Cambridge IGCSETM and O Level History
Think! (page 59)
Focus Task 3.4 (page 73)
Hitler and the Treaty of Versailles (page 1)
Use this sheet to help you with the Think! task on page 59 and Focus Task 3.4 on page 73 of your textbook.
The table on the first page of this sheet can be used to collect evidence relating to the Think! task and question 1 of the Focus Task. The second page will help
you with the write-up relating to question 2 of the Focus Task.
Terms of the Treaty of
Versailles
What Hitler did and when
Germany’s armed forces
to be severely limited
The Rhineland to be a
demilitarised zone
Germany forbidden to
unite with Austria
The Sudetenland taken
into the new state of
Czechoslovakia
The Polish Corridor
given to Poland
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The reasons he gave for his action
The response from Britain and France
Cambridge IGCSE and O Level History Chapter 3, Focus Task 3.4
Hitler and the Treaty of Versailles (page 2)
Use the structure provided below to help you with the write-up stage for question 2 of Focus Task
3.4 on page 73 of your textbook.
‘Germany’s bitterness about the Treaty of Versailles was the cause of Hitler’s aggressive foreign
policy.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer carefully.
Germany’s bitterness about the Treaty of Versailles was a cause of Hitler’s
aggressive foreign policy because…
Paragraph 1
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(This is the place to explain
why Germany’s bitterness
towards the Treaty of
Versailles was a cause of
Hitler’s aggressive foreign
policy. Remember to add
evidence to support your
explanation.)
However, another cause of Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy was…
Paragraph 2
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_____________________________________________________________ (Here you should balance
This was because….
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your answer by examining
another cause of Hitler’s
aggressive foreign policy,
such as his foreign policy
aims, the failure of the
League, the policy of
Appeasement or the Nazi–
Soviet Pact.)
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Furthermore, a third cause of Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy was…
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This was because…
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Overall, I think the most important cause of Hitler’s aggressive foreign
policy was…
Paragraph 3
(Here you should continue to
balance your answer by
examining a third cause of
Hitler’s aggressive foreign
policy, such as his foreign
policy aims, the failure of the
League, the policy of
Appeasement or the Nazi–
Soviet Pact.)
Paragraph 4:
(Here you should come to a
_____________________________________________________________ conclusion about which
cause/s you think was/were
This was because…
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the most important by
comparing the different
causes in your first three
paragraphs and using a piece
of evidence to explain your
judgement.)