1. History Master Class 2015 The Development of Germany 1919-1990

2. Please note this!!!!!

3. Questions to answer 1,2 + 5

4. Start with Question 5 – 20 minutes

5. To answer this question you need to: Explain the change in peoples lives in each time period Remember to identify who did well and who did not Use relevant and accurate knowledge – key facts, dates, events and people Start with Question 5 – 20 minutes

6. Life in the Weimar Republic: Middle classes do well, women have the vote and freedom, democracy, Golden Age. Rhur invasions, Hyperinflation and Unemployment at 2 million throughout Golden Age, many Germans did not like new “immoral lifestyles”. Depression and WSC 1929 Start with Question 5 – 20 minutes

7. Life under the Nazis: Unemployment decreases from 6 million, Germany has strong government, many are happy with Hitler, Hitler restores pride by ignoring the Treaty of Versailles, life improved at the start of WW2 as Germany winning. Jews are increasingly persecuted, women are restricted to the home, live under propaganda and fear, no freedoms, WW2 brings bombing and starvation. Start with Question 5 – 20 minutes

8. Life in post war Germany: West Germany is supported and rebuilt by allies, democratic government, capitalist system means economy grows rapidly to lead Europe, lots of consumer goods and high quality of living. East Germany occupied by USSR, no desire to rebuild, communist government, little choice in consumer goods, high unemployment + low wages. Start with Question 5 – 20 minutes

9. Question 1a + 2a – Describe or Outline Briefly [5 marks] Describe … how the lives of women were affected by Nazi rule. Outline briefly … the key aspects of Adenaur’s economic miracle Give an overview of the topic Include some specific historical detail Demonstrate good understanding

10. Question 1b + 2b – Explain using 2 sources. [7 Marks] Look at the two sources below and answer the question that follows. Explain why … life got worse for Jews in Germany under the Nazis. [In your answer, you should use the information in the sources and your own knowledge to show the extent of change and reasons for this.]

11. Question 1b + 2b – Explain using 2 sources. [7 Marks] Explain and analyse the CONTENT of both sources Expand upon these points using own knowledge Make reference to change and reasons for it

12. Source A: SA and SS men enforcing the boycott of Jewish shops, April 1933

13. Source B: From a school history textbook, 2010 In November 1938 a young Jew killed a German diplomat in Paris. The Nazis used this as an excuse to launch a violent revenge on Jews. Plain-clothes SS troopers were issued with pickaxes and hammers and the addresses of Jewish Businesses. They ran riot, smashing up Jewish shops and workplaces. Ninety-one Jews were murdered. Hundreds of synagogues were burned. Twenty thousand Jews were taken to concentration camps.

14. Jews – 5 Steps 1.Not welcome – encouraged to leave 2.Laws passed to restrict rights – 1935 Nuremburg Laws 3.Violence (sate led) Kristalnacht 4.Ghettos in Germany and occupied territories (Poland) 5.Final Solution – concentration camps and gas chambers

15. Could be: Why X important … Why X a turning point … Why did X … You must: Give detailed and accurate analysis Give reasoned explanations (this happened because…) Address the thrust of the question – (stick to the point and include a conclusion Question 1c + 2c – Why … [ 8 marks]

16. Explain why Germany was reunified in 1990? Germany was re-unified because of the change in attitude and policy of the Soviet Union, massive popular pressure from East German people and the political skills of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The origins of German re-unification stem from the policy of the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who, under the policies of ‘Perestroika’ and ‘Glasnost’, started to open the Soviet Union to the west. Many of the communist countries followed his example, opening the door into freedom for their citizens. To begin with, East Germany tried to ignore this trend. However, when Hungary started to open it`s borders, many East-Germans fled via Hungary into Austria. Massive protests, mainly in Leipzig, every Monday evening, added to the pressure on the East- German Government. Despite refusing to accept change, Erich Honecker was forced to resign in October 1989 and very quickly the whole of the East German government collapsed. When travel restrictions were lifted thousands of East Germans began to tear down the wall. Negotiations to re-unify started almost immediately between East and West Germany, France, Great Britain, The United States of America and The Soviet Union. The West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is credited with being the driving force behind these negotiations, proposing free elections in East German and the unification of the East and West German economy. Chancellor Kohl also insisted that a unified Germany should be part of NATO and managed to alleviate the fears of the Russian, British and French by persuading them that a reunited Germany posed them no threat. He successfully persuaded the other countries to agree to these plans, which resulted in the signing of the Final Settlement Treaty (sometimes known as the ‘Two Plus Four Treaty’), signed by the two German states and the four wartime allies in September 1990.