ESSAY QUESTIONS - GERMANY
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directly related to the question and backed up with evidence.
1.
Discuss to the extent to which Hitler’s rise to power was an
inevitable result of the conditions that existed in Germany in
the period 1918 – 1933.
2.
“The Weimar Republic was a failure in all respects.”
Discuss with regard to its political, social and economic
achievements.
3.
To what extent was Germany’s foreign policy from 1933 –
1939 a precursor to WWII?
4.
To what extent was there widespread support the NSDAP
from 1933 – 1945?
5.
Discuss official attitudes towards the Jews during the period
1939 – 1945. To what extent was ‘The Final Solution’
inevitable?
6.
Describe the social and economic conditions in Germany in
the period 1919 – 1933. Was totalitarianism the only
feasible option?
7.
Resistance to Nazism in the period 1933 – 1945 was limited.
Discuss reasons for and methods of resistance and the extent
to which it was successful.
8.
“The success of the NSDAP is more a result of their policies
towards women and children, than towards men.” Discuss.