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Adapted and rewritten for the 2008 specification changes for the main exam boards. Flagship History is a best-selling and trusted name in AS and A-level history - authoritative, easy to navigate and geared towards what examiners want to see from successful students. Italy 1848-1943 includes comprehensive factual and interpretive material, from the Vienna Settlement to the fall of Mussolini.
An in-depth but accessible study of one of the most popular GCSE Modern World History topics.
An accessible biography for A level History students that concentrates on the issues that come up time and time again in the AS and A2 exams. * Why historians differ -- an introduction to interpretations and historiography * A brief biography, including a timeline and an 'Understanding Lenin' box * Issue 1: Did he help or hinder Russian Socialism? * Issue 2: Bolshevik Revolution: coup or mass uprising? * Issue 3: Was he merely a Red Tsar? * Lenin: an assessment * Further reading * Index
For the 2008 specifications, this book includes coverage from the causes of the American Revolutionary War to the end of the First World War. With historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts, a study skills section for exam preparation and visuals to support learning available online. Contents: Study and examination skills 1 The United States 1740 1919: A synoptic overview 2 The Struggle for Independence c1740 1783 3 Westward Expansion in the 19th Century 4 The Causes and Course of the Civil War, 1840 1865 5 The Gilded Age' to the First World War, 1865 1919 6 Civil Rights 1865 1919 Index"
This authoritative guide covers the whole Tudor period of English history in one manageable volume, from the reign of Henry VII to Elizabethan England.
A comprehensive study of 19th century-British history which adopts the approach that will be required by the post-1998 A Level syllabuses. It is presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format and includes keypoints that reinforce the narrative. Study skills and worked questions for the major examination boards are also included.
A comprehensive A Level history text on early modern Europe, written by a team of experienced teachers who are also examiners.
An accessible biography for A level History students that concentrates on the issues that come up time and time again in the AS and A2 exams. * Why historians differ -- an introduction to interpretations and historiography * A brief biography, including a timeline and an 'Understanding Mussolini' box * Issue 1: How did he become Italian Prime Minister? * Issue 2: Was Fascist Italy a totalitarian dictatorship? * Issue 3: Did he want to create a new Roman Empire? * Mussolini: an assessment * Further reading * Index
New for the 2008 specification this title covers the end of the Napoleonic War to the fall of Rosebery's Liberal administration. Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts, a study skills section for exam preparation and a companion website with visuals to support learning. Contents: Study and examination skills 1 Britain 1815-1895: A synoptic overview 2 The Tories in government, 1815-1830 3 The Great Reform Act of 1832 4 Chartism 5 Electoral reform in Britain, 1850-1885 6 Poverty, public health and the growth of government, 1830-1875 7 Gladstone, 1868-1894 8 The Conservative Party of Disraeli and Salisbury, 1868-1895 9 British foreign and imperial policy, 1856-1895 10 Ireland, 1798-1922 Index
This book covers the Paper 3 topic Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850-2009 in the Edexcel A level specification for first teaching from September 2015.