Year 12 Ancient/Modern - Latest Polls Closed

It's that time of the week again: the verdicts are in for the latest history polls...

75% of you agreed that Nazi Germany was indeed, a totalitarian dictatorship; and

70% of you thought that Spartan pottery was their finest type of art.

New polls as soon as I can think of a subject...

Year 12 Modern - From Democracy to Dictatorship

Hitler was a very canny operator. He became Chancellor in January 1933, supposedly the puppet of Hindenburg and von Papen...but by April, he was able to pass any law he liked, and by mid-1934, he was the total ruler of Nazi Germany. How did this transformation occur?

Here is today's presentation, listing the 8 steps (Rigged German Election Leads To Psychopath Nazi Fuhrer):


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by tomgriffith

And here is the Youtube video, posted by mrjportman, on the 4 steps that took Hitler from Chancellor to dictator:

Year 12 Modern - Happy Holidays!

Hi guys. Hope you are having a great holiday. I know you are probably spending this first week just relaxing and forgetting about the half-yearlies, but if you do feel the urge to do some revision/preparation next week, before coming back to school, then here you go:

This is a powerpoint designed by Mr Moorhouse, on Hitler's rise to power.

This is another powerpoint by a Mr Ellis, which charts how Hitler turned Germany into a Nazi dictatorship.

And here is a summary of how Hitler cemented his dictatorship from 1933 to 1934.