Welcome

May 15th 2017 Agenda

- Play Bingo
- Hitler Youth Simulations
- Brief History and Discussion
- Exit ticket
Essential Question
How did Hitler rise to power in Germany and bring upon the nazi culture among
everyone including the youth which would help him massacre millions?
Basis of Our Lesson
This Book: All The Light We Cannot See

This book goes through the life of two children,

one in France and the other in Germany. The girl,
named Marie-Laure, from France, went blind at
age 6 and moved to her uncles house, located in
Saint-Malo, right before the war began to trying
escape the Germans. The other main character is a
boy from Germany named Werner who is
suggested to join the Hitler Youth and ends up
becoming a German Soldier at a young age.
TERMS!!!!
Adolf Hitler

Nazi dictator of
Germany, born in
Austria
Allied Powers
the Allies included
Britain, France, the
Soviet Union, and the
United States
Axis Powers
A group of countries that
opposed the Allied powers in
World War II,including
Germany, Italy, and Japan as
well as Bulgaria,
Hungary,Romania, and
Yugoslavia
Concentration Camps
Camps established by the
Nazis prior to and during
World War II for the
confinement and
persecution of prisoners.
Great Depression
The worst economic
downturn in the
history of the
industrialized world
Hitler Youth
The youth organisation of
the Nazi Party in Germany
Fascism
A governmental system led by a
dictator having complete power,
forcibly suppressing opposition
and criticism, regimenting all
industry, commerce, etc., and
emphasizing an aggressive
nationalism and often racism.
Propaganda
Information, especially of a
biased or misleading nature,
used to promote a political
cause or point of view
Nazism
A member of the National Socialist
German Workers' Party, which
controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945
under Adolf Hitler and advocated
totalitarian government, territorial
expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan
supremacy, all these leading directly
to World War II and the Holocaust.
Third Reich
The period in German
history from 1933 to 1945,
when Germany was
governed by a dictatorship
under the control of Adolf
Hitler and the Nazi Party
(NSDAP)
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was
the most important of the
peace treaties that brought
World War I to an end. The
Treaty ended the state of
war between Germany and
the Allied Powers.
Conformity
Behavior in accordance with
socially accepted
conventions or standards.
Totalitarianism
Absolute control by the
state or a governing
branch of a highly
centralized institution.
Europe
The continent in which
some of World War II
took place and the area
Hitler almost conquered
entirely
Blitzkrieg
an intense military
campaign intended to bring
about a swift victory
Dictator
A person exercising absolute power,
especially a ruler who has absolute,
unrestricted control in a government
without hereditary succession.
Empire

An extensive group of states

or countries under a single
supreme authority, formerly
especially an emperor or
empress.
Holocaust
A genocide in which some six
million European Jews were
killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi
Germany
The Nazi Party
The National Socialist German Workers'
Party, which controlled Germany from
1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and
advocated totalitarian government,
territorial expansion, anti-Semitism,
and Aryan supremacy, all these leading
directly to World War II and the
Holocaust.
Aggression
Hostile or violent behavior
or attitudes toward
another; readiness to
attack or confront.
Atrocity
An extremely wicked or
cruel act, typically one
involving physical violence
or injury.
Fhrer
A ruthless, tyrannical leader.

Fhrer is a German word

meaning "leader" or "guide"
Auschwitz
Auschwitz concentration camp was a
network of German Nazi work camps
and extermination camps built and
operated by the Third Reich
 Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is the argument that
social progress resulted from conflicts
in which the fittest or best adapted
individuals, or entire societies, would
prevail.
Bingo!!!
Hitler's Rise To Power
A Brief History
In the early 1930s, Germany was in bad shape. The worldwide economic stagnation stemming
from the American Great Depression had hit Germans hard, and millions of people were unemployed.
Germany's embarrassing defeat during World War I and the lack of confidence in the weak provisional
government, the Weimar Republic, created the opportunity for the rise of a new leader, Adolf Hitler,
and his Nazi party.

Hitler was a demagogue, (a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires
and prejudices rather than by using rational argument) who attracted a wide following of Germans
desperate for change. He promised them a better life and a new, glorious Germany.

