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Paper 1Study In-Depth
07 – Germany in Transition, 1929 - 1947
1 hour (or two hour examination)
Questions answers MarkQ1 (compulsory) /25Q2 /25Q3 /25Total /Grade
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1. This question is an enquiry into the changing life of the German people, 1933 - 1939 [25]
Source A
[This Nazi poster shows a Nazi advert encouraging people to save for a Volkswagen through the KDF (Strength through Joy) scheme. The text reads: ‘your own KDF car’’.]
1. What does Source A show you about the KDF? [2]
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Source B
2. Use the information in Source B and your own knowledge to explain the treatment of the Jews in the 1930s. [4]_____________________________________________________________________
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“My grandmother was 90 years old. She went to the shop to buy some butter. In the door of the shop was a Stormtrooper with a gun. He said, ‘You don’t want to buy from a Jew.’ My grandmother shook her stick and said, ‘I will buy my butter where I buy it every day.’ No one else dared. They were too scared of the man with the gun”.
A Berlin woman recalls the actions of her grandmother in April 1933
Make 2 points that you can see in the source. Use key words where possible
2 marks for using the info in source B and explaining it 2 marks for adding your own knowledge and explaining it
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Source C
How far does Source C support the view that the Nazis expected women to stay at home and be mothers? [5]
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“I consider it fundamentally right that, in the event of males and females being equally qualified for employment in public service, the male applicant should be given preference”
Official guidelines for the employment of women civil servants and teachers, 5 October 1933
1) Answer the question. How far does it support the view? – 1 mark 2) Comment on who wrote it. Is it useful/reliable/unreliable? – 2
marks3) Add your own knowledge about this topic – 2 marks
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Source D
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“Attention! The Fuhrer is speaking on the radio on Wednesday 21st March from 11am to 1.50am. The district Party headquarters have ordered that all factories, department stores, offices, shops, pubs and blocks of flats put up loudspeakers an hour before the broadcast of the Fuhrer’s speech so that the whole workforce and all national comrades can participate in the broadcast.”
From a German newspaper advertisement - 16 March 1934
1. What does it tell you?2. Is it useful/reliable? (positive things)3. Is it useful/reliable? (negative things)4. What are the limitations?
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These two sources say different things about life under the Nazi regime.
Source E
“Now people in Germany have hope. They’re off the streets and Germany is strong and powerful again. In three years Adolf Hitler has accomplished miracles and from year to year things are getting better.”
Said by a member of the Nazi Women’s League in 1936
Source F
“The Nazis reduced unemployment by sacking women and Jews from their jobs. Between 1934 and 1939, 534 people were sentenced to death and executed for political opposition. The Gestapo controlled people’s lives and any opponents were dealt with harshly”
From a school textbook, Germany 1928 – 1990, published in 1997
d. Why do Sources E and F have different views about the Nazi regime? In your answer you should refer to both the content of the sources and to the authors. [8]
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Source E first
1. What does it tell you?2. Is it useful/reliable? (positive things)3. Is it useful/reliable? (negative things)4. What are the limitations?
Then do the same for Source F
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Section B – Answer either Question 2 or Question 3
2. This question is about the rise of the Nazis, 1919 - 1933 [25]Study the information below and answer the questions which follow.
[This photograph shows a Nazi propaganda poster from 1929. The caption reads: ‘One people, one country, one leader’
a) What does this photograph tell you about Nazi propaganda in the 1920s? [2]
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b) Describe how political scheming made Hitler Chancellor of Germany [5]
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2 points, just taken from what you can see in the picture
Describe 2-3 points. Use 5 key words!
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c) Explain why the Reichstag Fire was a turning point for the Nazis [8]
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4 reasons – explain each one carefully
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d) Was the Wall Street Crash the main reason for Hitler’s rise to power? [10]
You may wish to discuss the following in your answer:
Propaganda The role of Hitler and his ideas Political Scheming by Hindenburg and Von Papen
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1. Describe and explain the event in the title in detail
2. Then explain the other reasons in the bullet points.
3. Make a judgment at the end – what do you think was the main reason?
Hint – try to use at least 10 key words
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3. This question is about the war and its impact on life in Germany, 1939 - 1947 [25]
Study the information below and then answer the questions as follows.
[This photograph shows the Volkssturm (People’s Home Guard) marching through Berlin in 1944.
a) What does this photograph tell you about the Volkssturm? [2]
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b) Describe what happened at the Nuremburg Trials in 1946 [5]
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c) Explain why the Nazis ordered the Final Solution to the Jewish Question [8]
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d) Did the strongest opposition to the Nazis during the war years come from the
German military? Explain your answer fully.
In your answer you may wish to discuss the following in your answer
The July Bomb Plot
Opposition from young people
Opposition from students
Opposition from religious groups
Any other relevant factors
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