Preparing for the exam...

I have added some new pages which contain past exam question for each section of the exam. Simply click on the links at the top of this page to access the new pages.


In terms of what will come up... who knows... but what we do know is what will be in Section B!! 
 
Section B will contain one question on each of the controversies. There will be a question on, how responsble was Germany for WW1, and there will be a question on how popular was the Nazi regime.
 
As for Section A... Section A will have questions from 2 of the 4 topics from the specification. These topics are:
 
The Second Reich, c.1900-1919
The Weimar Republic, 1919-1929
The rise of the Nazis, from formation to 1934
Life in Nazi Germany, 1939-45

Advice for Section B - Source answers

My top 10 tips to help you with the Source question in section B...

1. Read and analyse the sources carefully, making brief notes by the side to save you time later on. Relate what you have read back to the question.

2. Plan your answers before you start writing.

3. The number of marks is proportional to the time you have (ish)

4. Use the sources as the basis of your answer. This will help keep you focussed. Remeber to give examples from the sources to support your argument.

5. Use contextual knowledge - on Section B questions more marks are awarded for your own knowledge! Use this information to put the sources into context.

6. Cross reference individual points, rather than the sources as a whole.

7. Develop inferences (what does the source suggest to you?) and support these with evidence.

8. Analyse the provenance (Nature, Origin, Purpose). Evaluate the significance of the source and its reliabilty, if appropriate.

9. Weight up the evidence, especially if is asks you for a judgement, eg How far...

10. Dont generalise the sources. Judge each source on its own merits, eg, not all private letters are reliable.