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Students examine the growth in support for the Nazi Party between 1929-1932 in light of the impact of the Wall Street Crash. Students will focus on the increase in unemployment in Germany and the appeal of Hitler, the use of propaganda and the work of the SA.

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The 26 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson key questions
• Slide 3: ‘As You Enter Warm Up’ - A speech by Gustav Stresemann warning about what woud happen to Germany if America recalled its loans.
• Slide 4-6: Recap - 8 sentence fill statements about the limited support for the Nazi Party in the years 1924-1928 with answers and printable student worksheet handout.
• Slide 7: Starter 1 - An analysis of a propaganda poster showing an SA soldier.
• Slide 8: Starter 2 - A source from Albert Speer asking students to outline reasons why the German public supported the Nazis after 1929.
• Slide 9: Background information covering the impact of the Wall Street Crash on the German economy.
• Slide 10: Background information about why the Weimar government failed to help the German people after the Wall Street Crash.
• Slide 11-13: Task 1 - A table based activity whereby students have to identify how the Nazis promised to help specific groups in Germany society and then explain why this will have caused a growth in support for the Nazis. Includes printable handouts.
• Slide 14-15: Task 2 - Students complete a worksheet where they have to read four historical interpretations and gather from them the opinion of each historian about why the Nazis gained support.
• Slide 16: Challenge questions
• Slide 17: Learning Review
• Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘Inference’ question.
• Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘Explain why’ question.
• Slide 20-22: EXAM FOCUS - A example of a ‘How useful’ question with help sheet guidance.
• Slide 23: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘Interpretation’ question on a printable answer sheet with suggested structure.
• Slide 24: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘How far do you agree’ question with structure guidance.
• Slide 25: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 26: More from RA Resources

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