Books in Cambridge History Programme Key Stage 3 series

A range of textbooks covering many of the options available on GCSE history specifications. Germany is a popular topic of study for students working towards GCSE. This text covers the main events between the end of the First World War and Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, and is suitable for both S.H.P. and Modern World History syllabuses. Key questions are used to focus student attention, and excellent coverage is provided of the impact of the Treaty of Versailles, life during the Weimar period, Hitler's rise to power and the influence of the Nazi regime. A wide range of sources and illustrations help set the events of this period in context.

Castles and Cathedrals is a supplementary text in the Cambridge History Programme for key stage 3. It meets the requirements of supplementary study unit category A, extending the work undertaken in Medieval Britain. This full-colour text looks at the developing architecture of castles and cathedrals - the buildings which symbolise the most powerful forces in the medieval world. Through a combination of primary and secondary sources it examines what these buildings can reveal of the people who inhabited them and of medieval society in general. Castles and Cathedrals features: * enquiry-based units which pose key historical questions * a careful balance of investigation and explanation * overview sections which introduce and consolidate themes and concepts * an Attainment Target matrix for pupils and teachers * activities ranging in difficulty which enable pupils to meet the attainment targets

The Second World War is a core text for Y9 at key stage 3 of the history national curriculum. It forms a component of the Cambridge History Programme, an investigative course which provides a coherent and progressive programme of history and offers teachers practical guidance on assessment. The Second World War features enquiry-based units which pose key historical questions; a careful balance of investigation and explanation; overview sections to introduce and consolidate themes and concepts; activities ranging in difficulty and an Attainment Target matrix for pupils and teachers.

This book is written for the key stage 3 history unit: the twentieth century world is an extension of The Second World War by the same author. Historical coverage extends from a view of the world at the turn of the century, through the upheavals of the First and Second World Wars to the present day. Students are given an overview of the main events and developments of the twentieth century, and are introduced to issues of political, economic and social importance.The book also includes particular depth studies.