+ Cambridge Modern World History Exam What is required of us?

+ Exam consists of three parts Paper 1: worth 40%- 2 hours Core Content and Depth Study Paper 2: worth 32% - 2 hours Topic: Were the peace treaties of fair? “need to be familiar with the speech/writing of the time, be able to understand sources in context and absorb from them the ideas and attitudes and issues of the time” Coursework: worth 25% words Assignment 1 will examine the significance of long and short term reasons for Hitler’s Rise to Power Assignment 2 will be a source-based investigation of the Reichstag Fire

+ What do they expect us to know? Core Content: Were the peace treaties of fair? To what extent was the League of Nations a success? Why had international peace collapsed by 1939 Who was to blame for the Cold War? How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism? How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe, ?How effective has the United Nations Organization been? Depth Study: Germany

+ Types of Questions They will want you to… Recall Explain Analyze or evaluate a problem critically Weigh the importance of a variety of factors Compare and/or evaluate historical evidence Use historical evidence and course content to judge a situation critically

+ Types of Answers Why did so many Germans resent the Versailles Treaty? Cambridge exams require this kind of answers: “Many Germans were angry and resentful at the terms of the Versailles treaty firstly because it was dictated to them (they were not allowed to attend the Conferences or participate in the decisions made), and secondly because the terms of the treaty punished Germany harshly. Specifically Germany was unfairly blamed for the War under Article 231 of the treaty. Having blamed the Germans the Allies proceeded to punish them in a number of ways. The Germans were made to pay reparations for war damage (over 6.6 billion pounds). It was impossible for the German economy to sustain these payments and by 1922 the Weimar government had already fallen behind in their payments. Reparations had a severely damaging effect on the German economy being a major cause of hyperinflation. The Germans also had to give up the coal producing region of the Saar. The economic crisis these measures caused was blamed by many Germans on the Versailles Treaty and the "guilty men" who signed it. Germans also resented the fact that by the Treaty of Versailles they lost territory, including West Prussia to Poland, North Schleswig to Denmark, Alsace and Lorraine to France and all her foreign colonies. In total Germany lost around 13% of its territory including significant industrial and agricultural regions. It is clear that many Germans deeply resented the loss of territory in the later enthusiastic support given to Hitler's promises to restore German pride and create "lebensraum" for the Third Reich. Germans also resented the fact that their country was effectively disarmed by the Treaty. The German army was reduced to 100,000, no air force was permitted and severe restrictions were placed on the size of the German navy. German troops were not allowed west of the Rhine River (the demilitarized zone) and an allied army occupied this region for fifteen years.” Not this kind of answers: “Because it was mean and it made the German people have to burn their money and get a new leader like Hitler.” Good answers will focus on all four areas: 1)Loss of land 2)Reparations 3)Disarmament 4)War Guilt

+ Things you should know All questions are open questions. There isn’t ONE set answer. All “marking” is positive. Marks are not deducted for inaccurate or irrelevant material. We are told “DON’T READ INTO STUDENTS WORK. ONLY READ WHAT’S THERE.” All answers need the support of relevant evidence.

+ What does the test look like? Paper 1: Choice of questions. Paper 2: No choice of questions. All questions will be based off of the sources.

+ Not everyone needs to pass the Cambridge test, but everyone needs to have the chance. Remember!