Card Sort: What were the political, social and economic effects of the Great Depression on Germany?

This outstanding resource has been designed for students studying the new GCSE syllabus on Weimar Germany 1918 - 1933. It focuses on the political, economic and social effects of the Great Depression on Germany in the 1930s and is linked to the rise of Hitler. It can be used as a starter, consolidation exercise, plenary or even a homework activity. This activity is designed to appeal to students of all abilities and has a stretch and challenge question at the end which can be used either as a discussion point or as the focus for a written task.

When you purchase this resource it includes a single one page Microsoft Word document with a learning aim and instruction. It also includes three heading cards labeled Economic, Social and Political and 20 statement cards which describe the matching consequences of the Great Depression.

Students are instructed to cut out the cards and organise them under the three headings. Depending upon the ability of the class, it should take no more than 15 - 20 minutes to do the card sort. Afterwards they could have a go at doing an extended question answering the question: ‘What were the political, social and economic effects of the Great Depression on Germany during the 1930s?’

The aims and objectives are:

Theme: The Rise of Hitler
Know: What impact did the Great Depression have on Germany?
Understand: What were the political, social and economic effects of the Great Depression?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?

WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: The effects of the Great Depression on Germany during the 1930s?
Explain: What were the political, social and economic effects of the Great Depression?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?

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