The big picture
The big picture

Germany's story in this period falls into four phases: Weimar democracy, Nazi dictatorship, occupation and division after 1945, then the contrasting histories of the FRG and DDR. A good historical judgement asks not only what changed, but also whether governments rested more on consent or coercion.
Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment 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.