Brisbane Boys' College Library: Year 10: Term 2: Hitler and Nazi Germany

Useful Websites

General Sites on Nazi Germany
der Spiegel: The Story Behind Hitler's Rise to Power
BBC Bitesize: NaziGermany

Propaganda
Calvin College: Nazi Propaganda
Slate: How Hitler Conquered Germany
Nazi and East German Propaganda Page Guide
Holocaust Museum: Nazi Propaganda
History Learning Site: Propaganda in Nazi Germany
Holocaust Research Project: Nazi Propaganda

German Youth
Hitler Youth: Usefulness to the Nazis
History Learning Site: Hitler Youth
The History Place: Hitler Youth
Nazi Youth Ceremonies

Nazi Violence and Military Repression
Florida Center for Instructional Technology: Nazi Terror

Holocaust
Holocaust.com: The Final Solution
Jewish Virtual Library: Holocaust
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Cybrary
The Holocaust Explained

Monash University - links to Holocaust and Genocide websites

Yad Vashem - World Holocaust Remembrance Centre

Nazi Attacks on the Churches
Fordham Uni: Nazi Attacks on the Churches

National Socialism
Nazism
Fordham Uni: National Socialism

Hitler's Appeal to a Wide Demographic
The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler
The Fuhrer Myth: How Hitler Won Over the German People

Battle of Stalingrad

Stalingrad: Hitler's nemesis
By Frederic F. Clairmont, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 38, No. 27 (Jul. 5-11, 2003), pp. 2819-2823.

Essay Planning Mind Map

Blank Planning Mindmap
Planning Mind Map 1: Nazi Methods of Consolidating Power in Germany
This is a sample of how you could plan your essay.
Planning Mind Map 2: Women in Nazi Germany
Here is another example of how you could plan your essay. You MUST construct one of these before you attempt to write the essay within your PEEL template.

QUT C.R.A.A.P. Test for Evaluating Websites

Check the quality of your websites using these criteria (adapted from QUT Library):
Currency: Timeliness of the information When was the information published, posted or last updated? Is the information current for your topic and field of study? How recent does it have to be? Can older sources work just as well?
Relevance: Importance of the information for your needs Is the information appropriate for a senior secondary course? Is this an adequately in-depth examination or a quick summary of the topic? Who's the intended audience? Is it the general public, a student, a researcher or industry? Is the level of information too basic or too advanced for your needs?
Authority: Source of the information Is the author/authoring body (individual person, or institution, or organisation) established and reputable? Are their qualifications, credentials, expertise, experience, educational background and previous work (if any) relevant and do they add credibility to the source? Has the piece been published by a well-known and respected publisher or organisation? Do references to other sources support the writing ie is a Bibliography or Reference List provided?
Accuracy: Reliability and correctness of the information Where does the information come from, and is it supported by evidence? Does it have a Reference List or Bibliography so you can easily find and verify the sources used? Are there any spelling, grammar, or other typographical errors?
Purpose: Reason the information exists What is the purpose of the information? Why was it written? Does the point of view appear objective, unbiased and impartial? Is the viewpoint of the author's affiliation/ sponsors reflected in the message or content? Does the author acknowledge alternative versions of the issues or facts?

Suggested websites with Primary Sources

The Poisonous Mushroom (Der Giftpilz) - Calvin College
Publication of Julius Streicher’s publishing house. It was aimed particularly at kids, and was sometimes used in the schools
German History in documents and images
Comprehensive collection of primary source materials documenting Germany's political, social, and cultural history.
Schaffer University : Links to Primary Sources
Links to Holocaust and Propaganda sites
Rare Historical Photographs
Searchable database
Getty Images : Third Reich
Also links to photographs of Hitler and Germany.
Calvin College : Nazi Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda: 1933-1945
Holocaust Research Project : Nazi Propaganda
Holocaust Museum : Nazi Propaganda
Yad Vashem - Digital Collections
Brigham Young University : Primary Sources
Germany: National Socialism and World War II

ONESearch

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Oliver Library Catalogue

Look here for books, eBooks, DVDs and websites.

Essay Writing Template

History Essay (From QUT Library)
In this type of essay, you are required to take a position on a topic, and present arguments which support your position.

