starter activity

Try the Stresemann challenge! You have 2 minutes to revise your notes or look at p.26-7 in your text book and then you fill face 5 questions on his life!

???Quiz??????Quiz???

What was the name of the currency What was the name of the currency Stresemann introduced?Stresemann introduced?

What were the names of the 2 US plans to What were the names of the 2 US plans to help Germany pays its reparations back?help Germany pays its reparations back?

When did Germany join the League of When did Germany join the League of Nations?Nations?

What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact? What was the nickname given to the What was the nickname given to the

1920s in Germany and why?1920s in Germany and why?

???Quiz??????Quiz???

RentenmarkRentenmark Dawes Plan (1924) & Young Plan Dawes Plan (1924) & Young Plan

(1929)(1929) 19261926 Agreed not to go to war unless in Agreed not to go to war unless in

self-defenceself-defence ‘‘Golden age’ due to cultural Golden age’ due to cultural

explosion and economic prosperityexplosion and economic prosperity

How did the How did the Depression help Depression help

the Nazis?the Nazis?

TBAT explain the cause of the TBAT explain the cause of the Great Depression and its Great Depression and its

impact on the Weimar impact on the Weimar RepublicRepublic

To understand how to hit To understand how to hit Level 4 in ‘factor’ questionsLevel 4 in ‘factor’ questions

Learning objectives

Your taskYour task Read p.28 and try to sequence the Read p.28 and try to sequence the

statements below. statements below. Some Americans bought shares in US companies Some Americans bought shares in US companies

with the profits or borrowed money to buy themwith the profits or borrowed money to buy them The shares they had bought were now worthlessThe shares they had bought were now worthless By 1929 confidence in the US economy was in By 1929 confidence in the US economy was in

decline and people sold their shares in panicdecline and people sold their shares in panic People couldn’t afford to pay back loansPeople couldn’t afford to pay back loans America grew rich after WWI & US goods were America grew rich after WWI & US goods were

exported worldwideexported worldwide Banks demanded money back they had lentBanks demanded money back they had lent

How similar are events in the

world economy today?

Great DepressionGreat Depression America grew rich after WWI & US goods were America grew rich after WWI & US goods were

exported worldwideexported worldwide Some Americans bought shares in US Some Americans bought shares in US

companies with the profits or borrowed money companies with the profits or borrowed money to buy themto buy them

By 1929 confidence in the US economy was in By 1929 confidence in the US economy was in decline and people sold their shares in panicdecline and people sold their shares in panic

The shares they had bought were now The shares they had bought were now worthlessworthless

Banks demanded money back they had lentBanks demanded money back they had lent People couldn’t afford to pay back loansPeople couldn’t afford to pay back loans

Your taskYour task Read the rest of p.28 and around the Read the rest of p.28 and around the

picture your teacher provides, note down picture your teacher provides, note down the impact of the Great Depression on the impact of the Great Depression on Germany.Germany.

Can you spot anything unusual about Can you spot anything unusual about the photo? What does this tell us about the photo? What does this tell us about Weimar Germany?Weimar Germany?

Impact on Weimar Impact on Weimar GermanyGermany

US couldn’t buy German goods so US couldn’t buy German goods so factories closed & jobs lostfactories closed & jobs lost

US banks asked for return of loansUS banks asked for return of loans Unemployment reached 6m by 1933Unemployment reached 6m by 1933 Price fixing to protect farmers made food Price fixing to protect farmers made food

too expensivetoo expensive 17 million claimed unemployment benefit17 million claimed unemployment benefit Rise of extremism – Nazis promised work Rise of extremism – Nazis promised work

& bread& bread

Exam practiceExam practice

In section B you’ll be asked to In section B you’ll be asked to answer an essay-style question. It answer an essay-style question. It will ask you how important was …. will ask you how important was …. amongst other factors in …., e.g. amongst other factors in …., e.g. ‘How important was Hitler, amongst ‘How important was Hitler, amongst other factors in explaining the rise of other factors in explaining the rise of the Nazi Party?’the Nazi Party?’

Try to predict what is required to hit Try to predict what is required to hit Level 4 and gain 12 marksLevel 4 and gain 12 marks

Level 2 or below

Level 3 Level 4

Write briefly about several factors or explains one factor in depth

For example, Hitler was good a propaganda. He was a good public speaker

Includes several factors with good examples and explanation of their importance.

For example, the Great Depression was an important factor in helping Hitler to power because it had a negative impact on Weimar Germany, causing unemployment and hardship and leading many to turn to extremist groups like the Nazis

Includes a full range of the most important factors and uses detailed evidence (names, dates, events etc)

Explains why one factor may be more important than another

Reaches a clear and well-argued conclusion

For example, there are many reasons why the Nazis became popular, the problems caused by the economy, the unpopularity of the Weimar Government but arguably the most important is …..

HomeworkHomework

Finish off your essay for homework. Finish off your essay for homework. At the bottom explain what level At the bottom explain what level your work is and if you don’t think it your work is and if you don’t think it is Level 4 what you would still need is Level 4 what you would still need to do to improve it further.to do to improve it further.

PlenaryPlenary

Causes of the Great DepressionCauses of the Great Depression Impact on Germany?Impact on Germany? Tips on writing Level 4 essays?Tips on writing Level 4 essays? Why do you think the Depression Why do you think the Depression

didn’t hit countries like Britain and didn’t hit countries like Britain and France as badly?France as badly?