1. VCE HISTORY Unit 1 Twentieth Century History (1900-1945) Introduction

2. WAYS OF OBSERVING HISTORY Method 1: From the top down…

3. POSITIVE/NEGATIVE PositiveNegative

4. AREA OF STUDY 1 Crisis and Conflict  What was the world like at the turn of the twentieth century?  What chain of events led to the First World War?  What were the outcomes of this war?  How did these outcomes create conditions that made the Second World War likely/inevitable?  How did these conditions assist the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in post-war Germany?

5. AREA OF STUDY 2 Social Life  How did daily life and social values change during this period?  How did events, like the World Wars, influence these changes?  How did various factors – such as gender, class, age, race, nationality and ethnicity – influence an individual’s life.  How did Hitler and the Nazi Party influence social life in post- WW1 Germany?

6. AREA OF STUDY 3 Cultural Expression  How were the world’s creative force – writer’s, artists, musicians, choreographers and filmmakers – influenced by changes including war, industrial development and political movements.  How did mass media influence the ability of governments to control and organisations to revolt?  Focusing on Hitler’s Germany – how were these creative forces censored and manipulated and how did this influence society?

7. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?  Collect a Lotus diagram and in the boxes provided write (briefly) everything you know (or think you know) about Adolf Hitler, Germany, the Nazis, the two World Wars and other related topics.  Once you have written down as much as you can, form a group of 4 to make a larger lotus diagram on an A3 piece of paper.  As we move through the topic we will re-assess our Lotus diagram to add and re-arrange information to consolidate our understanding.

8. WAYS OF OBSERVING HISTORY Method 2: From the bottom up…

9. WHY? First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me -- and there was no one left to speak for me. Martin Niemöller

10. POSITIVE/NEGATIVE PositiveNegative

11. HOLIDAY HOMEWORK  If you completed the homework set by Ms Adler last year please submit it and will correct your work and hand it back.  This is a good overview and we will review aspects of this booklet as we move through the topic chronologically.  SAC’s are the tasks that count towards your overall result. However doing this work will give you a strong grounding for the semester ahead.

12. HITLER’S EARLY YEARS

13. ANOTHER HIGHLY ACCURATE HISTORY SHOW

14. WHAT CAUSED WW1?

15. INVESTIGATION 1: CRISIS AND CONFLICT

16. MEIN KAMPF To ban or not to ban, that is the question?