Police State (Weimar and Nazi Germany: Edexcel 9-1)

WALT: Explain how the creation of a police state changed things in Germany.
Identify the features of a police state.
Describe how one aspect of the police state worked.
Explain the role played by the Gestapo in keeping control.
Evaluate Hitler and the Nazi Party’s use of the police state.

starter: key words activity
Task one: infer two things from a source, including full mark answer so that pupils can self assess and improve their work.
task two: video activity demonstrating how the police state functions
task three: as seen on cover photo, pupils describe the key branches of the police state and explain how it helped Hitler keep control of Germany.
task four: pupils examine four sources and apply criteria to explain which they feel is most useful for the enquiry (skills building).