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

An excellent website on Nazi Germany

An excellent website on Nazi Germany.

Some really useful summaries of key information and of key individuals.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERnazigermany.htm

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.

Germany during WW1

A detail article looking at Germany during WW1.

The full article can be found at:

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/germanyduringww1.htm

Or click the links to read about the following

The Schlieffen Plan

The Battle of the Marne

Falkenhayn and the war of attrition

War on the Home Front

Unrestricted submarine warfare

War and Peace 1918

A bit of fun... causes of WW1 simulation game

Something a little bit different and to give you a break from the heavy load of historiography...

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/WW1_CAUSES/ENGLISH/frameset.htm

Historiography of the Causes of WW1

An excellent summary of the historiography surrounding the outbreak of WW1.

http://www.johndclare.net/causesWWI_Answer1.htm

War by timetable

How far were plans for the 'next war' responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914?

Germany had the 'Schlieffen Plan'

France had 'Plan 17'

Austria Hungary had Plans B and R

Click here to read more...

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/plans.htm

More detail can be found here...

http://www.worldwar1.com/tlwplans.htm

Edexcel textbook - NEW!

The Edexcel textbook for this unit has now been released.

Available here and all other book sellers!

Sample chapters are also available:

http://community.edexcel.com/files/folders/history/entry1262.aspx

Growing Crisis 1900-1914

A series of links to cover key features of 'The Growing Crisis':




Arms Race - info on the Naval Arms Race
The First Moroccan Crisis, 1905-06
Daily Telegraph Affair, 1908
Agadir Crisis, 1911
Haldane Mission, 1912, and here

Harry Potter and the Third Reich

Ever wondered where J K Rowling got her ideas....

"Let's start with Voldemort, who makes for a fair Hitler: He is an aspiring dictator who wants to cleanse the world of "mud-bloods"--wizards who have normal, or "muggle," parentage."

Intrigued?! To read the full article, click here

http://www.thirdreich.net/Harry_Potter.html

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog from Frome College History. This is designed to help students who are studying the Edexcel A2 Unit 3 topic 'From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany 1900-45'.