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This lesson looks at the various methods used by the Nazis to reduce unemployment such as the Nazi Labour Front, the building of the autobahns, rearmament and conscription and to also question the usefulness of these statistics by taking into account the ‘invisible unemployed’.

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 29 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 3-4: German unemployment recap - Students complete a gap fill activity to recap the problems that Germany had with unemployment before 1933. Answers provided.
• Slide 5-6: Starter Source Analysis - Students are given two graphs showing how unemployment reduced and the growth in the German armed forces between 1933-39. Prompt questions provided.
• Slide 7: Starter Clip and questions
• Slide 8: Background information - How did the Nazis reduce unemployment overview of the four main factors.
• Slide 9: Task 1 - Why was it important for the Nazis to reduce unemployment -answers provided as useful background knowledge.
• Slide 10-15: Background knowledge and activities based on the German Labour Front, autobahns, rearmament and the invisible unemployed.
• Slide 16-17: Task 2: A printable worksheet for students to complete based on the fact sheet and sources.
• Slide 18-20: Task 3: Key term match up with printable resources and answers. Can also be used as a learning review.
• Slide 21: Follow up challenge questions
• Slide 22: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘Source Inference’ question on a printable answer sheet.
• Slide 23-26: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of a source usefulness question with supporting printable help sheets.
• Slide 27: EXAM FOCUS - An example of an ‘Explain why’ question with suggested structure help.
• Slide 28: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 29: More from RA Resources

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

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