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Edexcel A Level History, Paper 3: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united Student Book
(2016)
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Abstract
This book:
- covers the essential content in the new specifications in a rigorous and engaging way, using detailed narrative, sources, timelines, key words, helpful activities and extension material
- helps develop conceptual understanding of areas such as evidence, interpretations, causation and change, through targeted activities
- provides assessment support for A level with sample answers, sources, practice questions and guidance to help you tackle the new-style exam questions.
It also comes with three years' access to ActiveBook, an online, digital version of your textbook to help you personalise your learning as you go through the course - perfect for revision.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | 3 | ||
| How to use this book | 4 | ||
| Introduction: A Level History | 6 | ||
| Introduction: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited | 8 | ||
| Aspects in breadth: prosperity and social change, 1871-1990 | 10 | ||
| 3.1: Social change in Germany and West Germany | 10 | ||
| Introduction | 10 | ||
| To what extent did german class structures change between 1871 and 1990? | 11 | ||
| The growth of the urban working class | 11 | ||
| Bismarck’s introduction of pensions and health insurance in the 1880s | 13 | ||
| The artisan tradition and its impact | 16 | ||
| The slow decline of the landowning elite and the peasantry | 18 | ||
| The rise of the white-collar workers | 24 | ||
| Social mobility after the Second World War | 27 | ||
| To what extent did the role of women in german society change between 1871 and 1990? | 28 | ||
| Roles in the family and the workplace in the 19th century | 28 | ||
| The impacts of the First World War | 29 | ||
| Nazi policies | 33 | ||
| The Second World War and post-war opportunities | 35 | ||
| 3.2: Economic change in Germany and West Germany | 38 | ||
| Introduction | 38 | ||
| How far did the german economy change from 1871 to 1990? | 39 | ||
| The reasons for 19th-century industrial growth | 39 | ||
| Change in German industry during the 20th century | 41 | ||
| Mass unemployment from 1930 to 1932 | 44 | ||
| The post-war ‘economic miracle’ | 47 | ||
| Change in German agriculture during the 20th century | 48 | ||
| The slump in agricultural prices in the 1920s | 48 | ||
| To what extent did the role of government policies influence german economic developments from 1871 to 1990? | 50 | ||
| The introduction of protection, 1879 | 50 | ||
| The building of a large navy from 1898 to 1914 | 52 | ||
| The impact of Nazi policies | 54 | ||
| The impact of Marshall Aid | 59 | ||
| The impact of membership of the European Community and the Common Agricultural Policy post-1956 | 61 | ||
| Aspects in depth: different approaches to the problem of difference | 64 | ||
| 3.3: Ruling the Second Reich, 1871-79 | 64 | ||
| Introduction | 64 | ||
| How far did the political system successfully overcome the key divisions facing Germany in 1871? | 65 | ||
| Trying to reconcile unity and division | 65 | ||
| The federal government and the Länder | 68 | ||
| To what extent did the reichstag impact on german regional and social divisions between 1871 and 1879? | 70 | ||
| The impact of regional and social divisions | 70 | ||
| How far was bismarck successful in achieving his key foreign and domestic political goals between 1871 and 1879? | 73 | ||
| Bismarck’s co-operation, and eventual break, with the National Liberals | 73 | ||
| The Kulturkampf | 76 | ||
| The appeal to nationalism to achieve unity | 79 | ||
| The War in Sight crisis | 82 | ||
| 3.4: The birth of democratic Germany, 1917-19 | 86 | ||
| Introduction | 86 | ||
| To what extent did the first world war cause political and social division in germany between 1914 and 1918? | 87 | ||
| Strains of war, tensions and military dictatorship, 1917 | 87 | ||
| The roles of Hindenburg and Ludendorff | 90 | ||
| Erzberger’s Peace Resolution | 91 | ||
| Emergence of the Independent Socialist Party | 92 | ||
| To what extent did the german revolution alter the political system between 1918 and 1919? | 93 | ||
| Constitutional reforms from above, 1918 | 93 | ||
| The role of Prince Max of Baden | 94 | ||
| Disintegration, defeat and revolution, 1918-19 | 97 | ||
| The roles of Ebert, Scheidemann and Rosa Luxemburg | 98 | ||
| To what extent did the foundation of the weimar republic in 1919 achieve a new unity for the german nation based on democratic values? | 101 | ||
| The Weimar Republic | 101 | ||
| The importance of the Weimar Constitution, including its salient features and their strengths and potential weaknesses for achieving freedom and stability | 105 | ||
| 3.5: A new Reich, 1933-35 | 108 | ||
| Introduction | 108 | ||
| How effectively did hitler establish the nazi dictatorship between 1933 and 1935? | 108 | ||
| Creating a totalitarian state | 108 | ||
| Abolition of political parties and trade unions | 112 | ||
| The establishment of DAF | 115 | ||
| The 'co-ordination' of regional and local government | 115 | ||
| The impact of the Night of the Long Knives | 116 | ||
| To what extent was Hitler a dictator by 1935? | 118 | ||
| Hitler’s approach to government | 118 | ||
| Decline of cabinet meetings | 121 | ||
| Relations with the army | 121 | ||
| The extent of Hitler’s power by 1935 | 123 | ||
| How successful was the Nazis’ attempt to create a volksgemeinschaft between 1933 and 1935? | 123 | ||
| The relationship of state and party | 123 | ||
| Attempts to create a Volksgemeinschaft | 125 | ||
| Racial policy, including the signifi cance of the Nuremberg Laws | 127 | ||
| 3.6: Establishing and ruling the new Federal Republic, 1949-60 | 130 | ||
| Introduction | 130 | ||
| How successful was the constitution of the new west German federal republic in establishing a stable and long-term democracy? | 131 | ||
| The creation of the FRG and the impact of the new Constitution: the attempt toreconcile difference and liberty | 131 | ||
| How effective was the new Christian democratic union of konrad adenauer and the reconstituted SPD in shaping the new federal republic from 1949 to 1960? | 138 | ||
| The importance of Adenauer and the CDU in shaping the newFederal Republic | 138 | ||
| Changes in the nature of the SPD and their significance for the shaping of the Federal Republic | 142 | ||
| To what extent did the FRG undergo a process of de-Nazification in the 1950s? | 146 | ||
| The process and significance of de-Nazification and ‘coming to terms with the past’ in the 1950s | 146 | ||
| 3.7: Reunification: recreating a united Germany, 1989-90 | 152 | ||
| Introduction | 152 | ||
| What caused the flood of refugees from the GDR in 1989? | 153 | ||
| Reasons for the flood of refugees from the GDR in 1989 | 154 | ||
| What impact did the revolution in the GDR and Kohl’s ten point plan in 1989 have on German reunification? | 158 | ||
| The revolution in the GDR in 1989, and its impact on the FRG | 158 | ||
| The significance of Kohl’s Ten Point Plan | 160 | ||
| What were the key reasons for German reunification in October 1990? | 163 | ||
| Different levels of prosperity in the GDR and FRG | 163 | ||
| Continued migration from the GDR | 164 | ||
| The crumbling of the GDR state | 166 | ||
| The process and problems of reunifi cation and reasons for its acceptance by the Four Powers | 168 | ||
| Preparing for your A Level Paper 3 exam | 175 | ||
| Index | 188 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 190 |