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:

The Nazis

party used the

Depression to

promote their

ideas.

America lost lots of money.

End unemployment

– Hitler promised to

provide jobs for the

Germans

.

.

o Put the cards in the right boxes on the board.

Episode 1/3:

The Nazis

party used the

Depression to

promote their

ideas.

America lost lots of money.

End unemployment

– Hitler promised to

provide jobs for the

Germans

.

.

America lost lots of

money.

The Nazis party used

the Depression to promote their ideas.

End unemploymen

t – Hitler promised to

provide jobs for the Germans

.

.

© Boardworks Ltd 20068 of 18

What changed everything was the worldwide Depression.

In 1929, the Wall Street Crashcaused 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.

Impact of the Depression, 1929–32

© Boardworks Ltd 20069 of 18

The Depression spreads

© Boardworks Ltd 200610 of 18

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.

How the Nazis: propaganda

© Boardworks Ltd 200611 of 18

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.

The Nazis came up with popular policies that appealed to many ordinary Germans.

Nazis: mass appeal policies

© Boardworks Ltd 200612 of 18

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.

Using the red herring cards, organize the sentence and complete the task.

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 Cities 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.

Reaction of the Nazis: key voters

Episode 2:

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.

Use this information to write...

Explain your slogan when asked.

The best slogan will

receive a credit.

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:

Success criteria:

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.

What have we learnt:

© Boardworks Ltd 200618 of 18

How did Hitler rise to power? - Plenary

Home work

o Find out 3 facts about the ‘Hitler Youth’.

o Find an image to illustrate what the ‘Hitler Youth’ looked like.

Mini plenary: