History exam content

Germany

Russia

6 mark impression questions

8 mark 2 features question

45 mins

8 mark

6 mark

45 mins total

16 mark essays

16 mark essays

There will be a number of sources which each need to be referenced at least once

3 paragraphs +intro and conc if you can manage

First paragraph HAS to be about extract C

2 paras each with 3 points at least

8 mins -

try to be very quick and not write too much

I advise making a plan

25 mins +

12 mins

There will be 2 sources

2 points on where the sources agree/support and 2 points where they disagree

2 paras no intro or conc needed

Technique

  1. Introducing the overall impression: The author gives the impression that that…/the author gives an (adjective) impression of…(explain the author’s viewpoint).
  1. Choose 1-2 words to quote then explain: By using language such as…(1-2 word quote) the author gives an overwhelmingly x impression because… Moreover, this creates a TONE of…
  1. What is the focus/emphasis (be specific) – then explain: By focusing and emphasizing events such as… the author gives an x impression because…
  1. Selection of information: By selecting x , the author gives the impression that… because…

Moreover, By omitting y, allows the author to present x as… because…

  1. Overall concluding impression: Therefore the overall impression is…because…

12 mins

2 medium paras

25 mins

8 mins

at least 4 pieces of info in each

It will give you an opinion which needs to be your first paragraph

2 other paras on topics which are relevant

3 long paras with lots of info

try and include dates and numbers if you can

your hand is going to fall off

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good god your screwed (meant for jack)

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not poggers

ESSAYS

Russia

GERMANY

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  1. 1918-1923 - what was the greatest threat to Weimar? Reasons for hyperinflation?
  1. 1923-1928 - to what extent did Germany recover? Were they "golden years"?
  1. 1924-1933 - how did Hitler become Chancellor?
  1. 1928-1934 - how did Hitler become Fuhrer?
  1. 1934-1938 - in which area did people's life change the most under Nazi rule? How did Hitler consolidate his control in Germany?

Opposition

Treaty of versailles

Hyperinflation

political recovery- support for wiemar

Internal realtions

Economic recovery- stresseman

eg locarno pact (eu allaicei) , leuge of nation, kellog-briand

Political intrigue

reorganisation of the nazi party

great depression

Reichstag fire

Night of long knives

Enabling act

Indoctrination of children- hitler youth

tratement of workers

treatment of woman and his ideas for a aryan race

RAD

strength through joy

Beuty of labour

discontent in Russia 1905-1914

February revolution

Civil war

BOlshevik seizure of power

Reaons why 1905 revolution occured

social discontent-bloody sunday-potemkin mutiny

political discontent and resentment towards autocracy

Japanese war

zemstva reforms

rise of political parties

creation of soviets

Lack of political reform- fundamental laws, political strikes, electoral law

Lack of social reform, lena goldfield, agricultural law, stolypins repression, strieks,worker,rise of bolsheviks

Repression-stolypins repression

political controversies and autocracy criticisms

social and war in WW1

economic problems-inflation, strikes, rialway, putilov, rations

underlying weakness of PG

strengths of bolsheviks

mistakes made by PG- june offensive, kornilov affair

disunity of the whites

War communism

Troksy- strengths of the bolsheviks

Introduction of NEP

Restabklize russian economy

foerign trade and agriculture

Recover from war communism