Comprehensive coverage of the latest Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) History specification sits behind this series, written by a team of highly experienced History teachers, examiners and authors to give students the best possible preparation for the exam. Free access to an ActiveBook comes with every Student Book – a digital edition students can access online anytime, supporting study beyond the classroom – while chapters mapped closely to the specification ensure full coverage, with exercises, source materials and exam practice embedded throughout. Transferable skills for higher education and employment are signposted clearly, and Pearson progression tools give quick, easy formative assessment linked to personalised learning guidance. Writing has been reviewed by a language specialist for clarity and accessibility for students whose first language may not be English, and a glossary of key History terminology is included. Units cover Depth Studies (Development of Dictatorship: Germany 1918-45, A World Divided: Superpower Relations 1943-72, A Divided Union: Civil Rights in the USA 1945-70, Dictatorship and Conflict in the USSR 1924-53), Historical Investigations (The USA 1918-41, The Soviet Union in Revolution 1905-24, The Origins and Course of the First World War 1905-18) and Breadth Studies (Conflict, Crisis and Change: China 1900-1989; Conflict, Crisis and Change: The Middle East 1919-2012; The Changing Role of International Organisations: the League and the UN 1919-2011; Changes in Medicine c1848-c1948). Available: May to September 2017.
ISBN 13: 9780435185435
Author: Rob Bircher