Introduction
- Background information on topic
- Statement of your position on the topic (hypothesis or thesis)
- Overview of arguments to be presented (structure)
Body paragraphs
- paragraph 1
  - Topic sentence outlining first argument
  - Sentences giving explanations and providing evidence to support topic sentence
  - Concluding sentence – link to next paragraph
- paragraph 2
  - Topic sentence outlining second argument
  - Sentences giving explanations and providing evidence to back topic sentence
  - Concluding sentence – link to next paragraph
- Following body paragraphs
  - These follow the same structure for as many arguments as you wish to put forward in support of the topic.
Conclusion

Summary of the main points of the body
Restatement of the hypothesis

PEEL Method for Writing Your Essay

PEEL Blank Template for Nazi Germany Essay
Save this Word document to organise your essay, inserting your background, argument or hypothesis, main points (signposting), elaboration, examples, links and a little of your conclusion.
PEEL Template: Women in Nazi Germany
Check out this PEEL essay structure on Women in Nazi Germany to see how you should set your essay out.

MyBib Referencing Generator

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Sign up for an account so that it will store the references for your assignment. Add it to your bookmark bar to find it quickly.

Install the Chrome extension to make your referencing even faster.

MyBib - 'How to' Guide

Referencing Help

Useful Databases

If you are off-campus, and are having difficulty logging in, please use the Database Passwords document previously emailed to you by your Head of Library.

Useful Ebooks from the Catalogue

We now have many ebooks on Nazi Germany. Specific ones include: The Treaty of Versailles, Auschwitz, The Dresden Bombing, Hitler Youth, Berlin Olympics, Josef Mengele, Operation Barbarossa and more.

To find them, go to the Oliver catalogue in the box on the left and type in your preferred search term. any ebooks will have the green 'ebook' icon attached to them.

Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Includes Auschwitz; Gestapo; Goebbels; Goring; Himmler; Hitler; Holocaust; Krystallnacht; Mengele; Nazi Labour Camps; Nuremberg Trials
The Treaty of Versailles
The five separate treaties produced by the Peace Conference, and particularly the most famous one, the Treaty of Versailles with Germany, have been widely criticized over the years, primarily because they led to the rise of Nazi Germany and the Second World War a generation later. Nonetheless, faced with the overwhelming task of bringing order to a world shattered by four years of bitter fighting, the Paris delegates were convinced that they had fashioned a just and lasting peace. In The Treaty of Versailles, read how world leaders struggled to deal with the aftermath of the War to End All Wars.
Auschwitz
The books in this series also explore the wider history of the particular era of event with which each site is linked, be it World War II, the Cold War, the Holocaust, or the War on Terror. Auschwitz examines the history of the infamous Nazi death camp-how it came to be built and how it was used. The book places the story of Auschwitz in the wider context of the Holocaust, explaining the origins of Nazi policies towards the Jews and describing the ghettos, the mass shootings, and the network of death camps in occupied Poland. In conclusion, it shows how Auschwitz is remembered today. Book jacket.
Auschwitz: The Nazi Solution
The camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau were an important part of the Nazis' final solution to the Jewish question. Over one million people were murdered in its gas chambers and tens of thousands of prisoners were worked to death in the nearby sub-camps. This is the story of the development of Auschwitz into a concentration camp, and a thorough account of the building of Birkenau and the gas chambers, which grew into industrial killing machines. Rawson relates what life was like for prisoners, how prisoners struggled to survive on a poor diet and no health care; how they faced a grinding daily routine with frequent punishments; and how the camps were organized.
The SS
The SS grew out of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler's obsession to prevent the treachery they believed to have caused the German defeat in the First World War. The SS was to be an elite corps of politically aware soldiers whose primary aim was to prevent the undermining of the Nazi Party by rendering its potential enemies harmless. This disturbing story reveals not only the inner workings of the SS, but its paramount role in the mass murder of Europe's Jews, homosexuals and gypsies, its organisation of the death squads and the military campaigns undertaken by the Waffen SS.
A Brief History of the Third Reich
Tells not just the account of the men who rose to the fore in the dangerous days of the Weimar republic, circling around the cult of personality generated by Adolf Hitler, but also an overview of how ordinary Germans became seduced by the dreams of a new world order, the Third Reich. The book also gives an insight into the everyday life in Germany during the Second World War and explores key questions such as how much did the Germans know about the Holocaust and why did the regime eventually fail so disastrously?