PODCASTS ON GCSE GERMAN HISTORY

Mr Allsop's GCSE History Revision Guides : Germany 1919-1945: The Rise of Hitler

How could someone like Hitler become Chancellor of a civilised and democratic country? In this podcast we explore how Hitler was able to exploit the political and economic weaknesses of the Weimar Republic to win greater and greater support for his ideas in the early 1930s. We will focus on what Hitler's aims were, the effects of the Munich Putsch, how the depression helped the Nazis, the role of violence and propaganda and how the political system helped Hitler into power as Chancellor on 30 January 1933.

This podcast focuses on the what life was like under the Nazis up to 1939. The key area to consider is if Hitler was able to improve the quality of German people’s lives. It focuses initially on how Hitler maintained his dictatorship through the use of terror and persecution, particularly of minorities such as the Jews, through propaganda and censorship and through his control of education. It also focuses on the changing role of women under the Nazis, how the Nazis were able to achieve economic recovery and how they controlled nearly all aspects of people’s lives including their leisure time.

Mr Allsop's GCSE History Revision Guides : Nazi Germany: Life in Nazi Germany

Mr Allsop's GCSE History Revision Guides : Nazi Germany: How did the Nazis Keep Control?

How does Hitler become a dictator? In this podcast we explore the events of 1933 and 1934 when Hitler assumes greater powers and becomes the Fuhrer on the death of President Hindenburg. We will look at the impact of the Reichstag Fire and the March Election, the Enabling Act and the removal of political opposition in the creation of a one-party state. We will examine the Night of the Long Knives and how Hitler was able to win the army over onto his side leading to his assumption of total power in August 1934.