New GCSE Modern World History: OCR Student book

Summary:

An OCR 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 focus point of the 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 OCR specification by an experienced examiner and trainer
- associated Teacher's Resource Book and OCR Revision Guide also available 

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 OCR specific edition of the best selling textbook for GCSE Modern World History that has ensured exam success for hundreds of thousands of students

• Written by a senior examiner and trainer for a major awarding body who thoroughly understands the demands of the OCR specification

• Focus tasks on each point of the OCR specification guarantee a clear match to the requirements of the OCR examination
• Exam advice features explain exactly what OCR examiners are looking for in each style of question and shows how the Focus Tasks help students acquire both the necessary content knowledge and the essential conceptual understanding to improve their examination grade
• Supported by three Dynamic Learning network CD ROMs which provides extensive ICT based activities for all key topics for use on school VLEs, networks and whiteboards and through the 'lesson builder' technology allow teachers to remix and adapt the content however they please and to create unforgettable lessons at the click of a mouse

• Supported by comprehensive Teacher's Resource Book available in print and on CD, and high-quality, full colour, authoritative revision materials

Table of Contents:
Section 1 - OCR PAPER 1 CORE CONTENT: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 1919-2005
Part 1 The Inter-War Years, 1919-39
1 Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?
2 To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
3 Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
Part 2 The Cold War, 1945-75
4 Who was to blame for the Cold War?
5 Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis?
6 Why did the USA fail in Vietnam?
Part 3 A New World? 1948-2005
7 How secure was the USSR's control over eastern Europe, 1948-2005?
8 How effective has terrorism been since 1969?
9 What is the significance of the Iraq War?
Exam Focus
SECTION 2 OCR PAPER 1 DEPTH STUDIES
10 Causes and events of the First World War, 1890-1914
11 Germany, 1918-45
12 Russia, 1905-41
13 The USA, 1919-41
Exam Focus
SECTION 3 OCR PAPER 2 BRITISH DEPTH STUDIES
14 How was British society changed, 1890-1918?
15 How far did British society change, 1939-1975?
Exam Focus
Acknowledgements
Index

About the Author(s):
Ben Walsh is an experienced GCSE history teacher, a senior examiner with a major examination board a best-selling author and a celebrated expert in the use of digital technology in history teaching. As well as writing best selling books for GCSE Modern World History he has been the key developer of the highly praised Learning Curve online exhibitions for the National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) and he has blazed a trail in the use of digital video archives in the teaching of GCSE history winning a 2008 BETT award.