a system of government in which the monarch's power is shared with politicians in their parliament

a country without a monarch, usually governed by elected representatives and a president

The First World War and the German Revolution

History

Germany before the First World War

Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism

Germany’s naval ambitions before the First World War

The Weimar Republic

Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles

The putsches of 1919-23

1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation

Economic recovery under Stresemann

Stresemann's international achievements

Weimar culture 1924-29

The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party

The growth in support for the Nazi Party

How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany

The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act

Hitler's creation of a dictatorship

The Nazi police state

The Nazi Party and religion

Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany

Opposition and resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party

Women in Nazi Germany

Young people in Nazi Germany

Employment in Nazi Germany

Work and life in Nazi Germany

The Nazi economy and WW2

Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities

The persecution of Jews

The Final Solution

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Period Studies

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

What type of government did Germany have in 1914?

Germany’s resources and morale were severely strained

The German army had been completely destroyed

By the autumn of 1918, why was it clear Germany would lose the First World War?

Germany signs an armistice with the Allies

Starting with the earliest, put the following events in time order.

The Allies had surrendered key territories

Why did many Germans believe the war effort was going well, even as defeat became inevitable by autumn 1918?

In 1918, Germany transitioned from a constitutional monarchy to a democratic government known as the Weimar __________.

What was the name of the conflict that took place from 1914 to 1918?

What was the main type of warfare used on the Western Front during the First World War?

Name two dangers that soldiers on the Western Front might face during the First World War.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What event is considered the spark that started the First World War?

Which powerful European nation led the Triple Alliance against Britain, France, and Russia during the First World War?

What name was given to the neutral territory between two enemy lines during the First World War?

The First World War and the German Revolution

Lesson outcome

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