The Making of Europe and the Wider World is written in a clear, factual style, with up-to-date historical commentary. This beautifully illustrated textbook features a wide variety of relevant historical imagery and presents key statistics in clear, useful graphs and charts.
The Making of Europe and the Wider World provides in-depth coverage of, and case studies from, the four most popular Later Modern Europe topics. Students must study two of these:
• Topic 2: Nation States and International Tensions, 1871–1920
• Topic 3: Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920–1945 (prescribed topic for 2024/2025)
• Topic 4: Division and Realignment in Europe, 1945–1992
• Topic 6: The United States and the World, 1945–1989
Key features of The Making of Europe and the Wider World:
• Learning intentions stated at the beginning of each chapter
• Clearly signposted Key Concepts
• Exam-focused profiles of Key Personalities
• Past exam questions placed beside relevant material
• Mini Bios of key figures as springboards for further research
• Chapter Recaps
• End-of-chapter revision-style questions
• End-of-chapter sample exam paper questions for Ordinary Level and Higher Level
• Topic 3 includes a wide variety of relevant primary source documents for the documents-based question. Questions are organised under exam-relevant headings such as Comprehension, Comparison, Criticism and Contextualisation.
• Detailed Examination Guide offers:
– Advice for both Higher and Ordinary Level students
– Explanation of the marking scheme
– Research Study Report guidelines
– Clear guidance on answering the documents-based questions
– A full sample essay with commentary
