Summary:
The Access to History series is the most popular and trusted series for AS and A level history students. The new editions combine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design and features that allow all students access to the content and study skills needed to achieve exam success.


This is a new edition combining content from 'Weimar and the rise of Nazi Germany' with 'Germany: The Third Reich' to provide coherent and comprehensive coverage of the 2008 Edexcel AS specification. It charts the developments in Germany from the Weimar years, to life in Nazi Germany and ultimately the fall of the Third Reich; and includes a concluding chapter drawing together the themes of this topic.

Throughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by an examiner provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

• Revised edition for the requirements of the 2008 Edexcel specifications.
• Study guides written by examiners contain exercises and advice on tackling differentiated exam questions for AS Level.
• Contains the latest historical interpretations of themes and issues.
• Features include: points to consider, key issues and key dates.
• Features such as key definitions and questions to aid learning.
• More support with assessment and exam skills.
• Designed to allow greater accessibility to a wide range of AS students.

Table of Contents:
Dedication
Chapter 1 - The German Revolution 1918-19
1- The Collapse of Imperial Germany
2- The German Revolution
3- The National Constituent Assembly
Study Guide
Chapter 2 - Weimar's Political Crisis
1- The Weimar Constitution
2- The Treaty of Versailles
3- The Threat from the Extreme Left
4- The Threat from the Extreme Right
5- Extreme Right Uprisings
6- Weimar Democracy: A Republic Without Republicans
Study Guide
Chapter 3 - The Great Inflation
1- The Economic Background
2- The Causes of the German Inflation
3- The Consequences of the Great Inflation
4 Stresemann's 100 Days
Study Guide
Chapter 4 - Weimar: The Years of Stability 1924-9
1- The Economic Recovery
2- Political Stability
3- Gustav Stresemann's Acievements
4- Weimar Culture
5- Weimar 1924-9: An Overview
Study Guide
Chapter 5 - The Early Years of the Nazis 1919-29
1- Adolf Hitler and the Creation of the Nazi Party
2- The Beer Hall Putsch 1923
3- Nazi Ideas
4- Nazi Fortunes in the 1920's
Study Guide
Chapter 6 - The Decline of Weimar and the Rise of Nazism 1929-32
1- The Impact of the World Economic Crisis on Germany
2- Parliamentary Government's Breakdown
3- Bruning: Presidential Government
4- From Bruning to Papen
5- The Death of the Weimar Republic
Study Guide
Chapter 7 - The Nazi Road to Dictatorship 1932-4
1- The Creation of a Nazi Mass Movement
2- Nazi Political Methods
3- Political Intrigue, July 1932 to January 1933
4- The Nazi 'Legal Revolution', January-March 1933
5- Co-ordination: Gleichschaltung
6- From Chancellor to Fuhrer
7- Conclusions: Why was Weimar Germany Replaced by a Nazi Dictatorship?
Study Guide
Chapter 8 - The Nazi Economy
1- The Economic Background
2- Economic Recovery 1933-6
3- Implementation of the Four-Year Plan 1936
4- The Nazi Economy at War 1939-45
Study Guide
Chapter 9 - Nazi Society
1- The Nazi Volksgemeinschaft
2- Social Groups
3- Education and Youth
4- Religion
5- Women and the Family
6- Culture
7- Outsiders
8- Conclusion
Study Guide
Chapter 10 - The Racial State
1- The Origins of Anti-Semitism
2- Gradualism 1933-9
3- War and Genocide 1939-45
Study Guide
Chapter 11 - The Nazi Regime
1- The Role of Hitler
2- The Police State
3- The Nazi Propaganda Machine
4- Resistance
Chapter 12 - Germany at War 1939-45
1- The Military War
2- Germany's Military Defeat
3- The 'Home Front'
4- Germany in 1945
Study Guide
Glossary
Index

About the Author(s):
Geoff Layton is an experienced A Level History author, specialising in the 20th Century history of Germany.