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GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Are You Feeling a Bit Like This at the Thought of Having to Revise the Whole Germany Course? … GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Are you feeling a bit like this at the thought of having to revise the whole Germany course? …. Help is here! When you break the Germany course down Into its FOUR chunks it makes it seem like a much more manageable task to remember all the facts. This booklet will take you through the first chunk ….1918-1929 This exam paper has 6 questions for you to answer in 1hr 20 minutes with a total of 52 marks available. Question 1 (4marks) This is an inference question where you have to extract 2 supported messages from the source. Example: Give two things you can infer from source A about the reasons for the failure of the Munich Putsch in November 1923? How to answer: One thing I can infer from the source is… A detail in the source that supports this is… Another thing I can infer from the source is…A detail in the source that supports this is… Question 2 (12marks) This is an ‘EXPLAIN WHY’ question. This means you need to analyse key features of historical events. There is usually a time period given or it is about a significant event or person during the years you have studied. You will be given two bullet points in the question to help you and you MUST use at least one reason from your own knowledge. Example: Explain why Germany recovered during the period 1923-1929. How to answer: You need to give at least 3 clear reasons to answer the question (3 PEE paragraphs). This can be 3 own knowledge reasons or a combination of 1 or 2 of the bullet points and own knowledge. You must use detailed own knowledge throughout the question and constantly link back to the question. One reason why is… 2 This was when… This led to… It’s not just about HOW MUCH you revise…. It is also about the level at which your brain processes the information. Completing the tasks in this book will help you to do that by: Organising Analysing Prioritising Explaining Question 3a (8marks) This is a ‘HOW USEFUL’ question. This question asks you to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the sources you are provided with. You need to think about the PROVENANCE of the source and how this makes it strong and weak. You should include details/inferences from the source as well in your answer. Example: How useful are sources A and B for an enquiry into the attitudes of people towards the Hitler Youth? How to answer: Content+Inference: What is the source showing/telling you? ‘In Source A, I can see… This tells me…’ Own knowledge: How does your own validate the source/add context to the source? ‘At the time…’ Provenance: Why is this a strong source? Why is it a weak source? Consider Nature, Origin and Purpose. Your opinion: How useful is the source overall? (remember all sources are useful to some extent) You MUST write a paragraph like this for each source, separately. Question 3b (4marks) This question asks you identify WHAT the main difference between two interpretations is. You need to identify the view of interpretation 1 and support it with a detail from the interpretation, then identify the view of interpretation 2 and support it with a detail from the interpretation. Finally you then need to sum up what the main difference between the interpretations is. Example: What is the main difference between interpretations 1 and 2? ‘In Interpretation 1, it says… This tells me…’ ‘In Interpretation 2, it says… This tells me…’ ‘Therefore the main difference between the interpretations is…’ 3 It’s not just about HOW MUCH you revise…. It is also about the level at which your brain processes the information. Completing the tasks in this book will help you to do that by: Organising Analysing Prioritising Explaining Question 3c (4marks) This question asks you to identify WHY the interpretations are different. You need to state that the ‘AUTHORS FOCUS ON DIFFERENT EVIDENCE’. You then need to match up the interpretation with one of the sources and show how they focus on different evidence using the source to back up the view of the interpretation. Example: Why are interpretations 1 and 2 different? ‘Interpretations 1 and 2 are different because the authors focus on different evidence.’ ‘Interpretation 1 has clearly used Source…’ (Look at Interpretation 1’s opinion- does it match to Source B or Source C?) ‘I know this because they both say…’ (What is it that makes the Interpretation and the Source similar?) ‘On the other hand, Interpretation 2 has used Source…’ (Name the other source you haven’t matched to Interpretation 1) ‘I know this because they both say…’ (What is it that makes the Interpretation and the Source similar?) Question 3d (16marks +4marks for SPaGST) This question asks you to state how far you agree with interpretation 2 about a given topic. Within this interpretation you need to assess the interpretation compared to your own knowledge as well as using details from interpretation 1. Example: How far do you agree with interpretation 2 about... How to answer: Paragraph 1: Use 2 detailed pieces of own knowledge to agree with interpretation 2 ‘On the one hand, I agree with Interpretation 2’s opinion that…’ ‘I agree with this interpretation because I know…’ (What detailed and specific evidence do you have that agrees with Interpretation 2? You need to describe and explain two pieces of relevant evidence.) Paragraph 2: Use interpretation 1 to disagree with interpretation 2 ‘On the other hand, Interpretation 1 disagrees with Interpretation 2 because…’ (What does Interpretation 1 say that disagrees? What does it mean?) Paragraph 3: Use your own knowledge to disagree with interpretation 2. Add two PEE paragraphs that disagree with Interpretation 2. Conclusion; Come to an overall conclusion as to how far you agree with interpretation 2. 4 Year Key Event (s) – Use your notes to create an overview timeline of the period. Try to remember some key dates for your exam 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 5 Year Key Event (s) – Use your notes to create an overview timeline of the period. Try to remember some key dates for your exam 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 6 Key Term Definition – Read through the terms below and write a definition for each one Abdication Republic Ebert Stresemann Article 48 Kaiser Armistice Weimar Constitution Reichstag Gewaltfrieden Freikorps Rentenmark Hyperinflation Dawes Plan Young Plan Treaty of Versailles Locarno Pact Kellogg Briand Pact 7 Coalition Key Term Definition – Read through the terms below and write a definition for each one NSDAP Iron Cross Award Volk 25 Point Programme Volkischer Beobachter Fuhrerprinzip Swastika SA or Sturmabteilung Aryan Anti-Semitism Mein Kampf Putsch Blood Martyrs Gaue SS or Schutzstaffel KPD Propaganda Hindenburg Roter 8 Frontkampferbund Key Term Definition – Read through the terms below and write a definition for each one Marinus van der Lubbe Enabling Act Gleichschaltung German Labour Front (DAF) Dachau Centralisation Purge Gestapo Night of the Long Knives Sicherheitsdienst (SD) Concordat Eidelweiss Pirates and Swing Youth Confessional Church Mit Brennender Sorge (With 9 Burning Concern) Key Term Definition – Read through the terms below and write a definition for each one Kinder, Kuche, Kirche The Motherhood Cross Award Lebensborn Napola Nazi Teachers League Reich Labour Service Invisible unemployment Autobahn Rearmament Volksgemeinshaft Strength Through Joy Beauty of Labour Volkswagon Eintopf Herrenvolk Nuremberg Laws Kristallnacht (Night 10 of the Broken Glass) Section 1 The Weimar Republic 1918-1929 11 ACTIVITY The acronym below can be used to help you remember the terms of The Treaty of Versailles. In each box, add specific detail about each term Key Terms Specific Details/Key Terms of the Why did the Germans Treaty oppose/dislike this? and Army Money lame 12 ACTIVITY – Exam Practice Make two inferences from the source below about the attitude of the German people towards the Treaty of Versailles. Key Term Definition – Read through the terms below and write a definition for each one Diktat Dolchstoss From an article in Deutsche Zeitung, German Newspaper, 28th June 1919. ‘Vengeance German nation! Today, in the hall of Mirrors at Versailles, a disgraceful treaty is being signed. Never forget it! On that spot… German honour is being dragged to its grave. There will be revenge for the shame of 1919.’ One thing I can infer from this source is… _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ The details in the source that tell me this are… _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________13 _________________________________________________________ ACTIVITY In the below table, identify some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution. Strengths of the Weaknesses of the constitution constitution 14 ACTIVITY Complete the below spider diagram and table outlining the key features of the revolts that the Weimar government faced in its early years Leadership Tactics Why did the Sparticist Revolt fail? Freikorps Organisation The Kapp Putcsh Who did it involve? When was it? Why did it fail? Why was it important? 15 ACTIVITY The Occupation of the Ruhr posed another problem for the Weimar Republic in 1923. Here you need to identify the causes, key features and consquences of the occupation. Why did they invade? Causes What happened during the invasion? Key Features Key What was the result? Consequences ACTIVITY Hyperinflation was a problem for the German people in 1923. Below annotate the spider diagram with the effects of hyperinflation on the people of Germany. What were the effects of hyperinflation? ACTIVITY – Exam Practice Remember to copy! How useful is source A for an enquiry into Content Own Knowledge the effects of hyperinflation on Germany? Provenance Your Judgement Source A – A cartoon published inGermany by the left-wing magazine Simplicissimus in 1923.
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