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1(a)
4 marks
1(b)
6 marks
1(c)
8 marks
1(d)
8 marks
2(a)
8 marks
2(b)
8 marks
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What can you learn
from Source A about
Communism in
Germany in 1933?
What can you learn
from Source A about
Nazi attitudes towards
the Churches in
Germany?
Describe the
Describe the measures
measures taken by
taken in the Treaty of
Hitler to control the
Versailles to limit
churches in Germany. German power.
Explain the effects of Explain the effects of
the Night of the Long the Reichstag Fire in
Knives (1934).
1933.
Explain why Hitler
was so determined to
make young people
join youth
movements in Nazi
Germany.
Explain how the
Treaty of Versailles
affected Germany in
the years up to 1924.
Explain how
education changes in
Germany in the years
1933-39.
Explain why Hitler
carried out a policy of
persecution of the Jews
and other minority
groups in the years
1933–39.
Explain how Germany
recovered from its
economic and political
difficulties in the years
1924–29 under
Stresemann’s
leadership.
Explain how the position
of young people
changed in Germany in
the years 1933–39.
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What can you learn
from Source A about the
treatment of women in
Nazi Germany?
What can you learn
from Source A about
the power of the Nazis
in Germany? (NOLK)
What can you learn from
source A about the
position of Jews in Nazi
Germany?
What can you learn from
source A about Nazi
policies towards young
people in Germany?
Describe the policies of
the Nazi government
towards the young in
the years 1933–39.
Explain the effects of
Stresemann’s economic
policies in the years
1924–29.
Explain why the German
people disliked the
Treaty of Versailles.
Describe the economic
policies of Gustav
Stresemann in the
years 1924–29.
Explain the effects of
the Enabling Act
(1933) in Germany.
Describe the key features
of the Weimar
Constitution.
Explain why Germany
was difficult to govern
in the years 1919–22.
Explain why the Treaty of
Versailles created
difficulties for the
German government in
the years 1919-20.
Explain why Hitler acted
against the Sturmabteilung
(SA) on the Night of the
Long Knives (30 June 1934).
Explain how Hitler was
able to overcome
opposition to his
government in the years
1933–34.
Explain how the
Nuremberg Laws
changed the lives of
Jews in Germany in the
years 1935–39.
Explain how Hitler dealt
with the Catholic and
Protestant churches in
Germany in the years
1933-39.
Explain how the Nazis used
propaganda to win support
in Germany in the years
1933-39.
Explain how the position
of Jews in Germany
changed in the years
1933–39.
Explain how Hitler
used the Reichstag Fire
to weaken opposition
to the Nazis.
Explain how the standard
of living for people in
Germany changed in the
years 1933-39.
Explain how the German
economy changed in the
years 1928-1932.
Describe the key features
of Stresemann’s successes
abroad in the years 19241928.
Explain the effects in 1923 Explain the effects of the
of the French occupation Nazi policies towards the
of the Ruhr.
Jews in the years 1933-38.
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3(a)
16 marks
Was the effect of
reparations the main
reason why the Weimar
Republic found it
difficult to govern
Germany in the years
1919–24?
Was the growth of
unemployment after
1929 the main reason
why the Nazi party was
able to take power in
Germany in 1933?
Was hyperinflation the
main reason why the
Weimar Republic
found it difficult to
govern Germany after
1922?
Was agreeing to the
Dawes Plan the most
important action taken by
Stresemann in bringing
stability to Germany in
the years 1924-29?
Was the Treaty of
Versailles the most serious
problem faced by the
Weimar Republic in the
years 1919-23?
 The growth of
unemployment after
1929
 Fear of Communism
 Hyperinflation
 The French
occupation of the
Ruhr
 Agreeing the Dawes
Plan
 Introducing the
Rentenmark
Was the Spartacist
uprising the most
important problem
faced by the Weimar
Republic in the years
1919–24?
Was rearmament the
most important reason
why people supported
the Nazi Party in the
years 1933–39?
Was the use of
propaganda the main
reason why support for
the Nazi Party grew in the
year 1929-1932?
How successful was the
Nazi government in dealing
with the economic
problems it faced in the
years 1933-39?
