Stresemann's Foreign Policy - Full Lesson

This is a full lesson with resources, including videos embedded. It works with any exam board investigating Stresemann’s foreign policies and made with Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 in mind.

This lesson looks at: ‘How did Stresemann improve Germany’s international position?’

Lesson outline:

• Begins with retrieval practice questions on issues from 1918-1920s.

• Students then are given key words to study.

• Comprehension task recapping economic recovery, rentenmark, reichsmark, Dawes Plan, Young Plan.

• Students practice GCSE skill analysing a primary source answering a mock question.

• Investigation task into the main elements of Stresemann’s foreign policy: Locarno Pact, League of Nations and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

• Analysis of the effect on domestic politics

• Writing task to consolidate knowledge on Stresemann.

• Key points recapped; teacher-led

• Plenary quiz