OCR GCSE Modern World History
Revision Guide
By: Ben Walsh
December 2010
Hodder Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9780340992203
172 Pages, Illustrated
$22.50 Paper Original
Succeed at OCR GCSE Modern World History with this active and effective approach to revision and examination skills. This guide provides all the key content of the OCR course, focussed on the requirements and skills needed in your exams.
And with exam tips and active revision tasks, you will be on track to reach or exceed your target grade.
- Comprehensive specification coverage with active revision tasks throughout
- Exam tips throughout to keep students on track with the exam requirements
- Written by examiners
Table of Contents:
Paper 1: Aspects of International Relations, 1919-2005
The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939
Chapter 1: Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?
Chapter 2: To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Chapter 3: Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
The Cold War, 1945-1975
Chapter 4: Who was to blame for the Cold War?
Chapter 5: Who won the Cuban missile crisis?
Chapter 6: Why did the USA fail in Vietnam?
Paper 2: Studies in Depth
Chapter 7: Germany, 1918-1945
Chapter 8: Russia, 1905-1941
Chapter 9: The USA, 1919-1941
Chapter 10: The causes and events of the First World War, 1890-1918
Chapter 7: The USA, 1945-1975: Land of Freedom?
7.1: Why was there a ‘Red Scare’ in the USA?
7.2: How successful was the struggle for civil rights in the 1950s?
7.3: Who improved civil rights the most in the 1960s and 1970s?
Unit Three: British Depth Studies
Chapter 8: How was British society changed, 1890-1918?
Chapter 9: How far did British society change, 1939-1975?