Weimar and Nazi Germany

John Hite was formerly Head of History and Politics at Haywards Heath College, West Sussex.Chris Hinton was formerly; a Head of History; History P.G.C.E Tutor at Sussex University, and Deputy Headteacher at Beacon Community College, Crowborough. He is the author or co-author of several History textbooks and now acts as a part time educational consultant.Series editor: Ian Dawson is a former Director of the Schools History Project.

• : SECTION 1 Germany 1918-33: Why did Weimar democracy fail?: PART 1.1 Weimar Germany 1918-23: Creation and crises: 1 Was the Weimar Republic doomed from its very beginnings?: 2 Why did the Weimar Republic survive the crises of 1919-13?: PART 1.2 The Weimar Republic 1924-29: Years of recovery and achievement?: 3 Did political and economic developments between 1924 and 1929 make the Weimar Republic more stable?: 4 How far did Stresemann's foreign policy strengthen the Weimar regime?: 5 Was the Weimar Republic undermined by jazz, art and dancing girls?: PART 1.3 Germany 1929-33: Why did the Weimar Republic fail and Hitler gain power in 1933?: 6 Was Weimar democracy undermined by the world economic depression?: 7 Why did the Nazis become the largest party in Weimar Germany?: 8 Why did parliamentary government decline in Germany 1930-33 and why was Hitler appointed Chancellor in January 1933?: 9 Review: Interpretations of Weimar Germany 1918-33: SECTION 2 Germany 1933-45: What impact did Nazism have on the German people?: PART 2.1 How did Hitler secure his regime?: 10 Why was Hitler able to consolidate his position in power?: 11 Where did power lie in the Third Reich?: 12 How successful was Nazi economic policy?: 13 What role did propaganda play in the Third Reich?: PART 2.2 How far did Hitler succeed in creating a Volksgemeinschaft?: 14 Did the Nazis succeed in winning the hearts and minds of German youth?: 15 How successfully did the Nazis impose their ideology on German women?: 16 Did the Churches collaborate with or resist the Nazi regime?: 17 How much opposition was there to the Nazi regime?: 18 Why did the Nazis commit mass murder?: 19 Review: What impact did Nazism have on the German people?: SECTION 3 Hitler's foreign policy: Why did Hitler's initial foreign policy successes turn to catastrophic defeat?: 20 Why was Hitler's foreign policy so successful 1933-39?: 21 Why did Germany's initial success in war turn to defeat?: SECTION 4 Conclusion: 22 The legacy of the Third Reich