1. Past Paper questions
This section gives you an idea of the types and themes of questions which can be
asked, based on previous exam questions. Please note that all questions beloware
takenfrom the old AdvancedHigher course.
2015 To what extent can Ebert’s decisions be held responsiblefor the
problems faced by the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1923?
How far can it be argued that political and economic developments
between 1924 and 1929 madethe Weimar Republic more stable?
“Hitler’s rule of Germany was chaotic rather than efficient.” How valid
is this view of Nazi dictatorship, 1933-1939?
How far can it be argued that Hitler’s foreign policy was based mainly
on revision of the Treaty of Versailles?
“Resistance to the regime occurred but without active popular
support.” How accurateis this assessmentof the nature of opposition
to Nazismin Germany between 1933 and 1939?
2014 How effectively did Ebert deal with threats fromthe Left and Right
between 1918 and 1923?
How far can it be argued that in the period 1924-1929 Germany
became ‘a republic without republicans’?
To what extent has the role of propaganda been exaggerated in the
Nazis’ riseto power between 1928 and January 1933?
How successfulwereNazieconomic policies between 1933 and 1939?
“By 1939 theNazis had succeeded in creating a racial state.” How valid
is this view of the Nazis’ attempt to create a Volksgemeinschaft
(‘People’s community’) between 1933 and 1939?

2. 2013 To what extent is it fair to say that Germany in 1918-1919 “therewas a
revolutionary situation but not a revolution?
“The Treaty of Versailles lay at the root of the instability faced by the
German government between 1919 and 1923?” How valid is this
assessmentof the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the Weimar
Republic?
How far can it be argued that Stresemann’s foreign policy showed he
was a German nationalist rather than a ‘Good European’?
To what extent did industrialists and the military gain more fromNazi
economic policies than other sections of German society, 1933-1939?
What factors bestexplain the ineffectiveness of opposition to the Nazi
regime, 1933-1939?
2012 “Simply the consequences of the old political structurecrumbling away
in the face of defeat.” How justified is this explanation of the reasons
for the German Revolution of 1918-1919?
How serious was the crisis faced by Germany in 1923?
How important were economic factors in the collapse of the Weimar
Republic, 1929-1933?
To what extent did the Nazis succeed in creating a Volksgemeinschaft
(national community) between 1933 and 1939?
How important was the ‘Hitler Myth’ in maintaining Nazirule in
Germany, 1933-1939?