ABSTRACT

Britain in the Twentieth Century is a new approach to teaching and learning twentieth century British history at A level. It meets the needs of teachers and students studying for today's revised AS and A2 exams.

In a unique style, Britain in the Twentieth Century focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills.

From 1900 to the new millennium, the key topics featured include:
* Britain in a new century, 1900-1914
* the First World War and its impact
* inter-war domestic problems
* British foreign policy, 1919-1939
* Britain and the Second World War
* social and economic change, 1945-1979.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|44 pages

Britain in a New Century, 1900–1914

chapter 4|44 pages

Inter-war Domestic Problems, 1918–1939

chapter 7|37 pages

The Age of Consensus

Domestic Affairs, 1945–1979

chapter 8|33 pages

The ‘Wind of Change'

Foreign and Colonial Policy, 1945–1979

chapter 9|42 pages

Social and Economic Change, 1945–1979

chapter 10|58 pages

Towards the Millennium, 1979–2000

chapter 11|9 pages

Conclusion

End of the Period Survey