Edexcel A2 History - Germany 1900-45 - Monday 8th June 2015 [Exam Discussion Thread]

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swagyolo420

Original post by knifeblade

Thanks, I really hate the Kaiserreich section

So yeah, they would never ask two kaiser reich questions.. IM 99% sure ask CD just to make sure

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knifeblade

Original post by swagyolo420

So yeah, they would never ask two kaiser reich questions.. IM 99% sure ask CD just to make sure

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CD?

Reply 782

knifeblade

Sorry, just one more question. Last year, there was a question about the war economy under the life in wartime Germany section. Would it be likely that another question from that section would come up this year? Something about the Final Solution or civilian morale? I really want to just revise the rise of the Nazis and the whole Weimar section. Along with the WW1 Controversy

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cuppa

Original post by knifeblade

The war economy is less likely to come up but the rest of the unit might

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CD223

Original post by swagyolo420

Anybody think holocaust might come up?

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And in a holocaust essay is it more sensible to argue the holocaust happened because of the Fuhrer or the chaotic state?

Holocaust could come up. Hasn't for a while.

I personally believe the war was ultimately responsible. I gave my reasoning a couple of pages back.

Original post by knifeblade

Is Weimar likely to come up this year? I'm revising Nazi Germany now but I'm not too sure which to look over, the Kaiserreich or Weimar?

Also, is it possible to do the WW1 controversy without revising the Kaiserreich?

Weimar came up last year in the form of an evaluation of its "democratic experiment". As such, it is likely that a more specific and less thematic Weimar question could arise, although I predict Nazi consolidation and German revolution personally.

Original post by knifeblade

That section again could come up. It is more likely to be about morale and opposition than the economy.

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swagyolo420

Original post by CD223

Holocaust could come up. Hasn't for a while.

I personally believe the war was ultimately responsible. I gave my reasoning a couple of pages back.

Weimar came up last year in the form of an evaluation of its "democratic experiment". As such, it is likely that a more specific and less thematic Weimar question could arise, although I predict Nazi consolidation and German revolution personally.

That section again could come up. It is more likely to be about morale and opposition than the economy.

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I know why people say the war i really do because potentially without it, the holocaust would have been doubtful. am i allowed to argue for the fuhrer's responsibility?

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CD223

Original post by swagyolo420

I know why people say the war i really do because potentially without it, the holocaust would have been doubtful. am i allowed to argue for the fuhrer's responsibility?

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Of course you're allowed! History has no "right answers".

The Führer's responsibility is also convincing. Different people argue for:

• War and its circumstances
• Hitler himself
• State structure
• the German people's collective responsibility

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swagyolo420

Original post by CD223

Yes okay good! :smile:

see the arguments i have are

• Fuhrer
• Other nazi leaders
• War
• German people
• Polycratic/chaotic state
• improve the economy

And even though the war is a good argument i would argue that the radical change of plans for jews during the war was also to impress the Fuhrer himself. The fact that they wanted rid of them quickly, the nazis probably saw the death camps as an incentive to impress hitler? War was obviously influential for opting to kill rather than use slave labour but with the Nazi's experience in sporadic killing of "undesirables", they may have even managed it without an outbreak

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CD223

Original post by swagyolo420

Yes okay good! :smile:

True. All possible arguments. Personally I would prefer a Nazi consolidation question though.

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swagyolo420

Original post by CD223

True. All possible arguments. Personally I would prefer a Nazi consolidation question though.

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Is that like "why and how the nazis came into power"? (Hitler becoming chancellor)

Wall street crash
Policy of legality
Violence/terror
Only option left for Hindenburg
?

OR

Before hitler actually comes into power?

Sorry i forget what consolidating means😰

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CD223

Original post by swagyolo420

Neither - it's after.

1933 and how he gained a greater hold onto power :smile:

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swagyolo420

Original post by CD223

Neither - it's after.

1933 and how he gained a greater hold onto power :smile:

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1933 onwards then?

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Reply 792

knifeblade

Original post by CD223

Thanks, I've gone over Nazi consolidation and rise to power. Doing Weimar Golden Years now and I'll go through the German Revolution tomorrow. I'll have to take a break from History revision until the 1st June due to exams but I've just remembered the exam is actually on the 8th not the 4th, mixed it up with another exam, so I feel better now.