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KS3 History Depth Study: The British Empire eBook Second Edition
Aaron Wilkes
KS3 History Depth Study: The British Empire eBook Second Edition
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Explore some of the many perspectives and experiences of the British Empire with accessible case studies on America, India, Australia and Africa. These case studies along with overarching questions will stimulate discussion and help students understand how what has happened in the past continues to have impact and shape the relationships that Britain has with the world today.

Written by Aaron Wilkes in consultation with expert historians, this engaging book enhances Oxford's best-selling KS3 History textbooks, and can be used flexibly with other schemes of work. The captivating pages give a detailed insight into British and world history, allowing you to delve deeper into topics and themes of particular interest, and diversify your curriculum.

Language
English
ISBN
9781382042345
Contents
Introducing KS3 History: British Empire
Timeline of the British Empire
Big Question 1: What is an empire?
Big Question 2: Why is it important to study the British Empire?
Big Question 3: Why did Britain want an empire?
Chapter 1: British America
1.1 What was North America like before the British arrived?
1.2 A/B How did the British Empire begin?
1.3 A/B Life in the colonies
1.4 A/B Britain and the trade in enslaved Africans
1.5 Revolution
1 Have you been learning?
Big Question 4: Why was the trade in enslaved Africans abolished in the British Empire?
Chapter 2: British India
2.1 What was India like before the British invaded?
2.2 The invasion of India
2.3 The end of Company rule
2.4 The First War of Independence
2.5 What was the impact of the empire on Britain and India?
2.6 A/B Independence for India
2.7 The Partition of India
2 Have you been learning?
Big Question 5: How did the British Empire change Britain at the time?
Chapter 3: Australia
3.1 What was Australia like before the British arrived?
3.2 Finding Terra Australis Incognita
3.3 Who were the ‘first fleeters’?
3.4 A/B The colonisation of Australia
3.5 An independent Australia
3 Have you been learning?
Big Question 6: How did people resist colonisation?
Big Question 7: How did the empire help win two world wars?
Chapter 4: The British in Africa
4.1 Africa and its kingdoms
4.2 The invasion of Africa
4.3 A/B/C The Anglo-Zulu War
4.4 How did a war in Africa change British schools?
4.5 A/B Independence in Africa
4 Have you been learning?
Big Question 8: How and why have views on the British Empire changed?
Big Question 9: What is the legacy of the British Empire?
Glossary
Index
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