Revision Guidance

Year 10 Mock Examination Tuesday 13 March 09:10 - 10:25

There are three main areas to revise:

                The Rise of the Nazi Party                      Government of the Third Reich                              Social Impact of the Nazi State

  Weimar Republic; Impact of Economic Problems;   Creation of the Nazi State; Methods of Control    Nazi Policies towards Women and the

                                                                                                                                                             Young                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Increasing support for the Nazi Party                       Opposition and Resistance                       Economic Changes; Nazi treatment of

                                                                                                                                                       minorities

Terms of the Treaty of Versailles		Why could Hitler gain ‘total power’?		Nature and purposes of education in schools for boys and girls
Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles		Significance of existing constitution and the role of Hindenburg and von Papen in 1932-33		Role and effectiveness of youth movements
The Spartacists		Reichstag Fire		Youth movements and preparations for the war, charity and military role during the war
The Kapp Putsch		Enabling Act		Emergence of rebel groups e.g. Edelweiss Pirates
Formation of the Nazi Party		Banning of political parties and trade unions		Role of women in families, society and employment
Occupation of the Ruhr		Night of the Long Knives		Changes to the role of women
Hyperinflation		Nature of Hitler’s role as Führer		Impact of economic policies on unemployment
Munich Putsch		Methods of control at national and local level		New Plan
Role of Stresemann in Germany’s recovery 1924-29		Role of the SS, concentration camps and local wardens		Construction of autobahns and rearmament
Introduction of a new currency		Laws restricting civil liberties		Changes in the living standards of German workers
Dawes Plan		Treatment of the press		Strength through Joy
Young Plan		Treatment of political parties		The importance of Nazi beliefs in Aryan supremacy and the ‘master race’
Entry into the League of Nations		Treatment of churches		The treatment of minority groups, for example Jews, gypsies and disabled people
Increasing support for the Nazis from different groups		Treatment of opposition groups		Changes in policies towards minority groups
Dramatic increase of Nazi support after 1929		Use of censorship		Escalating discrimination and persecution
Change of Nazi tactics to gain power		Role of Goebbels		Nuremberg Laws
Appeal of Hitler		Use of propaganda e.g. films, posters, rallies		Kristallnacht
Role of propaganda		Nature and extent of opposition and resistance		Final Solution
Work of SA		White Rose Group
Impact of the Wall Street Crash		Pastor Niemöller