Hitler wanted Poland because after the ToV areas of
Good idea – some felt the ToV had been too harsh, Germany had been given away to Poland – many
avoid another war, people believe Hitler was Germans lost property & found themselves living outside
peaceful, Hitler’s previous actions gave people Germany
what they wanted (99% vote for Anschluss), Hitler had grown in confidence but wasn’t sure how the
depression meant people couldn’t afford to fight USSR would react
Bad idea – Hitler was misjudged, missed Hitler & Stalin made a deal that if the USSR allowed
opportunities to stop Hitler, more Hitler was given Hitler to invade Poland, the USSR would be given land
the more his confidence grew, alienated the USSR Stalin signed because he wanted time to build an army
and feared Hitler would eventually invade him
Invasion of Poland
1st Sept 1939 a German battleship opened fire on the Why did WW2 break out?
port of Danzig (Poland ran it but 90% were German)
At the same time 62 divisions of the German army Hitler was to blame – his foreign policy, he wanted
invaded Poland – the air force were caught on the to overturn the ToV
ground and obliterated Failure of the LoN – showed it was weak, no army
3rd Sept 1939 the British sent an ultimatum to Hitler, Appeasement – Hitler could have been stopped
leave Poland by 11am or war would be declared Nazi-Soviet Pact – allowed Hitler to invade Poland
Hitler thought Britain and France would back down but Treaty of Versailles – too harsh, territory taken
he was wrong! WW2 had started.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Analyse the source using the context and/or provenance of the
source to identify and explain how the source supports the
statement
America
2. To answer the ‘utility’ questions, you will need to draw on your
contextual knowledge to evaluate the usefulness of both 1920-1973
sources. You can use content and provenance to identify,
explain and evaluate how useful the sources are.
3.
4.
Causes, Events, Consequences
Evaluate the factor in the statement and show reasons why
Paper 1
you would agree with the statement but also why you might
not.
Economic Boom Henry Ford
Period where vast majority of businesses are doing well, sales Ford realised if he wanted to make more money he had
are high, wages on the increase and unemployment is low to produce cars quicker and cheaper
USA helped countries after WW1 by supplying loans, He introduced the assembly line – electric belt that
trade, equipment etc. this provided many jobs carried the party assembled car past workers who stood
By 1927 nearly 70% of homes had electricity so people in the same place and did the same role
could spend money on electric gadgets – huge demand He made one time of car – Model T or Tin Lizzie
for these goods As the production got quicker the cost reduced so more
New ways to buy and sell – advertising, billboards and people brought cars
newspapers Allowed for more jobs like building roads, working in
Growth of mass production garages, allowed people to travel, causes more pollution
Who didn’t benefit from the Boom? Stock Market
Farmers: had done well during WW1 but high tech machinery Became a craze
meant that they were producing food too quickly so it
remained unsold Several million Americans bought shares in all sorts of
Cotton/Wool industry: less demand for product because of companies and made money by selling them on
new manmade fibres, also new fashion required less material
African Americans: living conditions bad, made their way to Many bought shares with money they borrowed from
cities to find work but only got low paid jobs or nothing the bank
because of white only policies
Good idea – some felt the ToV had been too harsh, Germany had been given away to Poland – many
avoid another war, people believe Hitler was Germans lost property & found themselves living outside
peaceful, Hitler’s previous actions gave people Germany
what they wanted (99% vote for Anschluss), Hitler had grown in confidence but wasn’t sure how the
depression meant people couldn’t afford to fight USSR would react
Bad idea – Hitler was misjudged, missed Hitler & Stalin made a deal that if the USSR allowed
opportunities to stop Hitler, more Hitler was given Hitler to invade Poland, the USSR would be given land
the more his confidence grew, alienated the USSR Stalin signed because he wanted time to build an army
and feared Hitler would eventually invade him
Invasion of Poland
1st Sept 1939 a German battleship opened fire on the Why did WW2 break out?
port of Danzig (Poland ran it but 90% were German)
At the same time 62 divisions of the German army Hitler was to blame – his foreign policy, he wanted
invaded Poland – the air force were caught on the to overturn the ToV
ground and obliterated Failure of the LoN – showed it was weak, no army
3rd Sept 1939 the British sent an ultimatum to Hitler, Appeasement – Hitler could have been stopped
leave Poland by 11am or war would be declared Nazi-Soviet Pact – allowed Hitler to invade Poland
Hitler thought Britain and France would back down but Treaty of Versailles – too harsh, territory taken
he was wrong! WW2 had started.
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Analyse the source using the context and/or provenance of the
source to identify and explain how the source supports the
statement
America
2. To answer the ‘utility’ questions, you will need to draw on your
contextual knowledge to evaluate the usefulness of both 1920-1973
sources. You can use content and provenance to identify,
explain and evaluate how useful the sources are.
3.
4.
Causes, Events, Consequences
Evaluate the factor in the statement and show reasons why
Paper 1
you would agree with the statement but also why you might
not.
Economic Boom Henry Ford
Period where vast majority of businesses are doing well, sales Ford realised if he wanted to make more money he had
are high, wages on the increase and unemployment is low to produce cars quicker and cheaper
USA helped countries after WW1 by supplying loans, He introduced the assembly line – electric belt that
trade, equipment etc. this provided many jobs carried the party assembled car past workers who stood
By 1927 nearly 70% of homes had electricity so people in the same place and did the same role
could spend money on electric gadgets – huge demand He made one time of car – Model T or Tin Lizzie
for these goods As the production got quicker the cost reduced so more
New ways to buy and sell – advertising, billboards and people brought cars
newspapers Allowed for more jobs like building roads, working in
Growth of mass production garages, allowed people to travel, causes more pollution
Who didn’t benefit from the Boom? Stock Market
Farmers: had done well during WW1 but high tech machinery Became a craze
meant that they were producing food too quickly so it
remained unsold Several million Americans bought shares in all sorts of
Cotton/Wool industry: less demand for product because of companies and made money by selling them on
new manmade fibres, also new fashion required less material
African Americans: living conditions bad, made their way to Many bought shares with money they borrowed from
cities to find work but only got low paid jobs or nothing the bank
because of white only policies
