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How many dictators can you name? What makes a dictator?

 starter activity. How many dictators can you name? What makes a dictator?. How did Hitler establish a dictatorship so quickly?.  Aims. To be able to explain how Hitler went from Chancellor to Supreme Leader of Germany in only 18 months.

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How many dictators can you name? What makes a dictator?

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  1. starter activity How many dictators can you name? What makes a dictator?

  2. How did Hitler establish a dictatorship so quickly?  Aims To be able to explain how Hitler went from Chancellor to Supreme Leader of Germany in only 18 months

  3. On 30 January 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. What stopped him setting up a dictatorship immediately?

  4. Limits to Hitler’s powers in 1933 • He was only Chancellor NOT president of the Weimar Republic • Hitler owed his job to Hindenburg – he could sack him • Hindenburg was suspicious of Hitler as were members of the Elite • Germany was a democracy – he could only make laws if the Reichstag approved • Lacked a majority - Nazis were single largest party (Nov 1932, 196 seats/ 33% of vote) • Declining popularity - Nazis gained 37%/230 seats in Jul 1932 elections

  5. Read about the steps by which Hitler took control of the German government using p.34-36 of ‘Germany, 1919-45’. Complete the chart your teacher gives you. The first stage has been dome for you.  Your task

  6. Reichstag Fire, 27 February 1933

  7. 1 March 1993, Protection Law

  8. 23 March Enabling Act

  9. Gestapo formed, 7 April 1933

  10. Trade unions banned, 2 May 1933

  11. Non-Nazi political parties banned, 14 July 1933

  12. Night of the Long Knives, 30 June 1934

  13. Death of Hindenburg, 2 August 1934

  14.  Your task Start from 2:45 • Identify the factors which led to Hitler establishing a dictatorship. • Which factor do you think was the most important?

  15. Factors • Use of censorship, e.g. of press & media • Changes in law, e.g. Enabling Act • Use of force, e.g. SA, Night of Long Knives • Fear, e.g. Gestapo • Removal of opposition, e.g. trade unions, Rohm, opposition parties • Chance – burning down of Reichstag

  16.  Extension task • Conduct some further research into the Reichstag Fire. What evidence is there to suggest the fire was deliberately planned by the Nazis. Start with your text book, p.64-5.

  17.  Plenary • What were the limits on Hitler’s powers when he became Chancellor in 1933? • What are the characteristics of a dictator • List 5 factors which helped Hitler set up a dictatorship

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