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ZIMSEC O-Level History

12.4The rise of European dictators

The rise of European dictators in ZIMSEC O-Level History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 12.4.1Form 4: explain the concepts of fascism and Nazism.
  2. 12.4.2Form 4: outline the inter-war problems that led to dictatorship in Italy and Germany.
  3. 12.4.3Form 4: describe the domestic and foreign policies of Mussolini and Hitler.

Lessons

  • Anschluss, Munich and appeasement, 1938

    30 min

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  • Fascism, Nazism and Mussolini's Italy

    30 min

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  • Hitler's aims and early foreign policy, 1933-1936

    30 min

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  • Nazi consolidation and control, 1933-1945

    35 min

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  • The rise of the Nazis, 1919-1933

    35 min

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The rise of European dictators: sample question

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Which feature was central to Nazism from the start but was NOT central to Italian fascism at first?

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