2024 BRD Sec 4E Prelims LORMS

[Elective History] 2024 BRD Sec 4 Express Prelims Section A Source Based Case Study (a) Study Source A. How useful is this source as evidence of Hitler’s aim for Germany? Explain your answer. [5] L1 Answer based on provenance or based on unexplained assertions E.g. Source A is useful as it was published in a British magazine. 1 L2 Useful or Not useful based what it tells about Hitler’s aim for Germany, supported with evidence Award 2m for one aspect (useful OR not useful) E.g. This source is useful because it tells me that Hitler’s aim for Germany was to gain control over the worl d so that Germany is never again subjugated by another power. This is evident from Hitler putting his arms around the large globe of the world and trying to exercise control over as much territories as he can possibly cover and the cartoon says "Germany shall never be encircled". [2] OR E.g. This source is not useful because it is the viewpoint of the British so naturally it would be biased to say that the Hitler’s aims for Germany was to gain control over the world so that Germany is never again subjugated by another power. This is evide nt from Hitler putting his arms around the large globe of the world and trying to exercise control over as much territories as he can possibly cover and the cartoon says "Germany shall never be encircled". [2] 2 L3 Useful based on brief context of 1939 or Useful + Not useful E.g. This source is useful because Hitler has already shown an aggressive form of nationalism by 1939 so the source also shows how his aim for Germany was to gain control over the world so that Germany is never again subjugated by another power. This is ev ident from Hitler putting his arms around the large globe of the world and trying to exercise control over as much territories as he can possibly cover and the cartoon says "Germany shall never be encircled". 3

2 Broadrick Secondary School Preliminary Exam, Sec 4 E Humanities (Elective History) L4 Answers which argue that the source is useful based on assertions about Hitler’s expansionist foreign policy (must have the word/term “reliable”). Cross-reference to contextual knowledge or other sources. (Source C / E / F) E.g. This source is useful because it tells me that Hitler’s aim for Germany was to gain control over the world so that Germany is never again subjugated by another power. This is evident from Hitler putting his arms around the large globe of the world and trying to exercise control over as much territories as he can possibly cover and the cartoon says "Germany shall never be encircled". Source A is useful because it is reliable as it is supported by my contextual knowledge where I know that Hitler had lost no time in imposing his expansionist foreign policy in Europe and by 1 939, Germany had already invaded many parts of Europe such as Austria, Sudetenland and the whole of Czechoslovakia by claiming that Germany was only defending itself from being encircled. 4 L5 Answers which argue that the source is useful based on assertions about Hitler’s expansionist foreign policy (must have the word/term “reliable”). Uses evaluation of the author’s purpose to decide on utility and reliability. E.g. This source is useful because it tells me that Hitler’s aim for Germany was to gain co ntrol over the world so that Germany is never again subjugated by another power. This is evident from Hitler putting his arms around the large globe of the world and trying to exercise control over as much territories as he can possibly cover and the carto on says, "Germany shall never be encircled". Coming from a British cartoonist, this was a useful source because it is reliable in revealing Hitler’s ultimate true desire for Germany. It was likely that the cartoon was drawn to criticize Hitler’s manipulati ons in his official claim on his aggressive foreign policy to prevent Germany from being encircled. Yet his aggressive actions would now let him gain even more control, encircle and take- over the whole world. The cartoonist was probably warning the British government not to continue with the policy of appeasement with Hitler because he cannot be trusted. 5 (b) Study Source B. Are you surprised by the view expressed by Lord Halifax in Source B? Explain your answer. [5] L1 Provenance or unexplained assertions or answers which do not consider the concept of surprise E.g. Yes, I am surprised because it was not possible for Lord Halifax to say this. 1 L2 Surprised / Not surprised based on content, supported 2-3

3 Broadrick Secondary School Preliminary Exam, Sec 4 E Humanities (Elective History) Award 3 marks only if there is an attempt at an explanation of how the content is or is not surprising. E.g. Yes, I am surprised because Lord Halifax held Hitler in such high regard and truly believed in the good of his leadership. This is seen from “He told me he liked all the Nazi leaders” and “But he is very glad that he went, and thinks positively of the leadership.” [2] It is surprising to see British officials being so supportive of Hitler. [3] OR E.g. No, I am not surprised because it is possible for Hitler to convince Lord Halifax that he was a trustworthy and capable leader of Germany. This is seen from “He told me he liked all the Nazi leaders” and “But he is very glad that he went, and thinks positively of the leadership.” [2] It is not surprising because even the British officials had misjudged Hitler. [3] L3 Not surprised / Surprised, based on cross-referencing to contextual knowledge or other sources E.g. I am not surprised because it is possible for Hitler to convince Lord Halifax that he was a trustworthy and capable leader of Germany and for Lord Halifax to believe in the good of Hitler’s leadership. This is seen from “ He told me he liked all the Nazi leaders” and “But he is very glad that he went, and thinks positively of the leadership.” From my contextual knowledge, while Hitler was planning for a massive rearmament programme to build up Germany’s defences from 1933, he kept emphasising to the Allies that he was a supporter of peace and progress in order to allay their fears. Since my contextual knowledge supports what Source B says, so it is not at all surprising to see Lord Halifax expressing happy and appeased views about Hitler and Nazi Germany. OR E.g. I am surprised by the view expressed by Lord Halifax in Source A because it looks as though Britain really likes Germany and believed that both countries would work well together. This is seen from, “But he is very glad that he went, and thinks positively of the leadership.” However, Source E challenges the view in Source B because it suggests that even from 1930, there were views in the USA that Hitler was not a man to be trusted because he was clearly defying the Treaty of Versailles and tryin g to make Germany bigger and stronger. So it is surprising that Lord Halifax in 1937 still believes in the goodness of the German regime and want to work with them. This is evident from Source E where Hitler crawls out bigger and stronger from the Treaty o f Versailles which is unable to contain him. 4 L4 Not surprised, based on context of 1930s. 5

4 Broadrick Secondary School Preliminary Exam, Sec 4 E Humanities (Elective History) E.g. I am not surprised because it is possible for Hitler to convince Lord Halifax that he was a trustworthy and capable leader of Germany. This is seen from “He told me he liked all the Nazi leaders” and “But he is very glad that he went, and thinks positively of the leadership.” Coming from the context of 1930s, Britain was in a pacifist mood because of the devastation in the aftermath of WWII. Many British were publicly disgusted towards war and Lord Halifax, as one of the senior politicians in the British governmen