Hitler's consolidation of power, 1933–1939: Review sheets
These review sheets are designed to cover all the essential knowledge for key topic 3 of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE history option on Weimar and Nazi Germany.
They are great for all-in-one revision at the end of a topic or for interleaving and reviewing learning throughout the course.
They feature questions and answers on Hitler's consolidation of power between 1933 and 1939, including:
- the Reichstag Fire
- the Enabling Act
- the Night of the Long Knives
- the death of Hindenburg.
Activities include:
- 'describe' and 'explain' tasks
- colour-coding
- sentence completion
- an exam-style question with a PEEL framework
- practice interpreting sources.
This resource is provided in two versions. The 10-page version contains space for students to write and includes answers; it is designed to be printed in A4 format. The one-page version is designed to be printed in A3 format, with students discussing the answers and writing them in their books.
An extract from the answers:
2. The Enabling Act – March 1933
Describe what it was: A law which gave Hitler the power to pass laws without the Reichstag for four years.
Explain how it was passed: The Nazis bullied and intimidated other parties into voting for it and banned the communists after the Reichstag Fire.
Explain why it consolidated Hitler’s power: Hitler no longer needed to achieve a majority in the Reichstag to pass laws.
