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Book Details
Abstract
Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: GCSE
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2016
First exams: Summer 2018
Series Editor: Angela Leonard
This Student Book:
- covers the essential content in the new specification in an engaging way, using detailed narrative, sources, timelines, key words, helpful activities and extension material
- uses the 'Thinking Historically' approach and activities to help develop conceptual understanding of areas such as evidence, interpretations, causation and change, through targeted activities
- has 'Writing Historically' features that focus on the writing skills most important to historical success. This literacy support uses the proven Grammar for Writing approach used in many English departments
- includes lots of exam guidance, with practice questions, sources, sample answers and tips to support preparation for GCSE assessments.
* These resources have not yet been endorsed. This information is correct as of 31st July 2015, but may be subject to change. You do not have to purchase any resources to deliver our qualification.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | 3 | ||
| Timeline | 6 | ||
| Chapter 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-29 | 8 | ||
| 1.1: The origins of the Republic, 1918-19 | 9 | ||
| The legacy of the First World War | 9 | ||
| The German revolution, 1918-19 | 10 | ||
| Setting up the Weimar Republic | 11 | ||
| The Weimar Constitution | 12 | ||
| The strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution | 13 | ||
| 1.2: Early challenges to the Republic, 1919-23 | 17 | ||
| Unpopularity of the Republic | 17 | ||
| The armistice | 17 | ||
| The Treaty of Versailles, 1919 | 17 | ||
| The impact of the treaty on the Weimar Republic | 19 | ||
| Challenges to the Weimar Republic from the Le\x1F and Right | 20 | ||
| The challenges of 1923 | 23 | ||
| 1.3: The recovery of the Republic, 1924-29 | 27 | ||
| Stresemann’s strategy | 27 | ||
| Reasons for economic recovery | 27 | ||
| Recovery in foreign relations | 29 | ||
| 1.4: Changes in society, 1924-29 | 33 | ||
| Changes in the standard of living | 33 | ||
| Changes for women in the Weimar Republic | 34 | ||
| Cultural changes in the Weimar Republic | 36 | ||
| Recap page | 39 | ||
| Writing Historically | 40 | ||
| Chapter 2: Hitler’s rise to power, 1919-33 | 42 | ||
| 2.1: Early development of the Nazi Party, 1920-22 | 43 | ||
| Hitler’s early career in politics | 43 | ||
| 2.2: The Munich Putsch and lean years, 1923-29 | 49 | ||
| The Munich Putsch, 1923 | 49 | ||
| The lean years of the Nazi Party, 1924-28 | 55 | ||
| 2.3: Growth in Nazi support, 1929-32 | 59 | ||
| The Wall Street Crash in the USA | 59 | ||
| Unemployment - the impact on people | 60 | ||
| The failure to deal with unemployment | 61 | ||
| Rise in support for KPD and NSDAP | 61 | ||
| Why did people support the Nazi Party? | 62 | ||
| 2.4: How Hitler became Chancellor, 1932-33 | 67 | ||
| Political developments in 1932 | 68 | ||
| The roles of Hindenburg, von Schleicher and von Papen | 70 | ||
| Recap page | 73 | ||
| Chapter 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933-39 | 74 | ||
| 3.1: The creation of a dictatorship, 1933-34 | 75 | ||
| The Reichstag Fire | 75 | ||
| The Enabling Act | 77 | ||
| Removing other opposition | 78 | ||
| The Night of the Long Knives | 79 | ||
| The Death of Hindenburg | 81 | ||
| 3.2: The police state | 83 | ||
| Policing the police state | 83 | ||
| Controlling the legal system | 87 | ||
| Controlling religious views | 88 | ||
| 3.3: Controlling and influencing attitudes | 91 | ||
| Goebbels and propaganda | 91 | ||
| Nazi use of the media | 92 | ||
| Nazi use of rallies | 93 | ||
| Nazi use of sport | 94 | ||
| Nazi control of culture and the Arts | 95 | ||
| 3.4: Opposition, resistance and conformity | 99 | ||
| Support for the Nazi regime | 99 | ||
| Resistance and opposition | 100 | ||
| Opposition from churches | 100 | ||
| Opposition from the young | 102 | ||
| Recap page | 105 | ||
| Writing Historically | 106 | ||
| Chapter 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-39 | 108 | ||
| 4.1: Nazi policies towards women | 109 | ||
| Nazi Policies towards women | 110 | ||
| 4.2: Nazi policies towards the young | 114 | ||
| The aims of Nazi policies concerning the young | 114 | ||
| The Nazi youth movement | 115 | ||
| Nazi youth groups for boys | 115 | ||
| The League of German Maidens | 117 | ||
| Did Nazi youth groups achieve Nazi aims? | 118 | ||
| Nazi control of the young through education | 119 | ||
| 4.3: Employment and living standards | 123 | ||
| Nazi policies to reduce unemployment | 123 | ||
| Changes in the standard of living | 126 | ||
| Nazi organisations which affected the standard of living of workers | 127 | ||
| 4.4: The persecution of minorities | 131 | ||
| Nazi racial beliefs and policies | 131 | ||
| The treatment of minorities | 133 | ||
| The persecution of the Jews | 134 | ||
| Recap page | 139 | ||
| Explaining why historians’ interpretations differ | 140 | ||
| Historians focus on different things | 140 | ||
| Historians reach different conclusions from the evidence | 141 | ||
| Preparing for your exams | 142 | ||
| Answers | 154 | ||
| Index | 155 |