Britain 1890-1939 Heinemann Advanced History:

The series that everyone's talking about!

Britain 1890-1939 is the ideal book for students studying the social, economic and political reforms which took place in Britain in this period. It covers topics such as welfare provision, English attitudes towards Ireland, the impact of the First World War on domestic politics and the rise of the Labour Party.

• Separate sections for AS and A2 ensures your students have the information they need at the right depth.
• Exam preparation and advice at the end of each section help your students understand what examiners are looking for and what style questions your exam board will set.
• A more accessible AS format eases the transition from GCSE while the A2 section develops students' skills and helps them rise to the challenge of A Level exams.

Contents Listing

AS Section: Narrative and explanation

Introduction: People and power

1. Why did the Liberal Party win the general election of 1906?
2. The needs of the people: welfare and social erforms, 1906–14
3. Constitutional conflict: struggles with the Lords
4. New Thinking
5. Struggles for the suffrage
6. Industrial unrest
7. The challenge of the home front 1914–18: the state and the politicians
8. The challenge of the home front 1914–18: the state and the people
9. The Irish question: Home Rule or partition?
10. The fall of Lloyd George, 1918–22
11. The General Strike of 1926: revolution or muddle?
12. The rise of the Labour Party, 1900–24
13. From Labour to a National Government

AS Assessment

A2 Section: Analysis and interpretation

1. To what extent was the First World War responsible for the longer-term Liberal decline?
2. Revival and decline: the Liberal Party 1918–29
3. The Liberal Party as third party. An historiographical approach

A2 Assessment: the decline of the Liberal Party, c. 1900–29

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