , made people weak and vulnerable( zehao）

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In order to control the country, first is to make sure that you can manage the people(sodalin)

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27 Feb 1933  | Reichstag Fire - the Reichstag building is set on fire. A Dutch Communist, van der Lubbe, is caught red-handed in the burning building.
5 Mar 1933  | General Election - only 44 per cent of the population vote for the Nazis, who win 288 seats in the Reichstag.
26 April 1933  | Local government is reorganised - the country is carved up into 42 Gaus, which are run by a Gauleiter. These Gaus are separated into areas, localities and blocks of flats run by a Blockleiter. Hitler sets up the Gestapo.(sodalin)

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1, Reichstag Fire was an arson attack on the Reichstag building, home of the German parliament in Berlin, on Monday 27 February 1933, precisely four weeks after Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor  of Germany
2.Enabling Act is a piece of legislation by which a legislative body grants an entity which depends on it (for authorization or legitimacy) the power to take certain actions.
3 The Night of the long Knives was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934. (Zehao)

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Yes.because under Hitler control, he was able to end unemployment and restore German prosperity.(sodalin)

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No. Even if he was able to end the unemployment, but he made all the people to be afraid of him as he killed the people who did not follow him or support him.(sodalin)

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Yes because people under Hitler’s control were able to find more jobs get more opportunities . It is also improve the economy of Germany(Zehao)

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No Hilter’s method was too harsh .Many people live in fear and afraid of them and also cause many people died(Zehao)

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No, I will definitely not. It is understandable that Hitler had a strong desire to attain a high position, however his greed and power-hungry spirit made him blindly forget the basic morals of humanity. He manipulated people, and merely saw unwanted people as obstacles in his way. Although he did get what he wanted to be a dictator of the nation, but he failed to pause for a moment and put himself in the shoes in billions of people’s trauma, emotional and physical sufferings and death.

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In order to take over and lead the country, one must ensure that the citizens within the country are unable to overthrow their leader. (Renae)

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Hitler was able to consolidate his power by a purge known as the Night of the Long Knives. He sent out his police force to hunt down potential oppositions and threats, executing them on the spot. Many citizens lived in fear and could not trust one another as there was a lot of backstabbing relating to citizens talking behind others’ backs and reporting them to the police, leading to their execution. (Renae)

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Yes, many Germans were happier under Hitler’s rule thanks to how he had managed to improve their economy and industrialisation. (Renae)

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Yes, I would resort to such means like Hitler in order to get to the top of the leaderboard. This will seem harsh as it will involve several sacrifices, however, it is the most efficient way to gain control and force the others to support me. When being a leader, I will always have to sacrifice something, but it is for the greater good if I want to lead my organisation to a brighter future.

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In order to rise to power in a country, one must first disarm its citizens to prevent them from retaliating and trying to overthrow the government.

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The first event that helped Hitler to consolidate his power was the Reichstag Fire. Hitler and his Nazi party went to set fire to the parliament building called the Reichstag building. He accused a Dutch communist of being the arsonist and the communist got arrested. People then thought that the communists were conspiring against the government and the government went to eliminate the communists who were a political threat to Hitler.

The second event was the Enabling Act which allowed Hitler to create and pass laws without involvement of the government. This allowed him to gain more political power and control over the citizens and the country. He used his power to make his Nazi party to be the only legal party in the government so there was no opposition or threats in the parliament for them.

The third event was the Night Of The Long Knives when he used the SS guards to purge his political leaders from the paramilitary organization known as the SA. This weakened the SA and they lost power and control.

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Take charge of the people in the city. Before capturing it

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Yes Hitler brought benefits to the people, and improve on the economy(Yuzhe Jason)

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Yuzhe Jason

No. I believe that the method Hitler use was too harsh. People suffer under Hitler’s rules. People were live in fear under hi rules. In my opinions I think a good leader should bring in peace and happiness, but not success through the sacrifice of the people.

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To obtain full authority of a country, the citizens have to be weakened first

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Yes, Hitler improved lives of many through creating jobs for them and thus allowing them a source of income to provide for themselves.(JiaXi)

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No. The method Hitler used was too cruel and resulted in too many deaths. (JiaXi)

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Exactly guys all your answers are correct.   That’s exactly what Hitler did ... weakened the population by removing rivals, gain full trust of the people through the use of propaganda to indoctrinate the people

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3 Events:   Reichstag Fire, Enabling Act & Night of the long knives

Outcome:  Germany came under totalitarian rule ... under one party rule. Hitler became the fuhrer of Germany.

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Lives of the people improved tremendously ... jobs, incentives for hard work etc.   They have more confident in the government and possibly happier.  However, women and minority lost their jobs so some segments of the society were discriminated.

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Poster aimed to recruit young boys to join Hitler’s Youth.  Once in, the boys were indoctrinated with the Nazi ideology and became loyal followers of Hitler as seen by the Nazi flag which the boy was holding with pride.

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A bit of unscrupulous means / backstabbing / scheming approach helps but may not work all the time.  Having the drive, initiative, brilliant idea, good oratorical skills and supporters who have faith and trust your ability ... only then would the person achieves his ambition.  However, it also depends on luck and circumstances,  being there at the right place and the right time (just like in the case of Hitler’s rise to power).