Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Totalitarianism

Last lesson we began work on the pdf Totalitarianism 1 in the Nazi Germany folder on Edmodo. We began with the 5 laws that primarily contributed to the establishment of Nazi Totalitarianism.
We read and discussed the relevant sections in Republic to Reich, pp111-113, 118-122, 127-129.

In today's lesson we went through the 5 laws together. Following this we looked at the Key Events. Students have  to describe each event and explain its significance in establishing the totalitarian state of the Nazis. This work was for homework.

Next we opened the pdf Totalitarianism 2 in the Nazi Germany folder on Edmodo and began work on the Fuhrerprinzip.  To complete this work we read and discussed the relevant section in Republic to Reich, pp127-129 and pp135-142 and completed Document Studies 7.1 and 7.2.

Following this we worked on the note-taking activity in Totalitarianism 2, Nazism as Totalitarianism - The Reality; read and discussed the essay question and notes on how to answer it effectively.

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Germany 1923 - 1929

April 7
We began work today on the period 1923-1929.
Using the website, Germany 1923-1929, students answered questions on the Munich Beer Hall Putsch; created a Very Brief Overview which included Economic Recovery after 1923, Weakness in the German Economy, and Political developments 1924-1929; constructed a timeline of events 1923-1929. We referred to pp 34-40 in the text, Republic to Reich.


April 9
Everyone received their Weimar Workbook to be completed by the end of the holidays.  The workbook is partly for revision (1918-1923) and partly work that is yet to be completed (1923-1929).
Chapter Three of Republic to Reich, The Years of Stability, 1923-1929, provided basic information for work on the Weimar Workbook.


Role of the German Army

March 26

We completed the worksheet, Weimar 1920-1923.pdf which focused on the Role of the German Army and the problems faced by the Republic in 1923. This PDF was posted on Edmodo, 26 March, 2014, on our group page.

The first Focus Question was "Explain how the German Army preserved its influence in the period 1918-1923".
Everyone needed to work through each of the following sections, reading the information and completed all questions and activities.
- End of WWI (notes)
- The Army 1918-1919 (notes and questions)
- The Kapp Putsch (notes and questions)
- Changes to Society to 1923 (notes and questions)

The second focus question began "In 1923 the Republic faced its most difficult year . . .". This section of the document dealt with the problems faced by the Republic in 1923. Very brief notes were provided and students had to expand these to be included in their own study notes.


The Weimar Constitution

March 25

The following information and activities were posted on Edmodo on the group page, March 25, 2014.

All questions and activities needed to be completed by the end of the week.
- The Constitutiion of the Weimar Republic (worksheet)
- Political Parties in Germany (information sheet)
- Definitions Weimar Politics (ppt)
- Weimar Republic Constitution (ppt)
- The Weimar Constitution (ppt)
- Germany, Political Parties (ppt)

Also posted on the same day but in a separate post was the PDF Weimar Germany 1918-1923.  This document provided a summary of the period.