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Students examine the events of the French occupation of the Ruhr and the impact of the resulting hyperinflation in Weimar Germany.

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 30 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson key questions
• Slide 3: 2x ‘As You Enter’ discussion questions
• Slide 4-5: Recap - Students complete a gap fill task to recap the challenges to the Weimar Republic by 1923, answers provided.
• Slide 6: Starter Activity - Students use 2 photographs of the impact of the hyperinflation to guess what the events will be.
• Slide 7-11: Background information and detailed map outlining the events of the French Occupation of the Ruhr, includes further discussion questions.
• Slide 12: Pit-stop source analysis question based on the French occupation of the Ruhr.
• Slide 12-15: Background information about the role of Friedrich Ebert and the hyperinflation in Germany in 1923.
• Slide 16-17: Photographs showing the impact of the hyperinflation on German society.
• Slide 18-19: Task 1 - An optional storyboard activity for students to track the events of 1923.
• Slide 20-22: Task 2 - A choice of printable worksheets which allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the events. One includes a worksheet suitable for higher ability students.
• Slide 23: Learning Review - Students use 6 clipart images to suggest one fact about the events from the lesson.
• Slide 24: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘Source Inference’ question on a printable answer sheet.
• Slide 25-26: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘How useful’ question with structure support.
• Slide 27: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question with structure support.
• Slide 28: A bonus worksheet which allows students to outline the main challenges the Weimar Republic faced in the years 1918-1923.
• Slide 29: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 30: More from RA Resources

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

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