Year 12 Ancient/Modern - Poll Results

The polls for this week have closed, and the results are as follows:

Equal numbers (37%) said that The 300 was either absolutely rubbish, or a great action film. So the critics are divided...

Half of you said that the Nazis' most effective tool for controlling society was propaganda, with only a couple going for the other options.

New polls up soon.

Year 12 Modern - The Road to War PowerPoint

Hi Modern folks. Here is the presentation we did this week, on the 10 steps to World War Two - from leaving the League of Nations in 1933, to invading Poland six years later.


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by tomgriffith

You can download it here.

Year 12 Modern - Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-39

Remembering LA-SCRAMCUP is a good way to start with Nazi foreign policy...but for a little more depth than the acronym alone, try visiting some of these sites:

This is a brief summary of Nazi foreign policy, written by Stephen Tonge.

This revision PowerPoint by Louisa Andersen is a very detailed and useful resource.

These student notes by John D. Clare might assist you in creating your own revision notes.

I will put the LASCRAMCUP PowerPoint up soon.

Year 12 Modern - Online Games on Germany

Here are a few fun little flash games that you can play in about 5 minutes...all of the questions are on Germany 1918-1939, and with the 'Walk the Plank' games, you even get to make an avatar of your teacher (that would be me), and make me 'walk the plank' if you get 10/10 questions right.

Hitler's Rise to Power

Democracy to Dictatorship

Germany 1918-1939

Year 12 Modern - Terror and Control

Once again, schoolhistory.co.uk has some useful resources on Nazi Germany. This is a simple, easy-to-follow PowerPoint by Mr. Huggins, on how the Nazis used terror to control the German population.

Year 12 Modern - Propaganda and Terror

Hi Nazi Germany experts...here is the PowerPoint on propaganda and terror in Hitler's Germany. Enjoy!


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Download the presentation here.

Year 12 Modern - Triumph of the Will

Triumph of the Will was the documentary/propaganda film made by Leni Riefenstahl, as a record and celebration of the Nazi Party Conference held in Nuremburg in September 1934.

As a record of a truly historical event, it is quite amazing. When you recall that the Nazis had only been in power for just over 18 months, the scale of the celebrations and the rallies are quite stupendous.

One viewing of this film will stand you in good stead when it comes to discussing how the Nazis used propaganda and symbolism, and how Hitler could manipulate the masses.

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):


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

Year 12 Modern - Favourite Nazis...

OK, not many people voted - it was the holidays - but it seems that 2/3 of you are looking forward to studying Albert Speer...which is very fortuitous, as he happens to be our chosen Nazi personality for 2009. I bet you can't wait!

See you tomorrow, ready to learn lots about Germany in the 1930s.

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.

Year 12 Modern - LIMP PAPER

LIMP PAPER? What am I talking about? Well, it's a way of remembering how Hitler rose to power, courtesy of John Clare, who has lots of helpful Germany resources online.
LIMP PAPER is an acronym for the main reasons that Hitler came to power, as follows:

Long-term bitterness (over WW1 and Versailles)
Ineffective Constitution (Article 48, proportional representation)
Money (finanical support for the Nazis from big business)
Propaganda (the Nazis were good at publicising themselves and their ideas)

Program (Hitler's 25-point program of ideas to 'save' Germany appealed to almost everyone
Attacks on other parties (the SA used violence to intimidate Hitler's opponents)
Personal qualities (Hitler was a mesmerising speaker who had a lot of power/charisma)
Economic Depression (Germany's economy collapsed and support for the Nazis soared)
Recruited by Hindenburg (after Bruning, Papen and Schleicher, the Pres gave Hitler a go...)

Check it all out here.