Stage 6 Topics in Modern History brochure

New titles!

Stage 6 Topics in Modern History Conflict in Europe 1935–1945 Japan 1904–1937 Tom Dunwoodie

Making a connection between the past and its relevance to today’s students

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S t a g e 6 To p i c s i n M o d e r n H i s t o r y

New titles The two new topic books added to this comprehensive series will meet the needs of students wanting in-depth coverage for the Peace and Conflict or the National Study section of the Stage 6 syllabus and, in the case of Japan, will meet the requirement to study one non-Western topic.

Conflict in Euro Conflict in Europe 1935–1945

Japan 1904–1937

Available September 2020

Available October 2020

Why choose this series Making the connection between history and its relevance to the lives of today’s students, the Stage 6 Topics in Modern History series has been written specifically for the new NSW Modern History syllabus to help students develop the key historical thinking and writing skills required for exam success and beyond.

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Each chapter has been carefully structured to develop an understanding of syllabus topics and sections, combining a narrative approach with a range of historical sources and source-based activity questions to develop a deeper understanding of key syllabus content.

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Comprehensive exam preparation support enables students to consolidate and reflect on their learning through end-of-section summaries and exam-style questions that directly address the syllabus outcomes and encourage students to think and write like an historian.

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Valuable comprehension and revision tools are featured throughout, including timelines of key events, maps, diagrams and explanations of key personalities, groups and terms.

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Inquiry-based questions at the beginning of each section foster a deeper understanding of content and aid comprehension. The text has been carefully structured to guide students to answer the question when they reach the end of the section.

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A range of engaging activities help students think like historians and ensure they are meeting course requirements. The activities allow students to apply their knowledge of historical skills and concepts and to practise key writing skills for assessments and exams.

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The Interactive Textbook provides rich digital content such as video footage of historical events and personalities and digital activities to bring modern history to life.

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Digital components The Interactive Textbook The online version of the student text delivers a host of interactive features to enhance the teaching and learning experience.

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Fill-in-the-blanks activities

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Drag-and-drop interactive activities

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Image galleries

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Rollover glossary definitions

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Downloadable versions of the activities

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Links to external websites

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Video footage

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Access to the Offline Textbook, a downloadable version of the student text with note-taking and bookmarking enabled

The Interactive Textbook is available as a calendar-year subscription and is accessed online through Cambridge GO using a unique 16-character code supplied on purchase. The Interactive Textbook is provided with the printed text, or is available for purchase separately as a digital-only option. cambridge.edu.au/go

Other titles in this series

h Africa 1960–1994

904–1937

Apartheid in South Africa 1960–1994

Power and Authority in the Modern World 1919–1946

Troy Neale

Troy Neale & Melissa Bright

Published 2019

Published 2018

Russia/ Soviet Union 1917–1941 Second Edition

The Great War 1914–1919 Fourth Edition

David Thomas & Peter Laurence

Peter Laurence, David Thomas & Phillip Cummins

Published 2018

Published 2018

Contents

Authors

Conflict in Europe 1935–1945

To m D u n w o o d i e

Part 1: The path to war in Europe

Tom is currently a teacher/librarian at Trinity Catholic College in Goulburn. He has previously served as Head of History for the multi-campus M.E.T Schools in New South Wales. As Campus Coordinator in Goulburn, Tom was Lead Teacher on introducing Harvard’s Visible Thinking Routines, and developing a program fostering self-directed learning. He has attended several universities, most recently obtaining a Masters of Humanities in research from the University of New England, Armidale. Tom is also a co-author of Cambridge’s new title History Transformed Stage 5.

1 Why war? Rearming Germany

2 Foreign policy

Part 2: German victories

3 The outbreak of World War II

4 The attack in the west

Part 3: Turning points of World War II

5 The Battle of Britain

6 North Africa

7 War in the east

Conflict in Europe 1935–1945 Japan 1904–1937

Part 4: The home front and civilians

8 The Holocaust

9 Civilians in Britain

10 The German home front

11 The Soviet home front

Part 5: Ending the war in Europe

12 War in the west: 1944

13 Eastern front offensives 1944–45

14 The end of World War II

15 Twelve reasons the Allies won

16 The death throes of Nazism

Japan 1904–1937 Part 1: Japan’s changing society

Melissa Bright Power and Authority in the Modern World 1919–1946

Phillip Cummins The Great War 1914–1919 Fourth Edition

1 Survey – Japan in the 1900s

2 Democracy in Japan

Peter Laurence

3 Social and economic challenges

Russia/Soviet Union 1917–1941 Second Edition

Part 2: The successes and failures of Japan’s democracy

The Great War 1914–1919 Fourth Edition

4 Japanese politics

Tr o y N e a l e

5 Influences on the developing democracy

Apartheid in South Africa 1960–1994

6 Defining events of the 1920s

7 Historians’ views on changes to the traditional power structures of Japan through the 1920s

Power and Authority in the Modern World 1919–1946

8 The Great Depression

Part 3: The rise of militarism in Japan

9 The impact of militarism

10 Japanese aggression

11 Japanese foreign policy and ideology

Contents are subject to change prior to publication.

David Thomas Russia/Soviet Union 1917–1941 Second Edition The Great War 1914–1919 Fourth Edition

New in 2020

Available now

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