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Important information for your History revision file: Your revision file is your key to exam success. Good preparation throughout the course will save you lots of time when the exams arrive at the end of Year 11. Your exam papers are based around the knowledge you learn, so you need to be able to recall it, but also apply it to answer questions. You must create a revision folder and complete a fact-‐file for each topic below to add to the notes given in this book. You should add to your revision folder at least once per week with notes on the work you have completed in class. Topic for revision notes – all of these topics will be covered in your lessons. Hitler’s main aims for Germany’ Foreign Policy The Saar returns to Germany, 1935 Disarmament Conference 1932-‐1934 Non-‐Aggression Pact with Poland, 1934 Rearmament of Germany 1935 onwards Anglo-‐German Naval Agreement, 1935 Remilitarisation of the Rhineland, 1936 The Anschluss with Austria, 1938 Appeasement – reasons for and against The Sudeten crisis 1938 The Munich Agreement, 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia, March 1939 End of appeasement British Pact with Poland, April 1939 The Pact of Steel, May 1939 The Role of the USSR 1938-‐1939 The Nazi-‐Soviet Pact 1939 Invasion of Poland September 1939 Who was responsible for the outbreak of WW2?
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A good revision folder has the following: • Use of headings and highlighter pens to identify topics and key points easily. • Answers to practice questions that have been marked (either by you or your teacher) • Mind maps / diagrams / images / sources that you have analysed • Notes -‐ that are highlighted and summarised versions of more detail in your book. You can use small cards with key points on them. You should be able to condense lots of information; this shows a greater understanding of the topic. • Your exercise book is the place where new learning takes place in class and your teacher will mark this regularly to monitor your progress; your revision folder is where you practice, improve and consolidate this learning. • You should use: BBC BITESIZE; BBC HISTORY; SPARTACUS HISTORY; HISTORY ON THE NET; SCHOOL HISTORY; JOHNDCLARE.NET and your textbook to help you create these revision notes. • You can also buy the AQA GCSE Modern World History Revision Guide, by Ben Walsh, which is tailor-‐ made to help you prepare for your exam. The ISBN for this is 978-‐1-‐4718-‐3175-‐1
Learn the front page of your exam paper:
The exam paper should always look like this
You need to plan your time smartly. 35 minutes per section.
You will answer question in Topics 3, 4 and 5 only
Practice Describe questions: These are worth 4 marks
1. In 1936 Germany remilitarised the Rhineland. Describe how Hitler achieved this. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
2. In 1934 Hitler signed an agreement with Poland and in 1935 he signed a naval agreement with Britain. Describe the main features of these two agreements. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Hitler wanted to unite all German speaking people. Describe how Hitler was able to gain control of Austria in 1938. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Describe what Hitler did in his
foreign policy before Germany remilitarised the Rhineland in 1936.
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5. Describe how Chamberlain prevented war over the Sudetenland. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Describe the main features of Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Describe how Hitler took full control of the Saar in 1935 and the Rhineland in 1936. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Source Analysis do you agree questions. 6 marks:
Use the past exam paper questions below to practice for the exam.
1. Study Source C. From Mein Kampf, written by Adolf Hitler in 1924. We demand equality of rights for the German people in its dealings with other nations. We demand the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles. Source C gives two of Hitler’s aims in foreign policy. Do you agree that these were Hitler’s main aims in foreign policy in the 1930s? Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its content and your knowledge
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2. A comment made by Lord Lothian in 1936 about the remilitarisation of the Rhineland. He was a senior adviser to the British government. The Germans are, after all, only going into their own back garden. Study Source C. Source C gives one reason why Britain did not oppose Hitler’s remilitarisation of the Rhineland in 1936. Do you agree that this was the main reason? Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its content and your knowledge.
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3. A photograph published in a German newspaper on 15 March 1938.
The Führer’s welcome into Vienna Source C suggests that the Anschluss of 1938 was supported by the Austrian people. Do you agree that this was the main reason for the success of the Anschluss? Explain your
answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its content and your knowledge. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
4. From a speech made on 3 October 1938 by Neville Chamberlain in the British Parliament, during the debate following the Munich Agreement. The real victory is that the Munich Agreement has shown that four great powers can keep the peace by using discussion instead of war. It has prevented a war which would have destroyed our civilisation. Study Source C. Source C gives Chamberlain’s view of the Munich Agreement. Do you agree with Chamberlain that the Munich Agreement was a victory for peace? Explain your answer by referring to the purpose of the source, as well as using its content and your knowledge. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Â
10 Mark Essay Questions:
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1. Which of these two reasons was the more important reason for the outbreak of the Second World War: • Hitler’s occupation of Czechoslovakia, March 1939 • The Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939? _______________________________________________________________________________________
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the remilitarisation of the Rhineland, 1936 The Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939?
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his policies towards Austria His policies towards the USSR?
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Half Term 1: Strengths of your revision folder: Half Term 1: Target for your revision folder: Half Term 1: Actions you will take for your revision folder: Self-‐Review of Half term 1– 1 = Excellent, 2 = Good, 3 = Satisfactory, 4 = Poor Please grade each of these 1-‐4 as above My academic progress towards the target grade (Attainment) My behaviour and attitude in lessons (Attitude) My enjoyment of the subject and the lessons (Application) My understanding of what I need to do to improve (Achievement) My punctuality and Attendance My appearance and equipment for class (Appearance)
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