World Depth Study: Living Under Nazi Rule, 1933–45

What you'll learn

How the Nazis controlled Germany and persecuted groups.

Key themes

• Hitler becomes Chancellor 1933; the Enabling Act gives dictatorial power.
• Control: the Gestapo, propaganda (Goebbels) and the Hitler Youth.
• Persecution: Kristallnacht (1938) and the Holocaust.
• Life for workers, women and young people.

Exam tips

• Link methods of control to how the Nazis stayed in power.
• Use specific events as evidence.

Common mistakes

• Confusing the SA, SS and Gestapo.
• Forgetting the dates of key events.