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

I've got an Edexcel A2 History exam on the 8th June. However, I'm doing England & Restoration 1629-1668.

I haven't even started revision. I'm planning on starting tomorrow 3 hours everyday and doing 1 whole past paper and handing it in on Monday when Sixth-form College starts & collecting it on Thurs-Friday for feedback.

I got an B at AS (unit1: 54. unit2: 98) and I got my coursework mark 39/50 (b) from my teacher. However,
I'm aiming for an 'E' on this exam - 40% as I'll be happy with a C overall in History as I'm on track for A/A* in maths & Physics.

Anybody else got their coursework grade back from their teacher? I know its subject to change as your coursework will be moderated.

How would you go about answering the 'how far did the nazis consolidate power by the end of 1933' type question?

Any yes, no knowledge needed of post-33 stuff, it's just not in the timeframe that the exam will be testing. Good to have as background I guess.

Don't aim so low this exam! If you put in three hours a day you can get much more!

My feeling is that they consolidated power so much that there wouldn't be enough of an even sided argument for them to be able to ask this question - only things they hadn't consolidated where the army and they weren't exactly against the nazis. A 'how far' consolidation-esque question would most likely be Weimar where there is loads more to talk about

Thanks for the advice. I'll try my best either way

How many hours are you revising for your History exam everyday?
When did you start your History revision? How many past papers have you done/plan on doing before the 8th?

Personally I've been doing about like ten minutes since Easter haha I just can't revise now. My stress just doesn't let me. But I will be planning all/most possible questions and probably will only write a couple essays, on topics I feel are most likely to come up. that would probably work out at a couple hours a day. I like reading through content once to make sure I remember the context of everything and then learn by planning questions until the exam.


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I share the same pain. What other subjects do you do? What are you planning on studying at university?

I'm planning on studying Physics.

My feeling is that they consolidated power so much that there wouldn't be enough of an even sided argument for them to be able to ask this question - only things they hadn't consolidated where the army and they weren't exactly against the nazis. A 'how far' consolidation-esque question would most likely be Weimar where there is loads more to talk about

Hey there,

Basically a judgement question is a yes/no question and causation is factors.

It's harder now than it was last year to decide what the question is but you can look for clues.

If there is a factor given in the question then it's almost always a causation e.g. 'How far did proportional representation contribute to the fall of the Weimar Republic?'

You would write a paragraph on the given factor then explore others.


Here's the hard part: how far questions could be either judgement or causation questions.

'How far did the social and economic conditions during the second reich worsen during the war?'

That's a judgement.


The key to figuring out which is which is to know your content inside out so you can come to a logical conclusion as to what it is.

I'm sorry I don't have some magical words that will ONLY be used in causation questions or judgement questions - but this is A2 History, it's supposed to be challenging.

Hope this helped

Yes definitely, definitely. What other big points would you put to show that power wasn't consolidated by the end of 1933?

Okay can anyone just like... Pity me and give me an essay plan for Final Solution because I'll die before I make this coherent omg

sure I'll give you one is it possible to upload pics on here? x

Hi guys this is a Final Solution essay plan for 'the Final Sokution evolved because of the chaotic nature of the Nazi regime in the years 1939-42'. How far do you agree with this opinion?

And could they ask a question on the treaty of Versailles? How would they incorporate it?

Don't believe they've ever repeated a question. Part Bs have been very similar in the case of German Aggression though

ToV is likely to be incorporated into an "early troubles of Weimar" question.


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