STRESEMANN

Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) was the son of a well-to-do restauranteur. He worked in the family business and studied hard. After attending the Andreas Real Gymnasium in Berlin, Stresemann studied literature, philosophy, and political economy at Berlin and Leipzig. During these student days, he discovered that he had powers of leadership as well as a capacity [...]

Britain at War

Revision Notes Key Issue: How did Britain resist and help to defeat Germany in the Second World War? The BEF in Europe 1939-40: Dunkirk • Sunday 3rd September 1939, 11am: Chamberlain broadcasts that Britain has declared war: ‘it is evil things that we shall be fighting – brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and persecution’. [...]

Did Hitler save Germany?

If Hitler had died in 1939 he would be considered the saviour of Germany in the History books. True or false?

Celebrate Christmas the Nazi Way!

Here is Hitler at a Christmas dinner. He didn’t seek to abolish Christmas but to transform it from a Christian holiday to a celebration of the family in a National Socialist context. The job was made easier since the German word for Christmas (Weihnacht) is non-religious in tone. Consequently, a 64-page pamphlet for Advent, released [...]