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Level 2 History
Achievement Standard 91233 (2.5) Examine the causes and consequences of a significant historical event
Achievement Objectives
Literacy & Language Strategies and Knowledge
Examine the causes and consequences of a
significant historical event
Content Knowledge
Achievement Std Requirements
Achieved:
Examine causes and
consequences of a significant
historical event
Understand how historical
forces and movements
have influenced the
causes and consequences
of events of significance
to New Zealanders.
Merit:
Understand how people’s
interpretations of events
that are of significance to
New Zealanders differ
Excellence:
Examine in-depth causes and
consequences of a significant
historical event
Comprehensively examine
causes and consequences of a
significant historical event
Literacy & Language Strategies
and Knowledge
From the exemplar examination:
Exemplar of student work: – 2.5
The Rise of the Nazi Party
The rise of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1933 was the result of many small
but significant factors existing in German at the time including both Hitler
and Germany predispositions to autocratic systems of government and the
circumstances in which democracy was introduced into Germany, Between
1933 and the fall of the Nazi’s in 1945 many consequences / events took
place as a result of their control.
Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party had been bought up in a family and
country following the characteristics of autocracy. This instigated his strong
belief in sole power over his country and party, from birth Hitler had been
raised to believe he was saved for an “important reason” perhaps to lead as
he was the first of his mother’s children have survived birth. He attended a
catholic school and wished to become a priest displaying his self-belief and
need to be lead, Hitler’s parents were very traditional, his father was in
charge of the house and controlled him and his mother very strictly.
Germany too, had a strong predisposition to autocratic systems of
government. For thousands of yeas it had been ruled by one individual
person and his party and this had always succeeded seeing the people happy.
Democracy was introduced to Germany as they began to fall to the recession
and power of its opposing nations. As world war I ended Germany was forced
to sign the Treaty of Versailles crippling the nation, they were forced to give
yup all overseas colonies, 13.5% of land, pay huge reparations and more. The
country was thrown into huge turmoil over this as democracy was first being
introduced, this was an easy blame for Germany’s failure in the war.
The Nazi Party was seen to save Germany. It helped bring back Germany from
Notes
such harsh times. They offered the Germans stability and bought a strong
government which they had always been used to.
With the Nazi Party in power many things began to change. With Nazist
beliefs the Nazi’s began pinpointing the Jewish community along with gays,
and blacks for Germany’s problems. German people found it easier to have a
“scapegoat” and somebody to blame so went along with their propaganda
and beliefs. This saw the creation of six concentration/works camps in
Germany and its neighbouring countries. They were original created as a
place to accommodate the “undesirables” and separate them from the pure
German people however from 1942 to 1945 they became death camps for
over six million Jews. With experiments begin undertaken and mass gassings
and shootings taking place the German government of the Nazi’s were in full
control and well underway to creating their puppet Germany.
As a result of the Nazi party’s radical plans and action would war two began
in 1939. Hitler wished for more living space for his people and power for his
nation so began invasions on Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria and other
neighbouring countries. The allied countries included Britain, France and
their tie and later included America and Russia also. World war two lasted six
years and finally saw the fall of the German Nazis party in 1945.
Millions of people were affected but he Nazi Party and their plans and actions
against Germany’s Jewish people and the world. Many ruling countries such
as Britain and America joined the war against the Nazi’s which to this day still
has its effects on veterans, their families and the innocent people that were
affected by the Nazi’s greed.
Planning Rubric History 2.5
Standard Title
Achievement
Objectives
Intent
Standard No.
Examine causes and consequences of a significant historical event
 Understand how historical forces and movements have influences the causes and consequences of events of significance to New Zealanders
 Understand how people’s interpretations of events that are of significance to New Zealanders differ
This learning results in students providing an examination of the causes and consequences of a significant historical event using evidence to support their answers
91233
Achieved
Version
Examine causes and consequences of a significant
historical event
Key concepts and requirements (from EN)
1
Level
2
Merit
Examine in-depth causes and consequences of a
significant historical event
Excellence
Comprehensively examine causes and consequences of a
significant historical event
Literacy and language skills and knowledge required
Key Competencies
 Thinking – developing
metacognition and evaluation skills
Describing how
 Language symbols and texts
o through use of specialist
vocabulary
o quoting this as evidence to
support generalisations
Learners needs
Resources and TKI activities
Connections to other learning and
learning areas
History Teaching and Learning Guide