From unification to reunification
From unification to reunification
This topic follows Germany through repeated attempts to build a stable state: the Second Reich after 1871, the Weimar Republic from 1919, Nazi dictatorship from 1933, division after 1945 and reunification in 1990. The key question is not just what happened, but why Germany kept moving between unity and division.
Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level History Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.
