Nazi Germany - Religion

This lesson examines the relationship between the Nazi regime and religious institutions, focusing on the Catholic and Protestant Churches. It covers the Concordat of 1933, the creation of the Reich Church, and the resistance from figures like Martin Niemöller and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Activities include researching historical figures, completing worksheets on cooperation and resistance, and discussing the impact of Nazi policies on religious freedom. Students will gain insights into the complex interactions between religion and totalitarianism in Nazi Germany.

This is one lesson in a series of 24 on Nazi Germany, designed and successfully taught to an IGCSE cohort who achieved record grades. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for the exam.

Those lessons are:

1. The origins of the Republic 1919
2. The Weimar Constitution
3. Early Challenges to Weimar
4. Challenges from the Left and Right
5. Hyperinflation 1923
6. Recovery of the Republic
7. Weimar International Relations
8. Early Development of the Nazi Party
9. Munich Putsch
10. Nazi Party Rebuilds
11. Great Depression & The Nazis
12. Hitler’s Appeal
13. Hitler Becomes Chancellor
14. Creation of a Dictatorship
15. Nazi Germany & Methods of Control
16. Nazi Germany & Youth
17. Nazi Germany & Women
18. Nazi Germany & Religion
19. Nazi Germany & Jewish Persecution 1933-39
20. Nazi Germany & The Economy
21. The Holocaust & The Final solution
22. Nazi Germany & The Home Front
23. Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler
24. Nazi Germany Flash Cards

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