Nazi Germany: Women in Nazi Germany

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and one Word Document that examines the impact of the Nazis on the lives of women in Germany between 1933 and 1945.

Activities include

• Quick Quiz starter activity on prior learning relating to women in other units we study at GCSE: 20th Century USA and China. Feel free to edit to more relevant material that best suits your context.
• Source comparison exercise of two images of German women from the 1920s and 1930s to identify how their depiction has changed from the Wiemar to Nazi period.
• Sorting activity to match facts about German women to determine whether they better represent women in the Wiemar or Nazi periods.
• Reading and comprehension activity on Nazi policies towards women related to their roles in the workplace and in the family. Pupils complete a table to determine whether women benefited from Nazi policies and whether Nazi policies were consistent.
• Plenary discussion on the extent Nazis policies towards women were successful based on statistical evidence such as birthrates, abortions, and employment statistics.

Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 3 Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45.

Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace.

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