This fully resourced, enquiry-led GCSE History bundle brings together 12 engaging lessons on Weimar and Nazi Germany topic areas that have not yet been used as the focus of Section B (Sources & Interpretations) exam questions. It is designed to help teachers ensure strong coverage of these content areas through structured, high-engagement enquiry lessons.

These are full Asa Merrin enquiry lessons — not exam drill sessions — built around secure knowledge, interpretation and supported judgement through interactive classroom activities.

The bundle covers key political change, constitutional development, Nazi Party growth, dictatorship control measures, and escalating persecution across the Weimar and Nazi periods.

The bundle includes lessons on:

The Kaiser’s abdication

The German Revolution

The Weimar Constitution

The Treaty of Versailles

Changes in Weimar society

Early development of the Nazi Party

The Munich Putsch

Hitler becoming Führer

Nazi control of the legal system

Nazi control of religion

The persecution of minority groups

Kristallnacht and public responsibility

Across the lessons, students complete enquiry activities such as:

Character match-up investigations

Living graph sequencing and interpretation

“What Would You Do?” decision scenarios

Thematic card sorts and evidence classification

Interpretation comparison and judgement tasks

Structured AfL knowledge checks

All lessons include full slide decks, printable worksheets and cut-out cards, and detailed slide-by-slide teacher notes in Asa Merrin format.

Designed for Edexcel GCSE Weimar & Nazi Germany, and easily adaptable for AQA, OCR and Eduqas. The lessons develop interpretation, causation, significance, decision-making and evaluative judgement through carefully structured enquiry.