A World Divided

A World Divided

Author: Steve Phillips

Publisher: Heinemann Secondary

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780435308124

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Edexcel GCE History is a brand new series for AS and A2 which is tailored to Edexcel's exam specification for 2008.


Edexcel A2 History Unit 3 E2

Edexcel A2 History Unit 3 E2

Author: Bye Fellow in History St Edmund's College Robin Bunce

Publisher: Collins Educational

Published: 2012-05

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780007457441

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Enable students to succeed in their exam with Superpower Relations. This study aid contains the key information that students need for Edexcel History A2 Unit 3 Option E2, clearly laid out with Examiners' and Essential notes. Also included are graded essays with full comments from experienced examiners on how to secure higher grades. A world divided: Superpower relations, 1944-90 covers all the content and skills your students will need for their Edexcel A2 Unit 3 Option E2 examination, including: * Chapter 1: CONTROVERSY A: WHY DID THE COLD WAR BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS EMERGE IN THE YEARS TO 1953? Including - The origins of the Cold War 1917-44; early stages of the Cold War, 1945-9; Stalinisation in Eastern Europe, 1945-53; Korean War, 1950-3; critical assessment of the key interpretations - ideological confrontation, great power rivalry, responsibility of the leaders, misjudgement * Chapter 2: THE POST-STALIN THAW AND THE BID FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE Including - The USSR after Stalin; Soviet moves towards peaceful co-existence and the US response; the end of the thaw * Chapter 3: THE ARMS RACE, 1949-63 Including - Development of weapon technology and delivery systems; the 'balance of terror'; the Cuban Missile Crisis * Chapter 4: SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS, 1949-76 Including - Sino-Soviet relations, 1949-50; consolidation of the friendship, 1950-4; deterioration, 1954-8; confrontation, 1959-69; 'ping-pong' diplomacy; Sino-US relations, 1972-6 * Chapter 5: DÉTENTE, 1969-80 Including - The origins and features of détente; the reality and success of détente, 1973-6; critics and détente in decline; the end of détente, 1979-81 * Chapter 6: CONTROVERSY B: WHY DID THE COLD WAR COME TO AN END IN THE 1980s? Including - US foreign policy in the 1980s; weakening Soviet control over Eastern Europe; the end of the Cold War; critical assessment of the key interpretations - the role of personalities, the impact of economic factors, 'people power' in the Soviet Bloc, the moral bankruptcy of communism * Chapter 7: EXAM SKILLS * Chapter 8: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS * Index


A World Divided

A World Divided

Author: Adam Bloomfield

Publisher: Hodder Education

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781444177701

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Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel A2 History: A World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1944-90. Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel A2 History: A World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1944-90 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam. - Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities- Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions- Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes CONTENTS: Section 1: The post-Stalin thaw and the bid for peaceful coexistence Section 2: The arms race, 1949-1963 Section 3: Sino-Soviet relations, 1949-76 Section 4: Détente, 1969-1980 Section 5: Why did the Cold War between the superpowers emerge in the years to 1953? Section 6: Why did the Cold War come to an end in the 1980s?


Edexcel A2 History Unit 3 D1

Edexcel A2 History Unit 3 D1

Author: Adam Bloomfield

Publisher: Collins Educational

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780007457434

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Enable students to succeed in their exam with From Kaiser to Fuhrer. This study aid contains all the key information that students need for Edexcel History A2 Unit 3 Option D1, clearly laid out with Examiners' and Essential notes. Also included are graded essays with full comments from experienced examiners on how to secure a higher grade. From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany, 1900-45 covers all the content and skills your students will need for their Edexcel A2 Unit 3 Option D1 examination, including: - Chapter 1: THE SECOND REICH TO 1914 Including - Economic expansion, 1900-14; social divisions, government, constitution and political parties in imperial Germany; domestic politics, 1900-14; the impact of the First World War; the November Revolution, 1918 - Chapter 2: CONTROVERSY A: WAS GERMANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST WORLD WAR? Including - The Great Powers and their interests; Weltpolitik and Flottenpolitik; European diplomacy, 1900-14; Germany-blaming interpretations; 'shared guilt' interpretations; overview of Germany's responsibility for the outbreak of war - Chapter 3: THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1919-29 Including - The Spartacist Revolt, 1919; the Weimar Constitution; crisis and survival 1919-24; Stresemann and stabilisation, 1923-9; Weimar culture and society; the 'golden years' of the Weimar Republic - Chapter 4: THE RISE OF THE NAZIS Including - The origins of the NSDAP; the Nazi breakthrough; presidential government, 1930-3; the seizure of power, 1933 - Chapter 5: CONTROVERSY B: HOW POPULAR AND EFFICIENT WAS THE NAZI REGIME, 1933-9? Including - An evaluation of how popular the Nazi regime was; resistance to Nazism; consent and conformity; interpretations of the Nazi state - Chapter 6: LIFE IN WARTIME GERMANY, 1939-45 Including - Morale, opposition and resistance; the war economy; the Holocaust - Chapter 7: EXAM SKILLS - Chapter 8: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - Index


Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science

Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science

Author: David Watson

Publisher: Hodder Education

Published: 2015-01-30

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1471809323

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Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Develop computational thinking and programming skills with complete coverage of the latest syllabus from experienced examiners and teachers. - Follows the order of the syllabus exactly, ensuring complete coverage - Introduces students to self-learning exercises, helping them learn how to use their knowledge in new scenarios - Accompanying animation files of the key concepts are available to download for free online. www.hoddereducation.co.uk/cambridgeextras-1 - Answers are available on the Teacher's CD. This book covers the IGCSE (0478), O Level (2210) and US IGCSE entry (0473) syllabuses, which are for first examination 2015. It may also be a useful reference for students taking the new Computer Science AS level course (9608).


QSE Quick Smart English

QSE Quick Smart English

Author: Maurice Forget

Publisher: Brookemead Elt

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781905248001

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Quick Smart English is a radical, rapid, revision course in English language communication for students at Advanced level (Common European Framework B2-C1). QSE has a strong functional, grammatical and lexical framework. QSE provides extensive practice of all four language learning skills, particularly speaking, aided by Language banks on the fold-out cover flaps. QSE is officially recognised as valuable preparation for the GESE and ISE examinations of Trinity College, London and includes extensive Trinity examination practice activities. QSE is based on stimulating and controversial topics to promote real discussion in class about subjects that really matter to students. It includes a unit-by-unit Glossary. QSE uses task-based learning activities including Conversations and Topic Presentations plus a wide range of pair and group exercises using Role play cards. QSE includes cross-curricular, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) themes, such as science, economics and law in English. QSE texts are drawn from a wide range of English-speaking world sources, from reportage to fiction, and include authentic Extended reading sections. QSE Workbook comes included in the Student's Book. QSE 'watch and listen' DVD consists of 20 units of audio and visual material - 6 videos and 14 audios, plus PDF files for transcripts. QSE Teacher's Guide includes photcopiable exam practice materials.


Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology Coursebook

Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology Coursebook

Author: Julia Russell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-09

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1316605698

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Skills-focused resources to support the study of Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology (9990) for first examination in 2018. This vibrant coursebook is tailored to the Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology (9990) syllabus for first examination in 2018 and is endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations. It contains rigorous, comprehensive coverage at the most appropriate level of depth and detail for the course. The coursebook contains extra focus on the key concepts of research methods and ethics as well as crucial debates such as nature versus nurture. The content encourages the development of necessary skills of analysis, interpretation, application and evaluation and promotes understanding of ethical and moral issues and their implications for psychological research.