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revision of Weimar and Nazi Germany Units 1-4. The resource covers:

Unit 1: Weimar Germany and post-WWI

• Legacy of WWI
• Weimar Constitution
• Structure of the Weimar Government
• The Early Weimar Government
• Challenges to the Government (Left and Right Wing)
• The Treaty of Versailles (June 1919)
• 1923 - The Nightmare Year
• German Recovery (1924-29)
• How stable was the Weimar government?
• Changes in Society - Standard of Living
• Changes in Society - Women
• Changes in Society - Culture and Identity
• Limitations of social change

Unit 2: Hitler’s rise to power
Early Development of the Nazi Party (1919-22)
Early Growth of the Nazi Party
The Munich Putsch (1923)
Consequences of the Munich Putsch
Restructuring the Nazi Party
The Lean Years (1924-28)
The Wall Street Crash (1929) - Impact on Germany
The Growth in support for Communism
The Growth in support for the Nazis
How Hitler became Chancellor - Key people and context
How Hitler became Chancellor

Unit 3: Hitler creating a dictatorship
Creation of a dictatorship: timeline
Nazi Police (Terror) state
Nazi Police State: Controlling the German legal system
Nazi policies with the Church
Unity: Controlling and influencing German attitudes
Propaganda: control of the Media and culture
Opposition,resistance and obedience
Case studies: Opposition groups - The Churches
Case studies: Opposition groups - Youth Groups

Unit 4: Life in Nazi Germany
Nazi views of the family
Nazi policies towards women
Nazi policies towards young people
Employment and living standards
The persecution of minorities, and racial policies
The persecution of Jewish People