In my half yearly our Modern History teacher is planning on examining us on Hitler - his background/childhood, early life etc. (We are studying Germany if unsure) This is not detailed in our syllabus document and as such should he be allowed to test us on it? As it is we have to do all our research ourselves on this topic. I think that this is totally unfair! Anyway, let me know what you think.
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The only tangible link that I can see is that she might have used the 'Rise of the Nazi Party' as some sort of area where Hitler's background could be assessed upon. I do recall that Hitler's life and his role within the early German Worker's Party were part of certain textbooks on this dot point.
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like Kujah says it works off a tangent from the syllabus so i do guess it can be assessed.
Technically (as said above) you could link his early years to the formation of his ideas, ideology, interest in politics etc. and considering his role in the Nazi party these ideas shaped the Nazi party stance, ideas etc and thus relate to the Nazi Rise to Power (as Hitler played a key role). However I do agree with you that this is a bit of a stretch and though textbooks do cover parts of his early life you would never write more than a sentence on it (if even that and obviously depending on the question) in an essay. Things like the fact that he was rejected from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts several times are more narrative than analytical and excess narrative is generally to be avoided (unless stipulated that it is what it is desired).
I agree, his history and life are important to how he became a part of the National Socialist Party to begin with and why he thought the way he did, referring to 'The rise of the Nazi Party'. You need to understand that because it leads to the party itself and it's ideals. I'm even trying to read Mien Kampff for a better understanding of his perspectives. i.e. why he disliked Jews so much, where his idea's developed of Social Darwinism. It's not part of the syllabus directly, but you need to know it to understand.