Working Essay Log (Updated 7-9-15)

Modern History Essay Log

April 6 (15 minutes)                         Began constructing a list of possible essay topics

April 9 (20 minutes)                          Decided on Topic 9- “An Age of Catastophes: Depression, Dictators, and the Second World War c. 1929-1945”, focusing particularly on Hitler’s rise to power

April 12 (45 minutes)                        Began vaguely researching primary information surrounding

                                                           Hitler’s rise to power

April 21 (45 minutes)                       Began refining essay questions

                                                          Began research

                                                          Began compiling a bibliography

April 30 (15 minutes)                        Finalised a working question “‘The critical factor of Hitler’s rise to power in Germany by 1933 was the turbulent and anarchical nature of German politics at the time’ To what extent is this question accurate?”

May 26 (45 minutes)                          Compiled information and began writing dot points about the four major areas concerning Hitler’s rise to power; military, social, economic and political

May 27 (90 minutes)                         Began constructing a rough timeline of the consequences of World War One, continuing more research on Hitler’s rise to power

May 31 (60 minutes)                         A mind-map was created, further references collected

June 2 (15 minutes)                           Continued question refinement

June 4 (30 minutes)                           Began an essay plan, continued bibliography

June 20 (30 minutes)                         Continued research

July 7 (20 minutes)                            Continued research

July 10 (20 minutes)                         Continued research and note taking

July 18 (60 minutes)                         Further developed an essay plan

July 19 (3 hours)                               Completed research, updated bibliography and essay plan

July 20 (3 hours)                               Completed essay plan, began writing essay, updated bibliography

July 21 (2 hours)                               Continued essay

July 26 (20 minutes)                          Continued essay

July 27 (60 minutes)                         Continued essay

July 28 (70 minutes)                         Continued essay

August 3 (30 minutes)                      Completed essay

August 4 (45 minutes)                      Began proof reading essay and cutting wordcount

August 5 (30 minutes)                      Proof read essay, cut wordcount

August 16 (40 minutes)                    Began to fix draft

August 30 (50 minutes)                    Added information, revised draft

September 1 (30 minutes)               Revised draft

September 4 (20 minutes)               Revised draft

September 7 (70 minutes)               Gathered more information to add to essay, updated blog

Running Bibliography (Updated 06.08.2015).

Bibliography

Websites

The History Place, Road to Power. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/hitleryouth/hj-road.htm. (Accessed 12.04.2015).

Encyclopædia Britannica, Rise to power. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/267992/Adolf-Hitler/10115/Rise-to-power. (Accessed 12.04.2015).

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Hitler comes to power. http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671. (Accessed 21.04.2015).

British Broadcasting Company, Hitler’s rise to power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/nationalism/hitler/revision/2/ . (Accessed 21.04.2015).

Schools History, The impact of the First World War on Germany. http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/ASLevel_History/week3_impactofwar.htm. (Accessed 21.04.2015).

Education Portal, Economic, social and political consequences of The Great War. http://study.com/academy/lesson/economic-social-political-consequences-of-the-great-war.html. (Accessed 21.04.2015).

International Baccalaureate, The Ruhr Crisis (1923). http://ibguides.com/history/notes/the-ruhr-crisis-1923-locarno-and-the-locarno-spring. (Accessed 31.05.2015).

United States Department of State, Milestones: 1921-1936. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/dawes. (Accessed 31.05.2015).

Charles Sturt University, Collapse of the Wiemar Republic: 1929-1933. http://hsc.csu.edu.au/modern_history/national_studies/germany/2431/page76.htm. (Accessed 04.06.2015).

Spartacus Educational, Treaty of Locarno. http://spartacus-educational.com/GERlocarno.htm. (Accessed 19.07.2015).

Scholastic, Hitler Comes to Power. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f031008_Hitler. (Accessed 20.07.2015).

Books

McDonough, F., Hitler and Nazi Germany. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 1999.

Ross, S., Causes and Consequences of the Second World War. Evans Brothers Limited, London. 1995.

Tames, R., Adolf Hitler. Heinemann Library, Hong Kong. 1998.

Collier, M., Philip P., Germany 1919-45. Heinnman Educational Publishers, Bath. 2000.

Triggs, T. D., Germany between the wars. Oliver and Boyd, Hong Kong. 1990.

Grey, P., Little, R., Germany 1918-1945. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 1997.

Martin, D., Germany 1918-1945. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. 2001.

Videos

Hitler in Colour (Nazi Rise to Power). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHbzRYjjKto. (Accessed 30.05.2015).

Impact on Germany after World War 1 and The Wiemar Republic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_2O_7-2AnQ . (Accessed 30.05.2015).

As it happened: Inside the mind of Adolf Hitler [video], ABC, Adelaide, 2007.

Working Question

‘The critical factor of Hitler’s rise to power in Germany by 1933 was the

turbulent and anarchical nature of German politics at the time’ To what extent is this question accurate?

Question refining

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS

- "To what extent did the political and societal conditions of Germany from 1923-1933 assist Hitler coming to power?"
- "To what extent did the political conditions of Germany from 1923-1933 assist Hitler in his rise to power?"
- "How important were the political conditions of Germany from 1923-1933 in assisting Hitler coming to power in 1933?"
- "To what extent did the political conditions of Germany from 1923-1933 make Hitler's rise to power successful?"

Hitler's rise to power

Last year whilst in Canada, I studied IB Modern History, in which the class was learning about Hitler's rise to power, and i thought this could be a very interesting topic to study. 

The economic, political and social environment's after World War One in particular that helped Hitler come to power interests me greatly, and i feel i could go into a great amount of depth on the topic, while still being able to write about it in 2000 words.

Similarly, this would mean i could write about a shorter time frame, making the information more specific. 

Some ideas for possible questions

- political affects after 1919 that led to the rise of Hitler
- economic influence on the start of World War Two
- The Great Depression
- Atomic warfare (Hiroshima ect.)
- Social and Political Upheavals ?
- Terrorism