Here are some essentials questions culled from each chapter to guide you in your revision focus. Think of some keywords/concepts to each of these questions and think of how an SEQ can be asked on each of these topics.
- Stalinist Russia
- What was Russia like before Stalin came to power?
- Tsarist Russia & WWI
- 1917 Revolutions
- Russia under Lenin
- How did Stalin come to power?
- Strengthening state control
- Eliminating Trotsky
- Cult of Personality
- What was life like under Stalin?
- Collectivization
- Industrialization
- Propaganda & Purges
- Did the Soviet Union benefit from Stalin's leadership?
- Nazi Germany
- What was Germany like before Hitler came to power?
- Impact of Treaty of Versailles
- Weimar Republic under Stresseman
- Effects of the Great Depression
- How did Hitler come to power?
- Elections of 1932
- Role of Politicians
- Rise of Communists
- How did Hitler consolidate his power?
- Eliminate communists - Reichstag Fire
- Eliminate Social Democrats - Enabling Act
- Win over the military - Night of Long Knives
- What was life like under Hitler?
- Economic autarky
- Political dictatorship
- Social control
- Did Germany benefit from Hitler's leadership?
- Treaty of Versailles & the League of Nations
- What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
- Territorial Losses
- Military Limitations
- Reparation Payments
- Moral Responsibility
- How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
- Territorial Losses > Germans outside of Germany
- Military Limitations > defenseless
- Reparation Payments > bankruptcy & hyperinflation
- Moral Responsibility > Putsches
- Why was the League of Nations set-up?
- Collective Security
- Conflict Resolution
- Global Disarmament
- Why was the League of Nations limited in its success?
- Weak members
- Lack of military
- Lack of mandate
- SBQ (answer ALL questions)
- Inference
- Inference
- Comparison
- SEQ (choose ONE)
- 60 mins
