Paper 3 Topic 2 Rise of the Nazis

Paper 3 Topic 4 Life in Nazi Germany

Topic 4 examines life in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1939, exploring how the Nazis attempted to shape society through policies affecting key groups like women, the young (through organisations like the Hitler Youth), and workers. Crucially, it also details Nazi economic policies to reduce unemployment and, most significantly, the escalating persecution of Jewish and other minorities, including the implementation of the Nuremberg Laws and the violence of Kristallnacht.

Paper 3 Topic 3 Hitler takes control

Topic 3 details the consolidation of Nazi power from 1933 to 1939, describing how Hitler moved from Chancellor to Führer by eliminating political opposition through the Reichstag Fire and the Night of the Long Knives. This period explores the creation of the Police State (including the SS and Gestapo) and the use of propaganda and censorship to control and influence the attitudes of the German people.

Paper 3 Topic 2 Rise of the Nazis

Topic 2 focuses on Hitler's rise to power from 1919 to 1933, detailing the early development of the Nazi Party, its growing appeal following the Great Depression and the Weimar Republic's political instability.

Paper 3 Topic 1 Weimar Germany

Topic 1 covers the creation of the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-1929) after WWI. This period addresses the Republic's early challenges, such as the Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, and political uprisings, followed by a time of economic and cultural recovery known as the "Golden Years" under Gustav Stresemann.

Paper 2 - American West Topic 3 - The end of the Great Plains

This podcast focuses on 1876 to 1895 and the culmination of the conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. It covers the dramatic end of the Indigenous way of life, driven by the destruction of the buffalo and the devastating impact of events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre. It also examines the final push for white settlement such as the Oklahoma Land Rush.