AQA A Level History Breadth Study: The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871-1991 June 2019 question paper 7042/1L

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to Bismarck’s ability to control the Reichstag in the years 1871 to 1890.

‘German society was fundamentally changed as a result of the First World War.’

Assess the validity of this view in the context of the years 1900 to 1929.

‘The recovery of the economy under the Nazis in the 1930s was more impressive than the recovery of the West German economy after the Second World War.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How effectively was democracy established in West Germany in the years 1949 to 1969?