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b. “Golden Era” under Gustav Stresemann (1924–1929)
After the chaos and instability of the years 1919 – 1923, the years from 1924 to 1929 are often seen as ‘a golden age’. Indeed, there was improvement in Germany’s economic position and relative political...
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3. Failure of Weimar Germany, and Adolf Hitler’s rise and consolidation of power (1918–1934)
Although Germany became a democracy after its defeat in the First World War, the new Weimar Republic faced a series of economic and political crises in the 1920s. Although it looked as stability had been...
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a. What factors prompted innovation
During the period c.982–1020, communities from Scandinavia adapted to environmental pressures, limited farmland, and growing populations by developing new technologies and seeking opportunities beyond...
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Example 1: Norse exploration (circa 982– 1020)
The expansion of the Norse during the ‘Viking’ Age was a significant period of innovation and exploration in early medieval history. Communities from Scandinavia adapted to environmental pressures, limited...
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c. What innovations took place?
Inquiry question: What innovations took place? Specified content: On this page you will explore how Norse exploration was prompted by practical innovations that enabled settlement in unfamiliar and often...
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ii Role of population pressure & land
On this page, you will investigate the role of limited farmland and a growing population on the development of new technologies and the search for opportunities beyond the Norse's homelands. Inquiry...
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a. Constitutional, political, economic and social challenges (1918–1929)
The pages below cover the challenges faced in Germany in the years after the First World War. Specified content: Constitutional, political, economic and social challenges (1918–1929)...
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Quizzes to download
On this page you will find quizzes on this topic to help students learn key facts. Photo by Evan Dennis on Unsplash Here are 25 multiple choice questions on the background to Mussolini's rise to power....
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d. Sources for Aztecs
See below for resources that will be useful for extra information and for sources on this topic. Works of historians Camilla Townsend Fifth Sun: A new history of the Aztecs, OUP, 2021 Inga Clendinnen,...
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Example 2: The Aztec Empire (circa 1428–1469)
Between 1345 and 1521, the Aztecs forged an empire over much of the central Mexican highlands. At its height, the Aztecs ruled over 80,000 square miles throughout central Mexico, from the Gulf Coast to...