EDEXCEL GCSE WEIMAR AND NAZI GERMANY: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39 (KEY TOPIC 4)

These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 4 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. It has a range of resources and is great for students!
The lessons cover:
Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39
1 Nazi policies towards women
● Nazi views on women and the family.
● Nazi policies towards women, including marriage and family,
employment and appearance.
2 Nazi policies towards the young
● Nazi aims and policies towards the young. The Hitler Youth and the
League of German Maidens.
● Nazi control of the young through education, including the
curriculum and teachers.
3 Employment and living standards
● Nazi policies to reduce unemployment, including labour service,
autobahns, rearmament and invisible unemployment.
● Changes in the standard of living, especially of German workers.
The Labour Front, Strength Through Joy, Beauty of Labour.
4 The persecution of minorities
● Nazi racial beliefs and policies and the treatment of minorities:
Slavs, ‘gypsies’, homosexuals and those with disabilities.
● The persecution of the Jews, including the boycott of Jewish shops
and businesses (1933), the Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht