From Kaiser to Führer: Germany 1900-1945 discussion thread

username202682

Quite evidently this is the largest exam for most History students (at least in Edexcel) so I've made a thread for you to all discuss your joys and woes of the topic. You may also use this place to find notes, share notes and generally talk about the topic in relation to the exam.

So let us begin. :biggrin:

General Information

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Main themes of the exam paper

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Bibliography for the exam paper.

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Exemplar Chapters from the textbook

Broad analysis

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General crisis analysis from 1905 - 11

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Political and Military Figures during the First World War

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Weimar Republic

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Nazi Germany

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The Second World War

Political Parties and groups in Germany

SDP - (Socialist/Social Democratic)
DAP- (Nationalist)
DNVP- (National-conservative)
Spartacus League
KPD - Communist
BVP - Conservative/ Christian Democratic
NSDAP - National Socialist

Information on particular issues.

The Arms Race (1905-14)
Statistics of the Arms Race

The Moroccan Crisis (1905-6)

The Daily Telegraph Affair (28 October, 1908)
Document from the Affair

The Haldane Mission
Document from the Mission (Feb 1912)

Books of interest -
Imperial Germany 1871-1918

Broadly speaking, your course is split into a number of issues and controversies

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Controversy one - to what extent was Germany responsible for WW1? The main things you need to look at are German foreign policy c.1900-14 and the controversy surrounding Germany's 'war guilt'

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Controversy two - how popular was the Nazi regime and how effectively did the Nazi state operate from 1933-39? The main issues for this one are degree of consent the Nazi regime received, extent to which this was reliant on terror and repression, the role of Hitler, cumulative radicalisation and whether Nazi state was a chaotic 'polycracy'.

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But there are other issues that must be considered before tackling either controversy

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The German Empire (1871 to 1918)

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Weimar Republic (1919 to 1933)

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The rise of the NSDAP/Nazi Party (1925 to 1933)

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The Second World War (1939 to 1945)

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The Final Solution (Jan 20, 1942 to 1945)

How long is the paper and how many marks is each question worth?

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Two questions – Section a) 30 marks. Section b) 40 marks

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70 marks in total

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50-55 minutes, including planning should be spent on Section A

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65-70 minutes, including planning should be spent on Section B

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Both units assume you have an understanding of the different historical perspectives relating to the question. Therefore historiography, not provenance is the most important aspect to understand when evaluating different perspectives.

This resource list is not exhaustive. If you feel that you would like to add to the links and resources here, please quote or PM me. Additionally if you have any questions relating to this course/events then please drop it in this thread :yy:

Thanks.

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Reply 1

username202682

Anyone need a revision guide? Got a revision guide. :biggrin:

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Reply 2

username202682

Contributions made by other users -

Exam Layout:

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How popular was the Nazi Regime 1933-39?

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This post will contain notes uploaded by other users.
Contribution list

dancinginrainbows

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SirMasterKey

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Revision notes on our very own wiki

I would be grateful for any new contributions :yy:

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Reply 3

Aj12

Good thread wish it had been around when I did history last year.

Reply 4

dancinginrainbows

Thanks for all that information! I'll upload my notes (powerpoints, booklets) to TSR and link them to you later.

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Germany in 1900.doc53.8KB

The Impact of WW1 on Germany.ppt751.6KB

Germany in War and Revolution Timeline.doc39.9KB

The Treaty of Versailles.doc31.7KB

Weimars Political Crisis - The Constitution.ppt745.5KB

Domestic Politics in Wilhelmine Germany.doc44.0KB

Political Opposition to the Weimar Republic from the Left and Right.doc29.2KB

Causes of the Great Inflation.ppt888.8KB

Reply 5

takethyfacehence

Thanks for this thread. If anyone has any example essays that have been marked (the higher the better obv) I would be eeeeeeeeeeeternally grateful and worship them as a GOD.

Reply 6

dancinginrainbows

^ I could really do with that too! I'd really like to see a full mark essay/as close to it as possible, especially for the foreign policy controversy.

Reply 7

popeofgoogle

this looks like a good thread! How far are people into revision? if at all?

Reply 8

Geoff89

I plan to begin revising for this exam after my Geography exam on the 24th of May, this thread looks like its going to be really useful though.

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what topics are more likely to come up in the exam?

My teacher was speculating that questions on the Origins of the First World war and the Weimar Republic are likely to come up this year as both Section A questions in June 2010 were to do with the Nazi's consolidation of power.

If this is the case then I will probably focus my revision on these areas.

Reply 9

takethyfacehence

Found this website guys http://fccfromkaisertofuhrer.blogspot.com/

Reply 10

takethyfacehence

Am I going mad? I thought I just posted asking if anyone knew the questions on the June 2010 paper. That I did sit, but can't remember the questions specifically.

Reply 11

username202682

Original post by takethyfacehence

Am I going mad? I thought I just posted asking if anyone knew the questions on the June 2010 paper. That I did sit, but can't remember the questions specifically.

The paper hasn't been publicly released so I don't think I can, sorry. But I could PM you if you wish.

Additionally that link above looks useful. It has some of the stuff I have already put up but I'm weary of the fact that many of it's links refer back to Wikipedia.

Reply 12

takethyfacehence

If you would PM please, I would be very grateful. :smile:

Ah I had not noticed that, but at least it's got all the topics set out I suppose!

Reply 13

dancinginrainbows

Original post by Stricof

Could you PM it to me too, please? :smile:

*loves this thread*

Original post by Geoff89

My teacher said that as well he said the exam is possible to have Germany 1900-1918 and or Weimar

Reply 16

flower2563

if anyone knows how to open word 2010/later files without actually having it, like .docx for example, i would be so grateful!
great thread!

Reply 17

username202682

Original post by flower2563

if anyone knows how to open word 2010/later files without actually having it, like .docx for example, i would be so grateful!
great thread!

Do you have an old edition of Microsoft Word? Here's a compatibility pack for you and you should be set.

If not then tell me and i'll convert them for you.

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Reply 18

flower2563

tried the compatability pack but I think because I have a mac it doesn't seem to work :frown:

if you could convert them that would be a big help!
thank you

Reply 19

toofaforu

this looks like quite a good thread. i reckon we should make/find some resources in regards to exam technique for both questions.

in my revision i've personally read through the Layton textbook to get a quick understanding. going to be reading my friends notes, and probably the ones i've seen here which look good!