Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-45

Revise the events which lead to Hitler's control of Germany including the Reichstag Election, the Enabling Act and how opposition was eliminated.

In order to maintain his absolute power, Hitler needed to ensure the total loyalty of the people to him.

Hitler aimed for full employment and self-sufficiency for German people through a variety of methods.

Women were to serve and nurture their family while men were in charge and had to protect their family. Hitler said this was "the natural order".

Young people were very important to the Nazis. To this end, Hitler set about influencing children both inside and outside school.

Hitler and the Nazis had firm views on race, believing Germans were the Master Race. Others were categorised as slave races and sub-human.

Germans reacted to the outbreak of the World War Two with resignation and feared a repeat of the shortages and huge loss of life of World War One.