 Rearmament
 Censorship and
propaganda
 The use of propaganda
 The effects of the Wall
Street Crash
 Changes in the standard
of living
 Rearmament
Was the introduction
of a new currency the
most important
action taken by
Stresemann in
restoring stability to
Germany in the years
1924–28?
• The introduction of
a new currency
• Taking Germany
into the League of
Nations
3(b)
16 marks
How successful was
Hitler in dealing with
the problems created
in Germany by the
Great Depression?
 The effect of
reparations
 Attacks on the
government by Left
and Right wing
political parties
Was the creation of a
police state the most
important effect of Nazi
rule on the German
people in the years
1933–39?
 Rearmament
• The German Labour  The creation of a
Front (DAF)
police state
 Reduction in
unemployment
 The Spartacist
uprising
 Weaknesses in the
Constitution
 The Treaty of Versailles
 Hyperinflation
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What can you learn
What can you learn
from source A about the from Source A about
Weimar Republic?
Germany in the years
immediately after the
First World War?
Describe Germany’s
Describe the
territorial losses in the
weaknesses of the
Treaty of Versailles.
Weimar Constitution.
What can you learn
from Source A about
the work of
Stresemann?
1(c)
8 marks
Explain the effects of
the 1923 Munich
Putsch.
Explain the effects of
the Dawes Plan (1924)
on Germany.
Explain the effects of
Nazi policies towards
women.
1(d)
8 marks
Explain why Hitler
became Chancellor of
Germany in January
1933.
Explain how the Weimar
Republic dealt with
attacks from left wing
and right wing groups in
the years 1919-22.
Explain how the Nazi
government dealt with
the economic effects of
the Great Depression in
Germany in the years
1933-39.
Explain why the German
economy faced
problems in the years
1919-23.
Explain how the Nazi
Party changed in the
years 1924-28.
Explain why the Nazis
attempted the
Munich Putsch in
November 1923.
Explain how the
Enabling Act (1933)
changed the way
Germany was
governed.
Explain how the Nazi
government changed
the lives of children in
Germany.
What can you learn
from source A about
attitudes towards the
Jews in Nazi
Germany?
Describe the key
features of the Nazi
Party in the years
1920-21.
Explain the effects on
Germany in 1923 of
the French
occupation of the
Ruhr.
Explain why so many
Germans opposed the
signing of the Treaty
of Versailles.
Explain how the
German economy
changed during the
years 1924-29.
1(a)
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6 marks
2(a)
8 marks
2(b)
8 marks
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Explain how Hitler dealt
with opposition to his
rule in the years 193334.
Describe the key
features of the
Reichstag Fire (1933).
Explain how
Germany’s relations
with other countries
changed in the years
1924-28.
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3(a)
16 marks
Was rearmament the
policy which had the
greatest impact on
German economic
problems in the years
1933-39?
Was the loss of
territory the most
important effect of
the Treaty of
Versailles on
Germany in the years
1919-22? Explain your
answer.
Was the Reichstag
Fire the most
important event in
the growth of the
influence of the Nazi
Party in the period
from the Munich
Putsch in November
1923 to the election
of March 1933?
Explain your answer.
3(b)
16 marks
How successful was
Stresemann in dealing
with the problems faced
by the Weimar Republic
in the years 1924-9?
 Hyperinflation
 Occupation of the
Ruhr
Was the use of
censorship the most
effective way that Hitler
dealt with opposition to
Nazi rule in the years
1933-39?
 Censorship
 Night of the Long
Knives
 Rearmament
 National Labour
Service
Was the impact of Nazi
social policies in the
years 1933-39 greatest
on education? Explain
your answer.
 Impact on education
 Impact on the Jews
 The loss of territory
 The growth of
political opposition
to the Weimar
Republic
Was the use of
propaganda the most
important reason why
Hitler became
Chancellor in 1933?
Explain your answer.
 The use of
propaganda
 The impact of the
Wall Street Crash
 The Reichstag Fire
 The Munich Putsch
Was the Enabling Act
the most important
reason why the Nazi
Party was able to
control Germany in
the period after the
election of March
1933 to the outbreak
of war in September
1939? Explain your
answer.
 The Enabling Act
 The use of the
police state