Edexcel A-level History: Paper 1 Option 1G — Germany and West Germany, 1918–89

What is included

What this course covers

• Theme 1 — Political and governmental change, 1918–89

  • 1.1 – Creation and collapse of the Weimar Republic, 1918–33
  • 1.2 – Nazi dictatorship, 1933–45
  • 1.3 – Return to democratic government, 1945–89

• Theme 2 — Opposition, control and consent, 1918–89

  • 2.1 – Opposition to government, 1918–89
  • 2.2 – Controlling the people, 1918–89
  • 2.3 – Popular support, 1919–89

• Theme 3 — Economic development and policies, 1918–89

  • 3.1 – Reacting to economic challenges, 1918–32
  • 3.2 – Controlling the economy, 1933–45
  • 3.3 – Creating a social market economy, 1945–89

• Theme 4 — Aspects of life in Germany and West Germany, 1918–89

  • 4.1 – Attitudes towards women, 1918–89
  • 4.2 – Education and cultural developments, 1918–89
  • 4.3 – The position of ethnic minorities, 1918–89

• Historical interpretations - How far was Hitler’s foreign policy responsible for the Second World War?

  • 5.1 – The influence of German history on Nazi foreign policy
  • 5.2 – Hitler’s ideas and his role in the shaping of Nazi foreign policy
  • 5.3 – The reasons for the German invasion of Poland in 1939
  • 5.4 – The contribution of other nations to the outbreak of war

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