German Depression and the rise of Hitler
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Task 1: Setting the Scene
•Put yourself in the place of a person living in Germany in 1929. Write a statement to sum up what a German MIGHT say about their country •Include at least THREE of these terms:
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Task 2: German problems
From 1919 to 1933, Germany was a democracy known as the Weimar Republic.
The republic went through three phases:
From 1919 to 1933, Germany was a democracy known as the Weimar Republic.
The republic went through three phases:
- 1919-23: post-war problems
- 1923-29: prosperity and peace
- 1929-33: economic collapse and rise of Nazism
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Task 3: Hitler's aims, motivation and strategy
You must be able to answer the following questions by the end of this section.
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What did the other countries do?
Task 4: What was Nazi Germany up to? Read the following article on your own time. |
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Task 5: Was Germany behaving badly?
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Task 6: Appeasement
Read the following quotes from a range of sources. From the quotes, come to your own conclusion. How appropriate was appeasement?
Write a short speech to support your decision.
You will need to use quotes from the reading to support your decision.
You will need to make this into a radio broadcast which will be uploaded to the website.
Read the following quotes from a range of sources. From the quotes, come to your own conclusion. How appropriate was appeasement?
Write a short speech to support your decision.
You will need to use quotes from the reading to support your decision.
You will need to make this into a radio broadcast which will be uploaded to the website.
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Task 7: Chamberlain's actions, a critique.
- Read EITHER the standard or the challenge readings below.
- Highlight evidence which says he’s a hero, a failure or a villain in different colours.
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