Cambridge A-Level History (9489) Paper 4 Hitler’s Germany Sample Essays

A collection of six A* standard essays for Cambridge A-Level History (9489) Paper 4: Hitler’s Germany. I achieved an A* for History in the Cambridge A-Level October/November 2022 Examinations and was awarded the Outstanding Cambridge Learners High Achievement Award for History.

The responses to the following titles are included:

1. To what extent does popular support for Nazism explain Hitler’s rise to power

2.‘It was the use of propaganda that allowed Hitler’s retention of power’ How far do you agree?

3. Hitler’s social policies were inconsistent and incoherent.’ How far do you agree?

4. ‘A weak dictator’. Assess this view of Hitler.

5. “The main reason that the Nazi regime maintained its control of Germany in the period 1933–39 was its use of terror.” Discuss this view.

6. ‘Nazi youth policies were a failure.’ Discuss this view.

Note: These are essays that were written by me, and shared to help students understand how to structure their own essays for CIE A-Level History. Please DO NOT PLAGIARISE. Thank you.