History · GCSE · The 20th-Century World
Defeat in 1918 and the end of the monarchy
gcse-hist-1ab-1-2aFree0:35Heddy Score 2 of 7, below the standardPlays from youtube-nocookie.com. No YouTube cookies until you press play.
What you need to know
- War brought food shortages and hunger to Germany.
- By late 1918 the army was losing and sailors and workers revolted.
- The Kaiser abdicated and a republic was declared.
In this clip
0:00–0:35Defeat in 1918 and the end of the monarchygcse-hist-1ab-1-2a1:36–2:16Reparations, the Ruhr and hyperinflationgcse-hist-1ab-1-2b2:40–3:05The Stresemann years and Weimar culture, 1924–1929gcse-hist-1ab-1-3b3:05–3:43The Depression and the rise of the Nazisgcse-hist-1ab-2-13:43–4:17How Hitler became Chancellorgcse-hist-1ab-2-24:17–5:17From Chancellor to Führer, 1933–1934gcse-hist-1ab-2-35:17–6:10Women, young people, schools and the churchesgcse-hist-1ab-3-2a6:10–6:54The Nazi economy, 1933–1939gcse-hist-1ab-3-1a7:22–8:04Germans at war, 1939–1945gcse-hist-1ab-3-1b8:04–8:46Racial policy, persecution and the Final Solutiongcse-hist-1ab-3-2bHeddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.2/7, Below the standard
- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · not judged yet. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
Our students
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Our own students' answers. These are what move ★7 Proven.Why we picked it
Ten-minute animated overview of Germany from 1918 to 1945; ideal as a first pass through the GCSE Germany option.
History Matters on YouTubechecked 2026-10-16