This module examines the causes and consequences of the most dramatic trend in modern history: the development of totalitarian regimes in Germany, Italy and the USSR. The regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Lenin and Stalin contributed to massive change within their countries and had repercussions far beyond their own borders. The history we study today would be far different had totalitarianism not existed in these countries — or had it survived into the twenty-first century.
The exam has three questions and you must answer two of them. All the questions have two parts. The first part, worth 12 marks, will usually focus on one issue or event. The exam board gives you an opportunity to show that you can explain the causes and reasons behind it. The second part, worth 24 marks, will be broader and include more factors. The exam board here wants you to demonstrate that you understand the bigger issues and that you can make a judgement about a historical debate.
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