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

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

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

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Discuss the reasons for the rise to power of Mussolini.

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

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

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TWE was Germany economically and politically stable by 1929?

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

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

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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

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

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

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“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?

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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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?

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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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.

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

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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

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

 

 

 

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