Weimar and Nazi Germany: Advanced History Core Text - Cengage
Author(s): John Hite & Chris Hinton
"SHP Advanced History Core Texts" are the Schools History Project's acclaimed new books for A level History. These books apply SHP's two decades of curriculum development experience to the challenge of helping students make the leap from GCSE to A level. They offer: clear and penetrating narrative; comprehensively explaining the content required for examination success; thought provoking and relevant activities that explore the content and help students think analytically about the subject; thorough exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that address the distinctive requirements of A Level history; and a wide range of revision strategies including structured content summaries.The additional features include: a focus route pathway for independent learners; learning Trouble Spots - which address common misunderstandings; diagrammatic summaries of key areas of content and historical issues; and accessible summaries of recent historical debates. "Weimar and Nazi Germany" is a comprehensive core text investigating the history of Germany from the foundation of the Weimar Republic in 1918 to the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945. It covers all the exam modules on twentieth-century Germany and is ideal for students studying AS or A level or equivalent for any examination board.
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John Hite is Head of History and Politics at Haywards Heath College, West Sussex. Chris Hinton is Assistant Principal (Curriculum and Resources) at Beacon Community College, Crowborough, East Sussex. Series editor Ian Dawson is a former Director of the Schools History Project.
Part 1 Why did the Nazis come to power?: how and why was a democratic state set up in Germany in 1919?; how did the Weimar Republic survive the crises of 1919-23?; how secure was the Weimar Recovery 1924-29?; "will of the people or backstairs intrigue?" how did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?; overview - was the Weimar Republic doomed?. Part 2 What impact did Nazism have on the German people?: how did Hitler consolidate his position?; where did power lie in Nazi Germany?; how successful was the Nazi economy?; how far did Hitler succeed in creating a Volksgemeinschaft or the People's Community?; how widespread was opposition to the Third Reich and how did Germans respond to Nazism?. Part 3 Hitler's foreign policy - "a series of dazzling successes" - how and why?: how did Hitler undermine the Treaty of Versailles?; Germany 1939-45 - how did Germany face "total war"?.
General Fields
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- : Hodder Education
- : Hodder Education
- : 1.23
- : 01 May 2000
- : 276mm X 214mm X 33mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Hite & Chris Hinton
- : Paperback
- : 943.085
- : 456
- : b&w illustrations, 16pp colour illustrations
