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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) History: Paper 2 Investigation and Breadth Studies
Rob Bircher, Kirsty Taylor, Jennifer McCullough, Michael Scott-Baumann
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) History: Paper 2 Investigation and Breadth Studies
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Exam board: Pearson Edexcel
Level: International GCSE (9-1)
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2017
First exams: Summer 2019

Endorsed for Pearson Edexcel qualifications

Follow the tried-and-tested methods of bestselling author Ben Walsh. This book builds the skills required for exam success, helps students to remember all the content and makes History really interesting.

The authors have listened to feedback from teachers and students about the challenging aspects of the specification, to ensure that they deliver the support you need.

You can rely on this textbook to:

> Ensure that History is accessible to all. Straightforward language, manageable chunks of text and plenty of bullet points guide you through the content, which is covered in the amount of depth that students need

> Bring historical events, people and developments to life. Ben Walsh is known for selecting memorable sources and extracts that work alongside the narrative to draw out the big concepts within each topic

> Focus on what really matters. The features in the book are designed to consolidate students' knowledge of the key points - from 'Focus' boxes and regular 'Knowledge check' questions to end-of-chapter summaries

> Break down exam skills into small steps. Activities throughout the chapters and larger 'Focus tasks' teach students how to select, organise and use their knowledge to explain, analyse, evaluate and make judgements

> Provide easy-to-follow exam advice. Clear explanations of the exam requirements, analysis of what a good answer might look like and handy tips help students to feel confident and prepared

This book covers the following units:

Historical investigations
> Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905-24
> The USA, 1918-41

Breadth studies
> Changes in medicine, c1848-c1948
> China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900-89
> The Middle East: conflict, crisis and change, 1917-2012

Language
English
ISBN
9781398322264
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Introduction
SECTION 1 Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905–24
1.1 Tsarist rule in Russia, 1905–14
1.2 Opposition to Tsarist rule 1914–17: the impact of war and the February Revolution
1.3 Provisional Government and the Bolshevik Revolution
1.4 The Bolshevik consolidation of power and the Civil War
1.5 War Communism and the New Economic Policy
SECTION 2 The USA, 1918–41
2.1 The Roaring Twenties
2.2 Increased social tensions in the 1920s
2.3 The USA in Depression, 1929–33
2.4 Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1933–41
2.5 Opposition to, and reflections on, the New Deal
SECTION 3 Changes in Medicine, c.1848–c.1948
3.1 Progress in the mid-nineteenth century; Nightingale, Chadwick, Snow and Simpson
3.2 Discovery and development, 1860–75; Lister and Pasteur
3.3 Accelerating change, 1875–1905; Ehrlich, Koch and chemistry
3.4 Government action and war, 1905–20
3.5 Advances in medicine, surgery and public health, 1920–48; the NHS
SECTION 4 China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900–89
4.1 The fall of the Qing, Warlordism and chaos, 1900–34
4.2 The triumph of Mao and the CCP, 1934–49
4.3 Change under Mao, 1949–63
4.4 The Cultural Revolution and its impact, 1965–76
4.5 China, 1976–89
SECTION 5 The Middle East: conflict, crisis and change, 1917–2012
5.1 Rising tension in Palestine, 1917–47
5.2 The creation of Israel, the war of 1948–49 and the Suez Crisis of 1956
5.3 Tension and conflict, 1956–73
5.4 Diplomacy, peace and wider war, 1973–83
5.5 Attempts to find a lasting peace, 1987–2012
Exam guidance
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
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