Y221: 1919-1963 Note: Based on 2x 50 minute lessons per week Terms based on 6 term year. Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources The establishment and development of the Weimar Republic: 1933 1 Consequences of the First World War; Collapse of Imperial Germany Social and economic effects of WW1 October reform and origins of the Stab in the Back myth The German revolution Growing opposition Ebert’s leadership Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 1 the Weimar Constitution; coalition governments; Make-up and nature of the new government President Parliament Bill of rights Courts Article 48 Proportional representation Relationship between the president and the Reichstag Significance of the constitution Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman
Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources 2 impact of the Treaty of Versailles; Aims of Versailles Terms of Versailles German reactions Significance of the treaty Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 2 challenges to Weimar; Communist revolts, Kapp Putsch, Munich Putsch, invasion of the Ruhr, hyperinflation; Threats from and nature of the extreme left KPD opposition Sparticist uprising Threats from and nature of the extreme right Events of Kapp putsch and its consequence Emergence of the Nazis and the Munich Putsch (events and consequences) Economic situation in Germany Causes of hyperinflation (including invasion of the Ruhr) Consequences of hyperinflation Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 3 Stresemann and the ‘Golden Years’; Dawes and Young Plans, economic recovery, foreign loans, political stability, improvements to Role of Stresemann in the recovery of Germany Impact of the Dawes plan Role of foreign policy in providing security in Germany Young plan and its impact Increasing stability and recovery in politics and economics Weimar culture Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany,
working and living conditions; Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 3 the impact of the Great Depression, elections and governments Impact of the Depression Implications politically Collapse of governments during this period Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 4 rise and appeal of Nazism, role of propaganda and Hitler; Creation and emergence of the Nazi party Organisation of the party Nazi ideology Nazi fortunes in the 1920s Nazi electoral performance in the early 1930s and reasons for its growth Appeal of the Nazis Political methods of the Nazis Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 5 Papen, Schleicher and ‘backstairs intrigue’; Papen and Schleicher’s failures and their consequences Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson,
OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 5 Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor. Papen’s attempts to dislodge Schleicher and convincing Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman The establishment of the Nazi Dictatorship and its domestic policies Feb 1933–1939 6 Hitler’s consolidation of power, the Reichstag Fire, March Elections and Enabling Act, Gleichschaltung, creation of the state, Night of the Long Knives, army oath and death of Hindenburg; Strengths and limits to Hitler’s power, January to March 1933 March 1933 elections Reichstag fire and its consequences The significance of the Enabling Act and the establishment of the dictatorship Policy of Gleichschaltung (co-ordination) Reorganisation of federal governments Banning the unions Banning the other parties Position of the SA and the power struggle with the Army The events and significance of the Night of the Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman
Williamson, Longman 15 racial policies to 1939; Concept of Volksgemeinschaft and who was considered outsiders Nazism and beliefs in anti-Semitism Gradualism in racial policies Legal discrimination Use of propaganda and indoctrination Use of Terror and violence Forced emigration Kristallnacht / Night of Broken Glass Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 16 benefits of Nazi rule. Who and what benefited under the Nazis? Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman The impact of war and defeat on Germany: 1939–1949 16 The war economy and Total War; Expansion of economy Limits of economic mobilisation Speers economic policies Successes and failures of the War economy Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany,
Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 17 impact of bombing; morale and rationing; Impact of bombing on the war effort and on German society Impact of rationing and food shortages Declining morale Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 17 war and racial policies, the Final Solution; Changes in racial policies – from emigration to extermination Wansee Conference Jewish persecution and the Final solution Persecution of the Gypsies Other racial policies Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Weimar and Nazi Germany, Hite and Hinton, Hodder The Third Reich, Williamson, Longman 18 opposition and resistance; Increasing opposition during the war, including the July plot, White Rose, communist and conservative opposition and Nazi methods in dealing with resistance and opposition Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson,
24 uprising 1953; Workers uprising, causes and consequences and reasons for failures Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Germany 1848-1991, Murphy, Morris & Fullbrook, Collins Germany Divided and Reunited 1945-91, Leonard & Bushnell, Hodder 25 economic change, land reform, collectivisation, nationalisation and heavy industry; Economic legacy of the war in the DDR Changes in industry First five year plan, 1951-1955 Later plans, including a second five year plan, seven year plan and New Economic System Changes in agriculture Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Germany 1848-1991, Murphy, Morris & Fullbrook, Collins Germany Divided and Reunited 1945-91, Leonard & Bushnell, Hodder 25 social change, churches, Trade Unions, education and youth. Welfare reform Policies for education and youth Policies towards the Church Women in the DDR How far living standards improved Successes and failures in creating a fairer Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63, Layton, Hodder Germany 1858-1990: Hope, Terror and Revival, Kitson, OUP Germany 1848-1991,