PITY: How the Nazis Controlled Germany
Propaganda — Goebbels, radio, film, Nuremberg rallies
Indoctrination — Hitler Youth, schools, League of German Maidens
Terror — Gestapo, SS, concentration camps, block wardens
Yield (economic) — jobs, Autobahn, recovery from 6m unemployed to 500,000
The Escalation: 1933 → 1935 → 1938 → 1942
Remember as four stages: Boycott → Laws → Violence → Genocide
1933: Boycott of Jewish businesses
1935: Nuremberg Laws strip citizenship
1938: Kristallnacht — 91 killed, 30,000 arrested
1942: Wannsee Conference — Final Solution coordinated
Key People
| Person | Role | Key Action |
|---|---|---|
| Hitler | Führer from August 1934 | Enabling Act; Night of Long Knives |
| Goebbels | Propaganda Minister | Radio, Nuremberg rallies, Kristallnacht organised |
| Himmler | SS chief; ran terror apparatus | Concentration camps; Gestapo; Holocaust |
| Röhm | SA leader | Killed in Night of Long Knives 1934 |
| Sophie Scholl | White Rose student | Executed 22 February 1943 aged 21 |
| Stauffenberg | July Plot bomb-placer | Failed assassination, 20 July 1944; executed |
This memory aid covers Memory Aids within Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 for GCSE History. Revise Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 in Component Group 5 — World Depth Studies for GCSE History with 14 exam-style questions and 18 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 15 of 18 in this topic. Use it for quick recall, then test yourself straight afterwards so the memory aid becomes usable in an answer.
Practice questions for Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945
Describe two features of the Enabling Act of March 1933.
Write a clear and organised summary that analyses how the Night of the Long Knives helped Hitler consolidate his power in 1934.