New Reich 1933-5; the Nazi Dictatorship

The New Reich; 1933-35; The Establishment of the Nazi Dictatorship

13 pages of detailed notes on the New Reich of 1933-35, suitable for AS / A2 History students. These notes were made for Edexcel’s Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and re-united module, made by an A* student.

These can be used either as a revision tool or to further learning in lessons, and cover all of the key content needed for a top grade in an A2 exam. They consolidate all of the key information, so are best used with your own resources and revision!

They cover the following themes:

• the creation of a totalitarian state
  * the role of violence in the rise of the Nazi’s
  * Gleichschaltung - assimilation
  * Pseudo-legality, the abolition of trade unions and political parties
  * Kopenick Blood Week
  * Coordination of local and regional government
  * The Night of the Long Knives
• Hitler as a ‘dictator’
  * Hitler’s approach to government
  * Social Darwinism and the Fuhrer’s will
  * His relations with the Army
• The Volksgemeinschaft 1933 - 1935
• Racial policy and the Nuremburg Laws

Concise, easy to understand and organised to help structure essays!