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AB Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship key terms

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AB Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship

AQAGCSEHistoryPaper 1 Section A: Period studies

Key terms

  • parliamentary government

    parliamentary government is a History term for this objective because it helps explain Kaiser Wilhelm and the difficulties of ruling Germany, including parliamentary...

  • Prussian militarism

    In Part one: Germany and the growth of democracy, Prussian militarism should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • world

    world is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the impact of the First World War, including war weariness, economic problems, defeat, the end of...

  • world

    In Part one: Germany and the growth of democracy, world should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • Weimar

    Weimar is a History term for this objective because it helps explain Weimar democracy, including political unrest from 1919 to 1923, Spartacists, Kapp Putsch, Munich Putsch,......

  • Stresemann

    In Part one: Germany and the growth of democracy, Stresemann should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • Depression

    Depression is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the impact of the Depression, including growth in support for the Nazis and other extremist parties...

  • Nazis

    In Part two: Germany and the Depression, Nazis should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • Papen

    Papen is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the failure of Weimar democracy, including election results, Papen, Hindenburg and Hitler's appointment...

  • Hindenburg

    In Part two: Germany and the Depression, Hindenburg should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • Reichstag Fire

    Reichstag Fire is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the establishment of Hitler's dictatorship, including the Reichstag Fire, Enabling Act, elimination...

  • Enabling Act

    In Part two: Germany and the Depression, Enabling Act should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • rearmament

    rearmament is a History term for this objective because it helps explain economic changes under the Nazis, including benefits and drawbacks, employment, public works,...

  • rearmament

    In Part three: The experiences of Germans under the Nazis, rearmament should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • Final Solution

    Final Solution is a History term for this objective because it helps explain Nazi social policy and practice, including impacts on women, young people, youth groups, education,...

  • Final Solution

    In Part three: The experiences of Germans under the Nazis, Final Solution should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

  • Goebbels

    Goebbels is a History term for this objective because it helps explain Nazi control, including Goebbels, propaganda, censorship, Nazi culture, repression, the police state,...

  • Gestapo

    In Part three: The experiences of Germans under the Nazis, Gestapo should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.