Category Archives: Germany Kaiser to Furhrer course

Pulling Weimar together…

A couple of  useful links to look at before youe write on Weimar Germany. If you click here then you will get an excellent discussion of Weimar Germany from Stephen Tonge. To us it is probably most helpful as a securing overview and for … Continue reading

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Locarno and Stresemann

All, Please find the map that we were using to explain the Locarno Treaties below. The key point to remember is that Germany would guarantee her western borders and pledged never to invade Belgium and France again (along with a … Continue reading

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Alpha history – Weimar Germany enrichment

Happy New Year all, As you will soon be writing on Weimar Germany I thought that you might like to bookmark this page from Alpha history. It is really most useful as securing information, but there are plenty of hyperlinks to … Continue reading

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That training paragraph from today’s lesson.

All, Excellent feedback today – most pleasing. A huge thank you to Jade for typing up our training paragraph on the interpretations work that we did today. A colour coded version can be found here. I hope that it is … Continue reading

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1900 map that includes north Africa.

All, As promised the map we were using last lesson. This is more useful than the text book ones because it reflect the collapse of the Ottoman Empire – thus showing how Morocco and the Balkans are two sides of … Continue reading

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Ten interpretations of who started the First World War…

Another helpful post from the BBC magazine pages. If you click here you will find ten different views of who was most to blame for the First World War.     1. Sir Max Hastings – military historian – Germany 2. … Continue reading

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One more to website to bookmark please

If you click here then you get to the excellent Open University webpage on the Orgins of the First World War. There is plenty to read, listen to and watch. Enjoy…   Explore the origins of the war    The … Continue reading

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Extension work – a News Week article discusing the historical debate around the origins of the First World War.

Please click here for an excellent article from the This Week website. It outlines the historical debate well, and then considers which country should take most of the blame. “The question of which country or countries caused the war is … Continue reading

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A monstrous assembly…

As we have finished with flottenpolik and have now considered the collapse of Wilhelmine Germany this seems timely. Click here for a BBC magazine description of Operation ZZ – the code name for the surrender of the German High Fleet after the First World … Continue reading

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The Real Kaiser Bill: Wilhelm II of Germany – something to watch.

Upper Sixth students, An excellent documentary on Wilhelm II which will be very useful for your early essay work, and our present historiography on the origins of the First World War. Useful links Please also bookmark these; http://fccfromkaisertofuhrer.blogspot.co.uk/ http://fhshistory.weebly.com/unit-3-from-kaiser-to-fuhrer.html   … Continue reading

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