Britain in the Twentieth Century

by Ian J. Cawood

Overview

Britain in the Twentieth Century is a new approach to teaching and learning twentieth century British history at A level. It meets the needs of teachers and students studying for today's revised AS and A2 exams.

In a unique style, Britain in the Twentieth Century focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills.

From 1900 to the new millennium, the key topics featured include:
* Britain in a new century, 1900-1914
* the First World War and its impact
* inter-war domestic problems
* British foreign policy, 1919-1939
* Britain and the Second World War
* social and economic change, 1945-1979.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136406881
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2013
Series:	Spotlight History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
File size:	39 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	17 - 18 Years

About the Author

Ian J. Cawood

Table of Contents

1: Introduction; 2: Britain in a New Century, 1900–1914; 3: The Impact of the First World War, 1914–1918; 4: Inter-war Domestic Problems, 1918–1939; 5: British Foreign Policy Between the Wars, 1918–1939; 6: Britain and the Second World War, 1939–1945; 7: The Age of Consensus; 8: The ‘Wind of Change'; 9: Social and Economic Change, 1945–1979; 10: Towards the Millennium, 1979–2000; 11: Conclusion