Books with title OCR GCSE Modern World History: Revision Guide

Succeed at OCR GCSE Modern World History with this active and effective approach to revision and examination skills. This guide provides all the key content of the OCR course, focussed on the requirements and skills needed in your exams. And with exam tips and active revision tasks, you will be on track to reach or exceed your target grade. J. Patel (UK) says of the OCR Modern World History Revision Guide previous edition: "I had so many notes I just didn't know what to learn and did not have the time to go through all of them. I only revised for my GCSE from this book and scored a high A*. As long as you learn the condensed information this book gives you thoroughly, you cannot go wrong."

Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to succeed in AQA GCSE Modern World History. How this revision guide helps you:- It condenses each topic into easy-to-revise chunks- There is a revision task for each chunk of content to make sure you have understood and learnt the key information- Key term boxes help you learn the essential vocabulary - Exam Practice provides sample exam questions for each topic - and you can check your answers online - Exam tips explain how to approach each kind of sample question and help you avoid the most common mistakes people make in their examsThis second edition is for the revised specification for first examination in Summer 2015.

Succeed in OCR GCSE Modern World History with this active and effective approach to revision. - All the key content of the OCR course is presented in just the right amount of detail for revision. - Revision tasks are provided for every topic to ensure you remember and understand it - Exam Practice and Exam tips help you apply what you are learning to exam style questions - Comment boxes guide you towards possible viewpoints on the key issues - reaching your own view and being able to support it is a good way to boost your grade

Achieve your best with this motivating revision guide packed with tips and opportunities to practise for the exam.This guide meets the core requirements of the latest Edexcel specification. Written by expert author Ben Walsh, it not only includes helpful analysis, primary/secondary sources and review materials but also fosters active and effective revision to help you reach your highest potential.- Review all the key content of the Edexcel course with just the right amount of detail.- Keep on track with exam requirements with exam tips throughout.- Complete tasks which enhance your understanding and revision methods.CONTENTS:Unit 1: Peace and War: International Relations, 1900-91Chapter 1: Why did war break out in 1914? International rivalry, 1900-14Chapter 2: The peace settlement: 1918-29Chapter 3: Why did war break out in 1939? International relations, 1929-39Chapter 4: How did the Cold War develop? 1943-56Chapter 5: Three Cold War crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia c. 1957-69Chapter 6: Why did the Cold War end? The invasion of Afghanistan to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1979-91Unit 2: Modern World Depth StudiesChapter 7: Germany, 1918-39Chapter 8: Russia, 1917-39Chapter 9: The USA, 1919-41Unit 3: Modern World Source EnquiryChapter 10: War and the transformation of British society c. 1903-26Chapter 11: War and the transformation of British society c. 1931-51Chapter 12: A divided union? The USA, 1945-70

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.

Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to succeed in AQA GCSE Modern World History. How this revision guide helps you: - It condenses each topic into easy-to-revise chunks - There is a revision task for each chunk of content to make sure you have understood and learnt the key information - Key term boxes help you learn the essential vocabulary - Exam Practice provides sample exam questions for each topic - and you can check your answers online - Exam tips explain how to approach each kind of sample question and help you avoid the most common mistakes people make in their exams This second edition is for the revised specification for first examination in Summer 2015.

Achieve your best with this motivating revision guide packed with tips and opportunities to practise for the exam. This guide meets the core requirements of the latest Edexcel specification. Written by expert author Ben Walsh, it not only includes helpful analysis, primary/secondary sources and review materials but also fosters active and effective revision to help you reach your highest potential. - Review all the key content of the Edexcel course with just the right amount of detail. - Keep on track with exam requirements with exam tips throughout. - Complete tasks which enhance your understanding and revision methods. CONTENTS: Unit 1: Peace and War: International Relations, 1900-91 Chapter 1: Why did war break out in 1914? International rivalry, 1900-14 Chapter 2: The peace settlement: 1918-29 Chapter 3: Why did war break out in 1939? International relations, 1929-39 Chapter 4: How did the Cold War develop? 1943-56 Chapter 5: Three Cold War crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia c. 1957-69 Chapter 6: Why did the Cold War end?The invasion of Afghanistan to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 1979-91 Unit 2: Modern World Depth Studies Chapter 7: Germany, 1918-39 Chapter 8: Russia, 1917-39 Chapter 9: The USA, 1919-41 Unit 3: Modern World Source Enquiry Chapter 10: War and the transformation of British society c. 1903-26 Chapter 11: War and the transformation of British society c. 1931-51 Chapter 12: A divided union? The USA, 1945-70

Succeed at Edexcel GCSE Modern World History with this active and effective approach to revision and examination skills. This guide provides all the key content of the Edexcel course, focussed on the requirements and skills needed in your exams. And with exam tips and active revision tasks, you will be on track to reach or exceed your target grade. Comprehensive specification coverage with active revision tasks throughout Exam tips throughout to keep students on track with the exam requirements Written by examiners Table of Contents: Unit 1: Peace and War: International Relations 1900-91 Chapter 1: Why did war break out? International rivalry 1900-14 Chapter 2: The peace settlement: 1918-28 Chapter 3: Why did war break out? International relations 1929-39 Chapter 4: How did the Cold War develop? 1943-56 Chapter 5: Three Cold War crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia c1957-69 Chapter 6: Why did the Cold War end? The invasion of Afghanistan to the collapse of the Soviet Union Unit 2: Modern World Depth Study Chapter 7: Germany 1918-39 Chapter 8: Russia 1917-39 Chapter 9: The USA 1919-41 Unit 3: Modern World Source Enquiry Chapter 10: War and the transformation of British society c1903-28 Chapter 11: War and the transofrmation of British society c1931-51 Chapter 12: A divided union? The USA 1945-70 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. He taught AQA Modern World History for many years Stafford College. 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. Steve Waugh is an experienced author and a principal examiner for Edexcel Modern World History GCSE and History IGCSE.