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Nazi Intimidation Lesson starter: 1. What does intimidate mean? 2. How might The Nazis try and intimidate people? Today we will… • Identify the groups Hitler used to control the German people The SS started as Hitler’s bodyguard. Vocabulary box Nazi Germany was a dictatorship This meant that everyone was ruled by one person Hitler. His rules were very strict and you would be punished severely if you did not obey them • Although Hitler was the leader of Germany, most of his work was done by other people • These groups ensured his laws were obeyed • The groups did their job so thoroughly, Hitler had to do very little Use this title as the start of a mind map and add on information throughout the lesson . How did the Nazis control the German population? The SS • They were originally Hitler’s bodyguards. • They were in charge of the police and the work camps set up in Germany to ‘re-educate’ opponents. • They intimidated any opponents of Hitler Heinrich Himmler was the leader of The SS • • • • The Gestapo The Gestapo were the secret police They tapped phones and read mail. They used thousands of informers. Anyone suspected of being against The Nazis was arrested. Spies and Informers • They informed The Gestapo of anyone who spoke out against The Nazis. • Each street or block of flats had its own informer. • Sometimes children spied on their own families. The Camps • The prisons soon were full so the SS opened reeducation camps. • These were not yet death camps but places to send troublemakers to punish them • Jews, homosexuals, political prisoners and other groups were taken here • The treatment was so bad, fear made most people cooperate with the Nazis A camp guard punishing an inmate Sachsenhausen ‘model’ camp in Berlin Josef Goebbels • He controlled all Nazi propaganda • He ensure the Nazi party always looked very good • He censored anything which could make the Nazis look bad • He made sure newspapers printed stories about communist and Jewish troublemakers to scare people. Today we will… • Identify the groups Hitler used to control the German people