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In the years 1922 to 1939, Mussolini's foreign policy was a disaster for Italy.  Discuss.

Evaluate the methods used by Mussolini to gain and retain power in the years 1919–1926.

Evaluate the successes and failures of Mussolini’s domestic policies between 1922 and 1939

Discuss the reasons for the rise to power of Mussolini.

Evaluate the importance of economic and political problems in allowing Mussolini to gain power in Italy in 1922.

Examine the social and economic impact on Italy of Mussolini’s domestic policies.

TWE was Germany economically and politically stable by 1929?

Examine the reasons why the democratic government in Germany was able to survive the various crises it faced in the years 1919 to 1924.

Compare and contrast the economic and political problems facing Germany in the years 1919–1923 and 1929–1933.

“Germany experienced a “Golden Era” during the Stresemann years (1924–1929).”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“By 1929, the Weimar Republic had overcome the problems of the immediate post-war years.” Discuss.

“Political divisions between 1929 and 1933 were the main cause of the collapse of democracy in Germany.” Discuss.

Evaluate the impact of Hitler’s social and economic policies in Germany up to 1939.

“Hitler’s rule in Germany gave most Germans what they wanted in the years 1933–1939.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“Hitler had clear foreign policy aims but no plan of how to achieve them.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“Hitler’s consolidation of power between January 1933 and August 1934 was a political revolution.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

To what extent do you agree that Hitler was able to consolidate his power by August 1934 because he had the support of the German people?

“Opposition to the Nazi regime was limited and unsuccessful between 1933 and 1939.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“The Republicans lost the Spanish Civil War because they lacked international support.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“The Spanish Civil War was caused by divisions in Spanish society, not ideology.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Evaluate the successes and failures of Primo de Rivera’s government between 1923 and 1930.

 

Discuss the reasons for political polarization in Spain between 1931 and 1936.

“Collective security failed because of the weakness of the League of Nations.”

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Analyse the political impact of the Great Depression on any one country of the region.

Evaluate social developments in one European country (other than Germany, Italy or Spain) in the inter-war years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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