History Year 10/11

Depth Study: Unit 2: Germany and the Nazis

We will cover the following in this unit of work:

Content and key Questions
1

The Nazis 1919 to 1924

Munich Beer Hall Putsch
Beliefs
What were the powers of the President under the
Weimar_Constitution? (4)
What were the main policies of the Nazi Party during the early 1920s?
(4)
Why was the Spartacist Uprising unsuccessful? (6)

The Nazis 1924 to 1929

The re-building years

1929 -1933
The Effects of the Great Depression
How did Hitler and the Nazis gain power?
Why did so many Germans vote for the Communists between 1930
and_1933? (6)

1933 to 1934
How did Hitler become a dictator?
Explain why President Hindenburg invited Hitler to become German
Chancellor in January 1933. (6)

The Totalitarian state 1934 to 1939

Describe the Nuremberg Laws of 1935. (4)

Why were the Nazis so strongly anti-Semitic? (6)
How far do you agree with the view that the main domestic
achievement of the Nazi government between 1933 and 1939 was in
reducing unemployment? Explain your answer. (10)
There was so little opposition to the Nazi regime between 1933 and
1939 because most Germans clearly benefited from Nazi rule.
How far do you agree with this view? Explain your answer. (10)
How far would you agree with the view that Nazi Germany was a
totalitarian state? Explain your answer. (10)

The Nazi Party 1939 to 1945

Describe the role of concentration camps in the Nazi police state. (4)

After 1942 life in Nazi Germany became increasingly unbearable

Test and
essay results

for_most German citizens. How far do you agree with this view?
Explain your answer. (10)