The document discusses whether the period from 1924-1928 was truly a golden era for the Weimar Republic in Germany. It provides a mark scheme for evaluating answers to this question, with higher marks going to answers that structure different interpretations, support their arguments with specific dates, events and people, and attempt to evaluate whether the republic overcame problems of the early 1920s or not.
The document discusses whether the period from 1924-1928 was truly a golden era for the Weimar Republic in Germany. It provides a mark scheme for evaluating answers to this question, with higher marks going to answers that structure different interpretations, support their arguments with specific dates, events and people, and attempt to evaluate whether the republic overcame problems of the early 1920s or not.
The document discusses whether the period from 1924-1928 was truly a golden era for the Weimar Republic in Germany. It provides a mark scheme for evaluating answers to this question, with higher marks going to answers that structure different interpretations, support their arguments with specific dates, events and people, and attempt to evaluate whether the republic overcame problems of the early 1920s or not.
Was the period 1924-28 really a Golden era for the
Weimar Republic? (8 marks)
Mark Scheme: 0.2 3.4
5.6
Simple statements are made about the period of time.
The answer briefly describes the improvements in Germany in this era. The answer refers to some events and offers a brief explanation of how this improved life for Germans. The student may have offered simple statements questioning the claim that the era was one of prosperity and success there is no depth to this evaluation however. This answer is well structured, with different interpretations defined. The answer makes use of dates, events and personalities to suggest that the republic did overcome the problems of the early 1920s. This answer attempts to evaluate or does it?