Evaluate the methods used by the Nazis to consolidate power.

Introduction context and intro of thesis

Paragraph 1 Force and coercion (SS, Gestapo, courts, camps plus Night of the Long Knives, banning of parties and trade unions)

Paragraph 2 Manipulation and propaganda (Reichstag Fire, passage of Enabling Act, Concordat deal with Catholic Church, army oath of allegiance, various forms of Propaganda)

Paragraph 3 Pragmatic and popular policies (economic policies plus rearmament)

Conclusion

Issues to evaluate in each paragraph   
What events or policies were significant as part of each method. Eg use opf police state as part of force and coercion?

What obstacles were each method trying to overcome?

How effective was each method in achieving its goal of cponsolidatingh power for the Nazis?

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