This document outlines the coursework requirements for a history class, divided into three terms. It includes assignments on: 1) Analyzing peace treaties after WWI and the League of Nations. 2) Examining the Weimar Republic period in Germany, including economic crises and the rise of the Nazis. 3) Discussing the collapse of international relations prior to WWII, including appeasement policies and the outbreak of war in 1939. Students are to complete source analysis questions, timelines, and essays on these topics.

1. HISTORY SENIOR 2- 2012
Prof. Lenny Ambrosini
THE ATTACHMENT MUST BE COMPUTER TYPED AND PRINTED.
1st TERM:
A- THE PEACE TREATIES
 Study the extract and then answer the questions which follow.
The most controversial clause of all in the Treaty of Versailles was Article 231. This stated that
‘Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and
damage to which the Allied governments and their people have been subjected as a
consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.’
(a) In what ways did the Treaty of Versailles weaken the German economy?
(b) Why did Germany dislike the Treaty of Versailles?
(c) To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles a sensible treaty in the circumstances of the
time? Explain your answer.
B- THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 In role as Wilson write a letter to the US Senate explaining the importance of the League,
its aims, and why the US should join.
C- Study the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
The revolution was most apparent in the home. A survey showed that homes with
radios rose from 0% to 40% and homes with vacuum cleaners from 9% to 30%
between 1920 and 1930.
From an American history book published in 1989.
(a) In what ways did Americans benefit from increasing prosperity in the 1920s? [5]
(b) Why were Republican policies an important factor in the industrial prosperity of the USA in
the 1920s? [7]
(c) ‘The most important reason for the economic “boom” in America was the introduction of
new technology.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]

2. HISTORY SENIOR 2- 2012
Prof. Lenny Ambrosini
2nd TERM:
DEPTH STUDY A: GERMANY, 1918-45
D- Study the photograph, and then answer the questions which follow.
Children playing with bundles of money, 1923.
(a) Describe the events of the Kapp Putsch of 1920. [5]
(b) Why, in 1923, was the Weimar Republic in crisis? [7]
(c) ‘Economic success was the main achievement of the Stresemann era.’ How far do you agree
with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
E- Study the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
Adolf is a swine. He is betraying all of us. Adolf knows exactly what I want. The
generals are a lot of old fogeys. I’m the nucleus of the new army.
Röhm speaking to Nazi friends in 1934.
(a) What was the Enabling Law of 1933? [5]
(b) Why did the Nazis carry out the ‘Night of the Long Knives’? [7]
(c) ‘The most effective method used by the Nazis to control the German people was the police
state.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]

3. HISTORY SENIOR 2- 2012
Prof. Lenny Ambrosini
3rd TERM:
F- THE COLLAPSE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
 Draw a timeline of Germany’s foreign policy from 1933 to 1939
 ESSAY QUESTION: How far was the Policy of Appeasement responsible for the outbreak of
WW1?
G- Study the extract, and then answer the questions which follow.
We secured peace for our country for one and a half years. This was a definite gain
for Russia and loss for Germany.
Stalin speaking in a radio broadcast in 1941.
(a) What happened at the Munich Conference in 1938? [5]
(b) Why did Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact? [7]
(c) How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for war in 1939? Explain your answer. [8]