-_- Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Hi, Exams coming up pretty soon, if anyone feels like he/she has any question concerning Weimar/Hitler/Stalin/Cold War/World War I and II/USSR 1928-1991 then feel free to ask. I'll help if it's possible May everyone get a solid 7 in History! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanwww222 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 What were the main conditions that allowed Hitler and Stalin rise to power? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_- Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) *Hitler:- Weakness of Left-wing opposition- Miscalculation of Papen and Conservative politicians- Great Depression + Heinrich Bruning's tight fiscal policy => economic situation in Germany- Nazi propaganda- Hitler's personal appeal and ability- Germany's authoritarian tradition- Weimar proportional voting system, article 48,...*Stalin:- Firstly, Lenin and Sverdlov were dead in 1924.- Stalin was a very shrewd person but people perceived him as dull and harmless=> Underestimating him- Stalin was a populist, moving with the current to get support- The system ensured that bureaucrats like Stalin would be more favored than technocrats- Stalin was able to outmanoeuvre all his opponents: Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin, Trotsky- No united front against Stalin until too late => accused of factionalism- Trotsky was arrogant- Stalin knew how to made alliance and then backstabbed them. Edited May 9, 2012 by -_- Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleksanderj92 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 hi is it possible to ask you about Castro? in general. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleksanderj92 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 is it possible to send med some of your essays ? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_- Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Sure, I can send you 2 essays. Send me a pm with your email. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp_11 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Know of any good history documentaries regarding WW1, WW2, Hitler, Mussolini, etc? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_- Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 - WWI and WWII in colour series => you can find on youtube- Hitler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEG-5_9nK4=> Rise of hitler National Geographic Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast93 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 the above documentary is definitely worth watching. excellently refurbished (the colours and editing are incredible) and very informative. watched it recently too Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greentea Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Could you please help me with the importance of long term and short term causes for the WWI and WWII? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast93 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) here are a few points to look atWWI- short term causes:Balkan Wars 1912/1913, Balkan crisis 1914 (assassination of Franz Ferdinand), The Blank Cheque, The Austrian ultimatum, mobilization race, alliance systemsWWI- long term causes:Industrialization and change of balance of powers, decline of the Ottoman empire, nationalism, growing strength of Germany, Alliance system, naval race, imperialism, maroccan (1905/1911) and bosnian crisis (1908)....WWII- short term causes:anything really from 1936 and 1939 (polish crisis, sudeten crisis, munich and appeasement,...), nazi-soviet pact, pact of steel with italy, anti-communist aggression pact with japan,WWII- long term causes:Hitler's rise to power caused by weaknesses of weimar, resentment due to the treaty of versailles, the wall street crash, failure of disarmament at geneva, failure of the league of nations to protect abyssinia and manchuria, bad diplomacy (hoare-laval pact, german-naval agreement),....these are just a few points, theres loads to talk about... Edited May 10, 2012 by Eastcoast93 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_- Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would normally divide into long-term/short-term/immediate (the casus belli) but doing the way Eastcoast93 had suggested is pretty fine as well, make sure you point out clearly the time scope in your essay. Above are main points that everyone should know if they want to get anything 14+ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast93 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) yeah i agree with (i don't know how to write that name) above- you should organize it differently. i just laid it out this way for quick understanding. but the structure it will take in an actual essay will vary, also what you decide to include. obviously it is impossible to include everything. Edited May 10, 2012 by Eastcoast93 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_- Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's true but some of them actually you can group together so in the end, one can nearly include everything if plan carefully in advance. Maybe not recommended but... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar Le Devine Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Darn, I hope I will do well! Only if I studied more over the two years... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissi_p0oh Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Do you know anything about the causes of the Cold War? I know absolutely nothing on that topic T___T Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhenya Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Not exactly about the topics, but rather the general exam structure: Why is it that you need 17+ points on a single essay to get a 7, but only approx. 26/40 (so around 13) points to get a 7 in Paper 2?I've been studying really hard these past few weeks, but this is kind of creeping me out-- are the examiners thaaaat strict, or is the exam actually passable for people who study?Also, people on various forums are arguing whether you should include histiography or not to get a 7... but in fact you don't need the 'higher bands' to get a 7 overall so is it better to just forget about it in general? =/ (so confused right now...) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissi_p0oh Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 because paper 1 is much easier to get +17 points on I assume. After all, a lot of points are comprehension really. I've never gotten anything lower than a 20 on paper 1. Its much harder to write a good essay in paper 2 in my opinion. Well, my teacher is really big on historiography but I didn't include a single historian on any of my essays in my mocks, and I still got a 7. So I guess it doesn't really matter. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhenya Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 ....aaaand at this point I'm beginning to wish my teachers taught with the IB grading system instead of the Austrian marking system... haha... *sob* (On my last mock exam I got... 9/10? Which I guess counts for something? xDD)In any case I guess I'll just try my best to answer the damn question instead of waffling around with random names then. ^^ Thanks and good luck on your exam! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoast93 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 You don't need 17+ to get a 7 on a single essay. 14 is a 7 I don't understand that whole marking system anyways, I'll just go in there and answer the questions with all I know. The rest is up to the examiners. Good luck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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