EDEXCEL HISTORY A: GERMANY 1919-39 PREVIOUS EXAM QUESTIONSQuestion 1a) 4 marks 1b) 6 marks 1c) 8 marks 1d) 8 marks 2a) 8 marks January 2010 What can you learn from Source A about Nazi attitudes towards the Churches in Germany? Describe the measures taken in the Treaty of Versailles to limit German power. Explain the effects of the Reichstag fire in 1933. Explain why Hitler carried out a policy of persecution of the Jews and other minority groups in the years 1933-39 Explain how Germany recovered from its economic and political difficulties in the years 1924-29 under Stresemanns leadership. Explain how the position of young people changed in Germany in the years 1933-39. Was it effect of reparations the main reason why the Weimar Republic found it difficult to govern Germany in the years 1919-24? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer and any information of your own. The effect of reparations Attacks on the government by left and right wing political parties The French occupation of the Ruhr The weaknesses in the Constitution Was the creation of a police state the most important effect of Nazi rule in the years 1933-39. Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer and any information of your June 2010 What can you learn from Source A about the treatment of women in Germany? Describe the policies of the Nazi government towards the young in the years 1933-39. Explain the effects of Stresemanns economic policies in the years 1924-29 Explain why the German people disliked the Treaty of Versailles. Explain how Hitler was able to overcome opposition to his government in the years 1933-34. Additional material provided by Edexcel What can you learn from Source A about Communism in Germany in 1933? Describe the measures taken by Hitler to control the churches in Germany. Explain the effects of the Night of Long Knives (1934) Explain why Hitler was determined to make young people join youth movements in Nazi Germany. Explain how the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany in the years up to 1924. January 2011 What can you learn from Source A about the power of the Nazis in Germany? Describe the economic policies of Gustav Stresemann in the years 1924 29. Explain the effects of the Enabling Act (1933) in Germany. Explain why Germany was difficult to govern in the years 191922. Explain how the Nuremberg Laws changed the lives of Jews in Germany in the years 193539. Explain how Hitler used the Reichstag Fire to weaken opposition to the Nazis. Was hyperinflation the main reason why the Weimar Republic found it difficult to govern Germany after 1922? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer and any information of your own. Hyperinflation The French occupation of the Ruhr The growth of the Nazi Party The impact of the Great Depression

2b) 8 marks 3a) 16 marks

REMEMBER TO ONLY ANSWER 2a or 2b in the exam Explain how the position of Jews in Explain how education changed in Germany in the years 1933-39. Germany in the years 1933-39. Was the growth of unemployment after 1929 the main reason why the Nazi party was able to take power in Germany in 1933? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer and any information of your own. The growth of unemployment after 1929. Fear of communism Nazi use of propaganda The role of the SA Was the introduction of a new currency the most important action taken by Stresemann in restoring stability to Germany in the years 1924-28 Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer and any information of your own. The introduction of a new currency. Taking Germany into the League of Nations Signing Pacts with other European countries Dealing with occupation of the Ruhr REMEMBER TO ONLY ANSWER 3a or 3b in the exam Was the Spartacist uprising the most How successful was Hitler in dealing important problem faced by the with the problems created by Germany Weimar Republic in the years 1919-24? by the Great Depression? Explain your answer. Explain your answer. You may use the following in your You may use the following in your answer and any information of your answer and any information of your

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Was rearmament the most important reason why people supported the Nazi Party in the years 193339? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your

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The creation of a police state Reduction in unemployment The changing role of women The use of propaganda

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The Spartacist uprising Weaknesses in the Constitution The Munich Putsch The French occupation of the Ruhr

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Rearmament The German Labour Front (DAF) The National Labour Service (RAD) The employment of women

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and any information of your Rearmament Censorship and propaganda Tackling unemployment Youth movements