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The Treaty of Versailles
The full treaty terms.

Hitlers Place in History (Podcast)
Open University Lecture 2005: Hitler's Place in History
Ian Kershaw focuses on the influence of Adolf Hitler and the ongoing fascination with his life. This includes coverage of how Hitler saw his own influence and his impact upon Germany and the course of the Second World War.

The Rise of Hitler
A five sectioned online overview lesson.

Interactive mindmap – Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany in 1933?
Create and save your own summary mind map.

Interactive mindmap – How did the Nazi Party develop and organise its ideas up to 1929.
Create and save your own summary mind map.

The Rise of Hitler
This is the first of six information sections by Jeremy Noakes, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, The related links have further short articles.

Germany 1919-1933
A click on summary points page for revision and key points for essays.

The structure of the Nazi State and Hitler’s personal role
The historians and the debate about this issue by Dr Martyn Housden, University of Bradford.

Germany 1871-1945 – Lecture Notes
Online lecture notes by Prof. Raffael Scheck, Colby College, Maine (USA).

Podcasts on Germany 1919-1933

1. Germany 1919-1933
   Short revision podcasts on: Weimar Germany; Hyperinflation; Stresmann and the recovery of Germany 1924-29; How Hitler consolidated his rule; Hitler – Chancellor to Dictator; Why so little opposition to the Nazis.
2. Germany 1918-1939
   Five podcast summaries such as challenges to the Weimar Republic and Life in Nazi Germany.
3. The Origins of the Second World War
   

Germany 1919-1945
This provides links to a range of summary materials for Germany 1919 to 1945. This includes Schoolnet, BBC Bitesize, There are excellent interactive revision mind maps for such aspects as ‘Weimar in crisis – 1919 – 1923’ and ‘Nazi propaganda’.

Weimar and Nazi Germany lessons
28 online lessons and revision sections.

Bitesize Germany 1919-1945
Resources for Britain’s GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) on the BBC site Bitesize. This has Revise and text activities which focus on the factual details, not document analysis.

Modern world History resources

The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler
A Discovery Channel site with some virtual aspects.

Albert Speer
A critical review of Joachim Fest’s book on Speer in the New Statesman. A viewpoint on Speer.