AQA A Level History Democracy and Nazism Revision Essay Questions list plan

Weimar example essay questions:


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1.1 ‘The Weimar constitution was not democratic nor did it provide the
basis for stable government.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘Between November 1918 and January 1919 a revolutionary situation
existed in Germany but no revolution occurred.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Weimar constitution was too democratic.’
Assess the validity of this view.

1.2 ‘German horror at the terms of the Treaty of Versailles was the result
of unrealistic expectations.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Treaty of Versailles weakened the Weimar Republic.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘By signing the Treaty of Versailles, Republican politicians dealt a huge
blow to the credibility of the Weimar Republic.’
Assess the validity of this view.

1.3 ‘The economic policies of German governments in the years 1919-22
successfully managed the transition from wartime to peacetime
conditions.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Franco-Belgian invasion of the Ruhr was the main cause of the
hyperinflation crisis in Germany in 1923.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The economic legacy of the First World War was a greater challenge
to the Weimar Republic than the legacy of defeat.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘Inflation was Germany’s main economic and financial problem in the
years 1919 to 1922.’
Assess the validity of this view.

1.4 ‘The Weimar Republic was never seriously threatened in the years
1919-23.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Weimar Republic was threatened by extremists from the left in the
period 1919 - 1922.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Weimar Republic survived the problems of the period 1919-22
with relative ease.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The biggest threat to Weimar democracy in the years 1919 to 1922
was the extreme right.’

, Assess the validity of this view.

‘The main threats to the stability of the Weimar Republic in the period
1919 to 1923 were economic rather than political.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The main reason for the survival of the Weimar government in the
years 1919 to 1924 was the weakness of it's opponents.’
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‘The main reason for the survival of the Weimar Republic in the years
1919 to 1923 was the fact that it had a great deal of popular support.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Weimar Republic was seriously threatened by left-wing and
right-wing extremists in the period 1919-23’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The fact that the Weimar Republic survived the crisis of 1923 was little
short of a miracle.’
Assess the validity of this view.

2.5 ‘The “golden age” of Weimar was a myth.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The period of 1924 - 1929 was a Golden Age for the German
economy.’
Assess the validity of this view.

2.6 ‘The concept of the “new woman” in the Weimar Republic was no more
than a myth.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘German society during the years of the Weimar Republic, 1919 to
1933, experienced far-reaching social change.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘By 1930, the Jews had become fully assimilated into German society.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The period from 1918 to 1929 was a ‘Golden Age’ of German culture.’
Assess the validity of this view.

2.7 ‘The Weimar Republic enjoyed a “golden age” of political stability in
the years 1924 to 1928.’
Assess the validity of this view.

‘The years from 1924 to 1929 were politically stable.’
Assess the validity of this view.

2.8 ‘By 1928, Germany had accepted the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.’
Assess the validity of this view.

3.9 ‘The collapse of the Grand Coalition in March 1930 was caused by the
economic depression, an event which was outside Germany’s control.’
Assess the validity of this view.