Summary:
About the series:
Endorsed by Edexcel, GCSE Modern World History for Edexcel is designed to meet the needs of the Edexcel Modern World History specification. Each title in the series covers either a popular depth study or a popular combination of an outline and depth study. Written by senior examiners, the series has been developed to enable students to achieve the highest possible grades through:
- outlining key lines of enquiry
- full coverage of the content requirements of the specification
- model answers, exam-style questions and exam tips to aid exam preparation
- a variety of activities to motivate all students.

About the book:
This book has been written specifically to support the content and assessment requirements of the Nazi Germany 1930-9 depth study through a skills-centered, source-based approach. This tailored content and assessment support makes it ideal for students studying the course.

Other books in the series:
Superpower Relations and Vietnam 1945-90
The Russian Revolution and Soviet Union 1910-91
The USA 1929-80
The War to End Wars 1914-19
The World at War 1938-45

• Exam advice, interrogation of model answers and lines of enquiry give students all the help they need to do well in exams.
• Written by senior examiners as a result of feedback received from teachers and students - resulting in a book that teachers want and students need.
• Enough depth to allow students to access the higher grades.
• Includes a range of approaches and learning styles to keep students motivated.
• Part of a whole series which offers support for the depth and outline studies in the Edexcel Modern World History GCSE.
• Endorsed by Edexcel.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1 Hitler and Nazism
Why was the Weimar Republic unpopular before 1925?
Why did Hitler set up the Nazi Party?
What were its aims and beliefs?
Why did Hitler fail to achieve power in 1923?
How did he reorganise the Party in the years 1925 to 1929?
Chapter 2 The Nazi rise to power, 1929-32 (14 pages)
What was the impact of the Depression on Germany?
What methods did the Nazi Party use to increase support?
Why did the Nazi Party become far more popular?
What was the role of Hitler in increasing support?
How did the events of 1932-January 1933 bring Hitler to power?
Chapter 3 The creation of the totalitarian state (12 pages)
How did the Nazis remove opposition to their regime?
What was the importance of the Night of the Long Knives?
What was meant by the police state?
How was the legal system brought under Nazi control?
Chapter 4 The Nazi State, 1933-39 (14 pages)
What methods of propaganda were used?
In what ways did the lives of the young change?
How did the Nazis control the arts, sport and entertainment?
Why was religious groups persecuted by the Nazis?
Chapter 5 Racism and the treatment of minorities (12 pages)
What was the Nazi theory of the racial state?
Why did they persecute the Jews?
How did the lives of German Jews change in the years 1933 to 1939?
What other groups were persecuted?
What opposition was there to Nazi rule?
Chapter 6 The social impact of Nazism on social classes (12 pages)
What was the Nazi view of the role of women?
How did the role of women change under the Nazis?
What policies were introduced to reduce unemployment?
Were German people better off under the Nazis?

About the Author(s):
John Wright is an experienced author of GCSE textbooks and a senior examiner from a major awarding body

Steve Waugh is an experienced author of GCSE textbooks and senior examiner from a major awarding body.

Readership:
History GCSE students