History Revision List – Mock Exam

Paper 3 Option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39

Topic: The Weimar Republic 1918–29


The legacy of the First World War
The origins of The abdication of the Kaiser
the Republic, The armistice and revolution, 1918–19
1918–19 The setting up of the Weimar Republic
The strengths and weaknesses of the new Constitution
 With the First World War coming to an end, the Kaiser abdicated on 9 November 1918. The war ended two days
later, on 11 November.
 The legacy of the First World War mean that the Social Democratic Party (SPD) had to work quickly to establish
order.
 Despite revolts by extremists and riots in the streets, Ebert and the SPD established a new government and a
National Assembly.
 The National Assembly met in Weimar and created a constitution for the Weimar Republic.
 The constitution had strengths: it was democratic and was constructed so that no individual or party could hold all
the power.
 But it was also flawed. Being a coalition, it was weak in a crisis and was based on division. This later weakened
the Weimar Republic.
Reasons for the early unpopularity of the Republic
The early The ‘stab in the back’ theory
challenges to the the key terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Weimar Spartacists
Republic, 1919– Freikorps and the Kapp Putsch
23 The reasons for the French occupation of the Ruhr
The effects of the French occupation of the Ruhr, including hyperinflation
 The Treaty of Versailles and the ‘stab in the back’ theory made the Weimar Republic unpopular after 1919.
 From 1919 to 1923, the Weimar Republic was attacked by extreme left-wing and right-wing political groups,
inside and outside the Reichstag.
 Examples of these attacks include the Spartacist Revolt and the Kapp Putsch.
 1923 brought new challenges for the Weimar Republic, notably the French occupation of the Ruhr and
hyperinflation.
Reasons for economic recovery
The work of Stresemann
The Rentenmark
The recovery of The Dawes Plan: American loans and investment
the Republic, The Young Plan
1924–29 The impact on domestic policies of Stresemann’s achievements abroad
The Locarno Pact
Joining the League of Nations
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
 As finance minister, Stresemann introduced a new currency, which ended hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
and aided economic recovery in Germany.
 The Dawes Plan and Young Plan reduced the burden of reparations on the Weimar Republic.
 Under Stresemann as foreign minister, The Locarno Pact, membership of the League of Nations and Kellogg-
Briand Pact marked the return of Germany as a world power, thus enabling the Weimar Republic to become a
more stable state.
 However, not all the problems of the Weimar Republic were solved. In 1929, Stresemann died and, worse still,
later that year a new economic crisis took place.
Changes in the standard of living: wages, housing and unemployment insurance
Changes in the position of women in work
Changes in the position of women in politics
Changes in
Changes in the position of women in leisure
society, 1924–29
Cultural changes: developments in architecture
Cultural changes: developments in art
Cultural changes: developments in cinema
 Some improvements in the standard of living took place. However, they were fragile and helping the working
classes was not popular with all Germans in the Weimar Republic.
 There were some improvements in the position of women in politics, at work and in leisure. However, they were
limited improvements and they did not please all Germans.
 Dramatic changes occurred in culture, particularly in art, architecture and the cinema. However, these changes
did not please all Germans.
 Paper 3: A Bluffer’s Guide
1 – Inference (4 marks, 5 mins) 2 – Causation (12 marks, 15 mins)
1 – Make a point, introducing a cause that answers
the question.

2 – Give some supporting knowledge that can prove

the point being made.
1 – Make an inference, about the topic in the question,
from the source. 3 – Explore how the evidence proves the point it
supports.
2 – Support it with some detail from the source.
4 – Link back to the question, explaining how the
3 – Repeat for another inference. cause analysed in the paragraph relates to the
question.
(4 sentences – 2 for each supported inference)
4 – Repeat steps 1-3 for a second and third cause.

(3 paragraphs – each about a different cause. A

conclusion is optional.)
3a – Utility (8 marks, 15 mins) 3b – Difference (4 marks, 10 mins)
1 – Explain what you can learn from the content of the
source about the topic focus of the enquiry.
2 – Give some of your own knowledge to support or
challenge the accuracy of what you can learn from the
1 – State the overall difference between the two
content of the source.
interpretations.
3 – Pick a feature of the Nature, Origin or Purpose and
explain how it makes the source useful for the enquiry
2 – Support it with some detail from Interpretation 1,
(e.g. makes it authoritative, typical or objective).
explaining its message briefly.
4 – Pick a feature of the NOP and explain how it
weakens the usefulness of the source for the enquiry
3 – Support it with some detail from Interpretation 2,
(e.g. makes it less authoritative, less typical, subjective
explaining its message briefly.
or unreliable).
5 – Overall explain how useful the source is to
(1 paragraph)
historians (give a measuring word and explain it).
6 – Repeats Steps 1-5 with the second source.

(2 paragraphs – 1 on each source)

3c – Reasons for difference (4 marks, 5 mins) 3d – How far essay (16+4 marks, 30 mins)
1 – Write an introduction, describing the impression
the Interpretation referred to in the introduction
gives.
2 – Write the argument FOR the statement. In each
1 – State a reason for difference.
paragraph:
 Make a point that agrees with the view in the
2 – Support your reason with some evidence, relating
Interpretation about the topic in the question.
to both Interpretation 1 and 2.
 Support your point with explained evidence from
Note: possible reasons include: the Interpretations and/or your own knowledge.
 They give weight to different sources: refer to  Link it back to the view in the question (from the
Sources B and C as evidence. Interpretation).
 They are partial extracts: refer to Interpretations 1 3 – Repeat step 2 for the argument AGAINST the
statement.
and 2 as evidence.
4 – Write a conclusion giving a measuring word,
 They have a different emphasis: refer to the focus
which you explain.
of Interpretations 1 and 2 as evidence.
(N.B. SPaG is assessed)
(4 main paragraphs and an introduction (optional)
and conclusion (compulsory))
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