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I did:
a) To what extent did weaknesses in the Weimar Republic account for the growth and rise to power of the Nazi Party to 1933.
I told myself I wasn't going to do an essay about Weimar but I studied so much for it and couldn't remember enough about terror and repression. I didn't want to waste a whole weekend of studying just so I could finally understand the Weimar Republic so I went with that.
Wrote six pages. Broke my record of 5 and a half
a) To what extent did weaknesses in the Weimar Republic account for the growth and rise to power of the Nazi Party to 1933.
I told myself I wasn't going to do an essay about Weimar but I studied so much for it and couldn't remember enough about terror and repression. I didn't want to waste a whole weekend of studying just so I could finally understand the Weimar Republic so I went with that.
Wrote six pages. Broke my record of 5 and a half
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It was good but I didnt go into much detail about Kristallnacht... do you reckon it was really vital? BTW I loveee whoever predicted the conflict in the pacific question as PEARL HARBOUR!!!
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They hadn't asked about nationalism for YEARS. And I don't think they had ever directly asked about Pearl Harbour before either actually.
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Same here. Our teachers were so adamant that it would be in the HSC exam so they put the question in our trials to test us.
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Almost freaked out about kirstallnacht when i realised that i did question a anyway hahaa
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Question B all the way. 'Propaganda terror and repression? Oh. You mean EVERY FREAKING THING THAT THE NAZIS EVER DID? Oh. Okay.' Hence the 11 pages of little handwriting.
Kristallnacht got a mention, but not a big one. I focused more on the SS and Gestapo in respects to their dealings on the average germans. Thought it might make for a better link to the question given the 'impact on the German People' thing.
Pretty good overall. Two thumbs up!
Kristallnacht got a mention, but not a big one. I focused more on the SS and Gestapo in respects to their dealings on the average germans. Thought it might make for a better link to the question given the 'impact on the German People' thing.
Pretty good overall. Two thumbs up!
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LOL, same here..
"Oh shit....... No, wait, that was like 5 years later"
I did A.
I love the Weimar section. Best part of Germany and thats pretty much what I prepared for so that question was awesome for me. I spent almost an hour on it coz i had time left over from WWI so i'm happy. Best question of the paper.
I love the Weimar section. Best part of Germany and thats pretty much what I prepared for so that question was awesome for me. I spent almost an hour on it coz i had time left over from WWI so i'm happy. Best question of the paper.
I did 6a) ... wrote ten (and a bit) pages, which I was happy with.
Poking holes in the WR is always much fun.
I was thinking of doing terror and repression but in the end I stuck with the things I'd studied fifteen minutes before the exam started.
I thought it was fantastic, all up. Great exam.
Poking holes in the WR is always much fun.
I was thinking of doing terror and repression but in the end I stuck with the things I'd studied fifteen minutes before the exam started
. I thought it was fantastic, all up. Great exam.
Question B all the way. 'Propaganda terror and repression? Oh. You mean EVERY FREAKING THING THAT THE NAZIS EVER DID? Oh. Okay.' Hence the 11 pages of little handwriting.
Kristallnacht got a mention, but not a big one. I focused more on the SS and Gestapo in respects to their dealings on the average germans. Thought it might make for a better link to the question given the 'impact on the German People' thing.
Pretty good overall. Two thumbs up!
Bahaha that was my reaction...because really propaganda terror and repression sums up the whole nazi reign i think. Even on the average german propaganda and laws affected them. Yeah and i also thought "impact on the german people" was a key part of the question. It'll differentiate the people who realised that and those who focused specifically on the jews or something i reckon
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I agree! I went for B and LOVED IT
I kept going back to the impact, even though I did venture into the centralisation of culture in the Reich Chamber of Culture by Goebells, though I'm not sure if that counts under 'repression'. I just said that it was a way of controlling and regulating (repressing) society...? Not sure. But I felt generally happy with the rest of it
I kept going back to the impact, even though I did venture into the centralisation of culture in the Reich Chamber of Culture by Goebells, though I'm not sure if that counts under 'repression'. I just said that it was a way of controlling and regulating (repressing) society...? Not sure. But I felt generally happy with the rest of it
I wrote about Weimer
seriously I think we were so lucky in that exam! Is it just me or was every question about the first topic?
WWI- schlieffen plan
Germany - Weimar
Cold War - The origins of the cold war
and the personality wasn't too bad to.
Now I just hope I answered them correctly who knows in the heat of writing the exam. Jeeze I just have my fingers crossed for a good mark in Modern! It was my favourite subject! But one bad essay could drop you down a band so I don't know it's luck...
seriously I think we were so lucky in that exam! Is it just me or was every question about the first topic?
WWI- schlieffen plan
Germany - Weimar
Cold War - The origins of the cold war
and the personality wasn't too bad to.
Now I just hope I answered them correctly
who knows in the heat of writing the exam. Jeeze I just have my fingers crossed for a good mark in Modern! It was my favourite subject! But one bad essay could drop you down a band so I don't know it's luck...Freshjiver
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I did question b).
I liked it, as i knew quite a lot about propaganda, terror & repression, and historians views on it.
I think many people wouldn't have taken into account "....on the german people"; propaganda, terror & repression doesn't necessarily refer to RACIAL POLICIES so therefore one who JUST talked about the effect on Jews.. is a spastic.
The question more referred to how these elements regulated & controlled german people, and how this impacted upon society; which i think more includes aryans, everyday germans etc.
But, it was definitely a wide question.
You could have talked about forms, elements & effects of propaganda, aswell as the gestapo, ss & concentration camps and to a lesser extent the SA. The use of fear was relevant too, ie denunciation and threats.
Also, i have always been taught that when you "assess" something you can look at how effective something is, and also if it is ineffective in any way. Like i included the research of this R Gellately dude, who found that the gestapo population was tiny compared to the german people. Yet the fear generated by the gestapo made it effective anyway.
I liked it, as i knew quite a lot about propaganda, terror & repression, and historians views on it.
I think many people wouldn't have taken into account "....on the german people"; propaganda, terror & repression doesn't necessarily refer to RACIAL POLICIES so therefore one who JUST talked about the effect on Jews.. is a spastic.
The question more referred to how these elements regulated & controlled german people, and how this impacted upon society; which i think more includes aryans, everyday germans etc.
But, it was definitely a wide question.
You could have talked about forms, elements & effects of propaganda, aswell as the gestapo, ss & concentration camps and to a lesser extent the SA. The use of fear was relevant too, ie denunciation and threats.
Also, i have always been taught that when you "assess" something you can look at how effective something is, and also if it is ineffective in any way. Like i included the research of this R Gellately dude, who found that the gestapo population was tiny compared to the german people. Yet the fear generated by the gestapo made it effective anyway.
yeah my teacher said you could have also included women and jugend ...stuff like that