Source based questions

1. Source based questions You will have a 12 and 24 mark question to answer In the exam you will have 90mins on this paper – recommend you spend about 50mins on this qu and 40mins on the other as you need to read the sources carefully Your Autumn 2 tracker assessment will be two source based questions about youth and education Both questions due 11/12 to be handed in at the end of the lesson. This lesson we’ll plan and Thursday/Tuesday we have the computers so you can write them up

2. 12 mark question This question will ask you to compare two sources which overlap in some way. It might be tricky to spot how – these types of qus need practice. This question requires you to mostly focus on the sources and build in some own knowledge to explain why they agree/disagree (contextual knowledge) • Paragraph on 2 ways they agree supported by short quotes (+ OK) • Paragraph on 2 ways they disagree supported by short quotes (+OK) • Conclusion on how far they agree overall (compare and bring in contextual knowledge)

3. 12 mark question – plan Source A and Source B seem to disagree significantly Disagree: Sources - ‘I have oppressive memories’ vs. ‘I thought it was a good time’ or ‘glimmer of hope’ ‘Boring drill’ vs. ‘Order and discipline’ They highlight different reactions to drill and the toughness of Hitler Youth (enthusiasm vs. boring) Own knowledge – Source B talks about 1933/4 when Hitler Youth was still focused on activities and fun whereas Source A talks about boring drill so could have been written later in the 1930s when HY became more disciplined and more about military and drill One is written by a boy, one by a girl – could assume why their views differ – for males Hitler Youth was more about drill whereas girls focused on becoming the ideal German woman (family and home)

4. 12 mark question – plan However, looking more closely at the sources, there are also ways in which their views agree. Agree: Sources – ‘grip of ambition’ and ‘glimmer of hope’ Suggests that most young people conformed – both are aware of Nazi ideology and joined Hitler Youth. Offered hope and ambition. ‘not politically correct’ and ‘putting the boot in’ - both agree on a toughness and discipline and to some extent violence in the movement. An oppressive organisation (Majority did conform, youth offered hope and ambition, underlying use of aggression and force in HY) Own knowledge – 6million had joined by 1936, mass conformity – people joined for a number of reasons (include examples)

5. 12 mark question – plan Conclusion: (decide if they mostly agree or disagree) On the surface, these sources appear to disagree… It is possible to find some agreement in their views… However overall they are more different than they are similar… Make a judgement in answer to ‘how far…’

6. 24 mark question This question is the same as the 24 mark essay question but you need to integrate the sources with your own knowledge. This question requires you to use the sources as a prompt and link them to your own knowledge. Don’t just go through each source individually – you need to integrate and compare them and explain with your OK. One of the sources will usually overlap so it can be used for both sides of the argument • Introduction – set up the debate • 2 ways it was successful supported by short quotes (+OK) • 2 ways it wasn’t successful supported by short quotes (+OK) • Conclusion – decide overall what the sources highlight

7. 24 mark question - plan Intro: (set up the debate and the significance of youth) The Nazis put huge amounts of time and effort into trying to win over the youth, as they saw them as the future of Germany. Could mention ‘your children belong to us’ quote. They aimed to win the hearts and minds of the youth but the question is did they manage to do this?

8. 24 mark question - plan Success: Source B’s enthusiasm shows success of HY. Tactics including parades, celebrations and uniforms were used to increase support. New sense of order and discipline – Source A agrees with this too ‘method in the madness’ – shows youth were indoctrinated even if they didn’t all show enthusiasm. Millions had signed up to HY by 1939, and bought into the Nazi ideals. Source B highlights this perfectly…also Source A… (good to link the sources if you can) The Nazis co-ordinated education and miseducated a whole generation of young Germans. Source C shows their success at co-ordination…

9. 24 mark question - plan Failure: (bit trickier for this particular question – only goes up to 1939 so can’t say loads about opposition. You’ll have to make a lot of Source A and add lots of own knowledge) Could squeeze in Edelweiss Pirates and link them to Source A ‘oppressive memories’ – as a result of the feelings described in Source A, towards the late 1930s opposition starts to grow – Source A is an example of someone becoming disillusioned Source C – 3% didn’t sign up (bit of a weak argument), perhaps talk about failure of Nazi schools. Good at co-ordinating existing system but Nazi schools not well received. Reasons people joined – not always through enthusiasm, Nazis had to rely on fear and coercion to gain some members – try to link to a Source

10. 24 mark question - plan Conclusion: Up to 1939 the Nazis were really pretty successful. Not huge numbers of opposition until end of 1930s, 1940s. By end of 1930s with the outbreak of war, you start to see more pressures being put on the HY which Source A allude to. Success at indoctrinating the youth and winning hearts and minds (Source B) Source C – success in co-ordinating education Mention the sources again in the conclusion – overall the sources suggest they were very successful