Re-discovering the Twentieth Century World, A World Study After 1900 (Heftet (myke permer))

Colin Shephard was formerly the Director of the Schools History Project. He is Chief Examiner for OCR GCSE Modern World History, and is leading the development of the new and innovative History GCSE Specification being piloted from 2006-2008. much in demand as trainer for GCSE and IGCSE. He was the Series Editor of the Discovering the Past series for both Key Stage 3 and GCSE. Terry is a former advisory teacher in London. He has been a consultant on SHP's GCSE books for the past 15 years.

SHP's discovering the Past has been the best selling course for Key Stage 3 national curriculum history. Now this foundation edition offers the best of the old but in a new design and an accessible format.

Timeline. Your pathway. The First World War: Three fuses and one spark! Why did they end up in trenches? What was life like on the Western Front? Review. The rise of the dictators and the causes of the Second World War: How would you treat the Germans after the war? 'Vengeance at Versailles'? The rise of the dictators. Why were people so frightened of Communism? How did Hitler come to power? What was life like in Nazi Germany? Did Hitler cause the Second World War? Review. The post-war world: Why was the Cold War so dangerous? How did a half-naked man with a bamboo stick defaat the British Empire? The story of Ghandi. Review task. Glossary. Index.