By January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government, and
many Germans believed that they had found a savior for their nation.
 Simulations
Now well go through some scenarios where you guys will be making the
same sort of decisions that the youth in Nazi Germany had to. Sometimes
it is hard to understand why people would do terrible things like the Nazis
did, but through this activity you will learn that these people had no good
options.
After reading each simulation, walk
to the left side of the room if you
choose option A and the right side if
you choose option B
A B
Scenario #1
1. You are trying to get in with the cool kids. They go to the wooden pedestrian
bridge at the lake and tell you that you have to jump or else you are a wimp
and cannot hangout with them. Your friend jumped off the bridge last week
and got hurt really bad. Do you jump?

A. Jump and get in with the cool kids

B. Don't jump and don't get in with the cool kids
Scenario #1 Connection to All The Light We Cannot See

In the book the main character, Werner, is trying to get into Hitler Youth. During the
trials, Werner has to jump from off a high point into a flag held by the other kids. If
you chose to jump, this would have been like what Werner did by getting in with the
Nazi officials. If you chose not to jump, this would have been like what happened to

Pg 115-116
Scenario #2
2. In a group chat everyone is roasting your one friend. They want you to make fun
of him for something you know he's insecure about, so you don't say anything
because you do not want to hurt him. However, if you don't chime in soon they are
going to start roasting you. What do you do?

A. Roast your friend

B. Don't say anything and get roasted
Scenario #2 Connection to All The Light We Cannot See

In this novel the boys in the program are supposed to throw water on an opposing
soldier to make him freeze to death. All the boys are tossing their bucket of water on
the man but one kid does not. Werners friend, Frederick, refuses to through his
bucket of water on the man because he has a warm heart and does not want to see
him suffer as he is doing. Frederick does not through his bucket and suffers the
wrath of the other kids as the general orders. This relates because all the kids in the
group chat are bashing one person and one person is not but will get roasted if he
does not roast the one person getting thrashed. The kid getting bashed in the group
chat is the soldier and the other kids are apart of hitler youth. The odd kid out is
Frederick and if you chose option B then you acted as Frederick, the result is getting
injured.

Pg 227-229
Scenario #3
3. You are in athletics first period running the mile. Coach says whoever finishes
last will have to run more. You are coming up on the last lap, you are near the
back of the pack but not last. The person who is in last, though, is in bad shape
and looks like they might pass out if they run anymore. You know you could run
more if you needed to. Do you let your classmate finish in front of them so they do
not have to run more?

A. Let your classmate finish in front of you and you have to run more
B. Finish in front of you classmate and make run more
Scenario #3 Connection to All The Light We Cannot See
In this novel Werner makes a friend whose name is Frederick. This young boy is very
kind and loves bird. During one of the activities at the Hitler Youth camp all the boys
point out Frederick as the weakest boy of them all. Every Day all the boys go outside
along with their general and line up. Since Frederick was chosen as the weakest he gets
a head start to run away from all the other boys. Frederick would always get run down
by the other boys and once they caught him he was usually beaten up. This connects to
our simulation because the other boys could have kind hearted and just have not run
down. The beating served as the extra running because it occurred after the running
just like the extra running would have occurred after the mile.

Pg 191-195
Hitler did not corral the Germans as much as the
Germans elevated Hitler
VS.
The Germans were the first victims of Hitler.

These are two differing views about the rise of Hitler that historians have
stated. After studying primary sources, we will discuss which claim you agree
with as a class.
 STATIONS

Graph:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/grossbild-531909-1081634.html

Nazi Propaganda:
http://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/pre1933.htm
 GROUP DISCUSSION TIME
Return to your original seats.

As a class, we will now discuss which claim you guys agree with.

Hitler did not corral the Germans as much as the

Germans elevated Hitler
VS.
The Germans were the first victims of Hitler.
 A B

Hitler did not corral the Germans as much as the

A Germans elevated Hitler
VS.
B The Germans were the first victims of Hitler.
Exit Ticket
Answer These Questions on a Separate Sheet of Paper:

1. How did Hitler create such loyal followers even though they knew he
was doing something immoral?
2. How did the Nazis create an environment of extreme competition and
fear among the German people?