Gaby's bad dream isn't so bad! lol

Gaby said...

Also sir, WHAT IF THERE'S NOT A WEIMAR QUESTION!?!?! I had a bad dream about it.

Well... I'm sorry but yes Gaby they can ask you a generalist question and NOT a direct question on the collapse of Weimar. It doesn't happen often - 3 times in the last 10 years - but does happen.

These are the three "out there" questions that they have asked since 2000:

(a) Explain how and why German social and cultural life changed in the period 1923–1939. ( Half Weimar & half Nazi Germany, but all about society & culture rather than politics)

(a) Assess the impact of the Nazi Party on German society up to and including 1933. (Its all Nazi Party & society not collapse of Weimar)

(a) Account for the development of militarism in Germany between 1928 and 1939. (This is def. NOT a question on the collapse of Weimar)

So... sorry, but "yes" there might not be a SPECIFIC question on the collapse of Weimar.

They can ask any of the following for the FIRST question:

• successes and failures of democracy
• nature and role of nationalism
• influence of the German army
• nature and influence of racism
• changes in society
• the nature and impact of Nazism

– emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles
– political, economic and social issues in the Weimar Republic to 1929
– collapse of the Weimar Republic 1929–1933
– impact of the Great Depression on Germany
– rise of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 1923

DON'T try and pick the question. DON'T pick some topics you think might come up and only study them, they can ask anything on your syllabus really.

But do look at what questions were asked and when they were asked so that you are aware of what is likely and unlikely so that you don't get a bad surprise.

It has been a really long time since they asked a question about the impact of the Treaty of Versailles. So include it as part of your study.