VCE History: 20th Century History Unit 1: 1918-1939: Websites

A PDF version of the Treaty in its entirety.

Extract from the Treaty - Articles 227-231.
Article 231 - often known as the "war guilt clause" was the opening Article of the Reparations section, compelling Germany to pay reparations for WWI.

Summary of the terms of the treaty and its criticism

Describes the Treaty and briefly examines the role it had in the rise of Nazism.

An essay about how the provisions of the Treaty left Germany in ruins and a fertile ground for the Nazis.

The fourteen points in dot points!

Transcript of the speech to Congress delivered on January 8, 1918.

A brief essay on the impact and influence of the Wilson presidency.

Information about the formation and purpose of the League of Nations, its efforts and failure.

Reflections on the League's legacy - what it got right, why it failed, its role in WWII and what was happening elsewhere in the world at the time.

Detailed biography of Hitler's early life, rise to power, daily life and habits, his dictatorship before WWII, the war itself and a discussion of his place in history.

Events in Hitler's rise from the unknown to become dictator of Germany in 1933. Also links to a second section, The Triumph of Hitler, covering events in the pre-war years to 1939.

Full text translation of Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.

Biography of Mussolini and short videos capturing his rise to power and alliance with Hitler.

Detailed biography.

Outlines how the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini evolved, and highlights their points of difference.

Biography of Hirohito, including the period of the rise of Japanese militarism.

Outlines the key points of Japanese expansion under Emperor Hirohito which culminated in the invasion of China in 1937.

Outlines the rise of militarism in Japan - the weakening of party government, the Manchurian Incident and the road to WWII, the invasion of China and foreign relations with Germany and Italy.

The Great Depression and its far-reaching effects in Europe and its timing in the rise of Hitler.

Summary of how Hitler capitalised on the effect of the Great Depression on the German economy.

Overview of Germany between the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII.

GHDI is a comprehensive collection of original historical sources, images and maps documenting German political, social and cultural history, including sections on Weimar and Nazi Germany.

German History revision guides for the topics Weimar Germany, Hitler into Power 1929-34 and Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1939. Includes interactive multiple-choice tests to check key understandings and facts.

The aftermath of the First World War, the Weimar Republic, the early years of the Nazi Party, the rise to power and how the Nazi consolidated its power.

Outlines the origins of the Nazi Party, how Hitler and the Nazis came to power in 1933, and militant foreign policy to 1939.

A series of five articles examining the use of Nazi propaganda before and during democracy through to the war’s end.

Exploration through images of the Nazis' sophisticated propaganda campaigns.

A journal article about the prominent role of music in the rise of Nazi culture in Germany, Hitler's views and preferences in music, and its extensive use in propaganda and indoctrination of the entire country.

An overview of how Nazi leaders set about changing the cultural landscape of Germany.

Information about the Bauhaus movement - its origins, key ideas, artists and significant artworks.

"The art school’s brief run in Germany shows not a simple dichotomy, but rather how, to varying degrees of bravery, individuals tried to survive under tyranny."