Advanced Higher History

Germany The Treaty of Versailles to the outbreak of World War II

Module 6.1 – The Changing Nature of Political Authority

A study of the changing nature of political authority, the reasons for changes and the consequences of the changing character of political authority, focusing on the themes of ideology, authority and revolution.

Module 6.2 – The Creation of the Weimar Republic

The creation of the Weimar Republic, including: military defeat, the November Revolution and the Treaty of Versailles; social and political instability; economic crisis and hyper-inflation.

Module 6.3 – The Stressemann Era

A period of relative stability, including: currency reform and the Dawes plan; social welfare provision; the Stressemann era in foreign affairs.

Module 6.4 – The Collapse of Weimar

The collapse of Weimar, including: economic depression and mass unemployment; the weakening of democracy, Bruning to Schleicher; the rise of Nazism; Hitler and the Nazi takeover of power.

Module 6.5 – The Transformation of post-Weimar society

The transformation of post-Weimar society, including: Nazi consolidation of power in Germany; Nazi economic policy; Nazi social and racial policies; the impact of foreign policy on domestic circumstances.

Module 6.6 – Dissertation