1 Homework for Wednesday 26 th September  Plan for Rise of Nazis essay  Remember 4 main reasons: 1.Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic 2.Economic Problems 3.Appeal of the Nazis 4.Lack of Political Opposition

2 Homework for Wednesday 26 th September  Plan for Rise of Nazis essay  KU followed by analysis  Use short phrases, e.g. in Weaknesses of Weimar section – “Stab in the back”, “Constitutional Problems”, “Law and Order”

3 Homework for Wednesday 26 th September  Plan for Rise of Nazis essay  Remember, analysis should be explaining why each KU point led to a rise of the Nazis.  Use notes and Rise of Nazis handout to help  ESSAY DATE – Monday 1 st October

4 When did Britain become democratic?

5 Was Britain a democracy in 1900?  NO!  Women and poorer men could not vote.  Plural voting still existed – eg. vote twice if at university.  Constituencies were not equal.  MPs were not paid – MPs were mostly upper class.  Unelected House of Lords had power to block elected House of Commons.

6 Was Britain a democracy in 1914?  NO!  Women and poorer men still could not vote.  Plural voting still existed.  Constituencies were still not equal.  Unelected House of Lords.

7 Was Britain a democracy in 1918?  NO!  Women were only allowed to vote at 30+, men at 21+.  Plural voting still existed.  Unelected House of Lords.

8 Was Britain a democracy in 1928?  Mainly YES!  Nearly all the requirements had been fulfilled for a democracy.  Men and women could vote.  Equal voting (just about).  Fair elections and representative government/MPs.  BUT plural voting still existed – ended  Voting age was lowered to 18 in  Not a Proportional Representation voting system – FPTP still used today.