Modern World History, 3rd edition
Edexcel GCSE
By Ben Walsh & Christopher Culpin
Hodder Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
September 2009
ISBN: 9780340981825
406 pages, Illustrated
$57.50 Paper Original
An Edexcel specific edition of the best selling textbook for GCSE Modern World History. It comprehensively covers the new specification for 2009 onwards and provides a winning combination that will meet the needs of all students. - clear, engaging and provocative author text which brings the period to life and summarises complicated history clearly without being simplistic - Focus Tasks which steadily deepen students' understanding of the content (exactly targeting each topic of the Edexcel specification) while progressively building their history skills - original and relevant source material - written and visual - all of which is used for historical investigation not just for illustration - state-of-the-art ICT support in the form of a Dynamic Learning network CD ROM from an author who leads the field in developing the use of ICT to help refine students historical thinking - authoritative interpretation of the Edexcel specification by experienced examiners and trainers - supported by comprehensive Teacher's Resource Book available in print and on CD, and high-quality, full colour, authoritative revision materials
In its first and second editions this book has provided students with what they need to achieve top grades; and provided teachers with what they need to teach a rewarding and worthwhile course. A winning combination - don't settle for less.
- New Edexcel specific edition of the best selling textbook for GCSE Modern World History that has ensured exam success for hundreds of thousands of students
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Written by senior examiners and trainers for a major awarding body who thoroughly understand the demands of the Edexcel specification
- Focus tasks on each point of the Edexcel specification guarantee a clear match to the requirements of the Edexcel examination
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Exam advice offers practical advice on how to improve your answers for Edexcel Modern World History examinations and plenty of practice
- Supported by three Dynamic Learning network CD ROMs which provide ICT-based activities on all key topics for use on school whiteboards and networks, with a 'lesson builder' that allows teachers to remix and adapt the content however they please and to create unforgettable lessons at the click of a mouse
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Supported by comprehensive Teacher's Resource Book available in print and on CD, and high-quality, full colour, authoritative revision materials
Table of Contents: 
Unit
1 Peace and War: International Relations 1900-1990 1.1:
Why did war break out? International rivalry 1900–14 1.2:
The peace settlement 1918–28 1.3:
Why did war break out? International relations 1929–39 1.4:
Why did the Cold War develop? 1943–56 1.5:
Three Cold War crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia c1957–69 1.6:
Why did the Cold War end? The invasion of Afghanistan (1979) to
the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991). Unit
2: Modern World Depth Studies 2.1:
Germany 1918–39 2.2:
Russia 1917–39 2.3
The USA 1919–41 Unit
3: Modern World Source Enquiry 3.1:
War and the transformation of British society c1903–28 3.2:
War and the transformation of British society c1931–51 3.3:
A divided union? The USA 1945–70