Synopses & Reviews
Written by experienced teachers and examiners and fully endorsed by Cambridge, this comprehensive text thoroughly covers all the 20th century elements of the latest Cambridge syllabus, for first examination in 2015. With a dual focus on knowledge acquisition AND skills development, it includes extensive source analysis work and is packed with original colour sources, graphs, maps and more to hold learners' attention. A dedicated chapter on exam skills fully develops all the skills directly relevant to assessment and the alternative to coursework. Including careful provision for EAL learners, a high level of detail and challenge will stretch your most able students and enable critical thinking.
Table of Contents
Core Topics 1. Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?
2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
3. Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
4. Who was to blame for the Cold War?
5. How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism?
6. How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe, 1948- c.1989?
7. Why did events in the Gulf matter, c. 1970-2000?
Depth Studies
8. The First World War, 1914- 18
9. Germany, 1918- 45
10. Russia, 1905- 41
11. The USA, 1919- 41
12. China, 1945- c.1990
13. South Africa, c.1940- c.1994
14. Israelis and Palestinians, 1940- c.1994
15. Preparing for assessment