Summary GCSE AQA History DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP checklist - grade 9 - made directly from the specification

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Paper 1: 2hrs, 84 marks (Inc 4 for SPAG), 50% Of GCSE
AB: Germany 1890-1945 - Democracy and dictatorship (25%),
Germany and the growth of democracy
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Naval laws
Impact of WWI and end of the monarchy
Weimar democracy
Economic problems
Reparations
Ruhr and hyperinflation
Political change and unrest
Kapp Putsch
Munich Putsch
Recovery during the Stresemann era
Dawes and Young plans
International agreements
Economic recovery
Weimar culture

Germany and the depression
The impact of the depression on Germany
Growth in extremist support
The role of the SA and Hitler’s appeal
Failure of Weimar democracy (eg election results)
The role of Papen and Hindenburg and
Hitler’s appointment of Chancellor
Establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship
The Reichstag fire
The Enabling Act
Elimination of political opposition
Trade unions
The Night of the Long Knives (inc why)
Hitler becomes Fuhrer

The experiences of Germans under the Nazis
Economic changes
Benefits and draw backs
Employment
Public work programs
Rearmament
Self-sufficiency
The impact of war on the economy and people
Bombing
Rationing
Labour shortages
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