OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) Period study with non-British depth study: International relations 1918-2001 + Germany 1925-1955: the people and the state June 2022 question paper J410/02

Describe one way in which Hitler removed opposition in the years 1933–34.

Explain how life was different in East Germany compared to West Germany between

1945 and 1955.

Explain why the Nazis failed to gain widespread public support between 1925 and 1929.

Study Source A.

Explain how this source is useful to a historian studying Germany during the

Second World War.

Study Source B.

Explain why this source was published in Germany at this time.

Source B

Let us all pull ourselves together and think about how we can do more. Let us reject everything unnecessary to the war effort, and talk less of war and just wage war. Let us be polite and agreeable to each other, following the example of our soldiers by showing a good attitude in all situations. Let us accept the difficulties of each day with calmness and good humour, and let nothing upset us.

An extract from an article written by Joseph Goebbels. The article was published in a national newspaper in March 1942.

5* ‘The Nazis were successful in their aim of creating a National Community in Germany between 1933 and 1939.’

How far do you agree?