Full Description
Second edition of Modern History for NSW, updated for the new syllabus Making the connection between history and its relevance to the lives of today's students, Modern History Transformed is written specifically for the new Stage 6 Modern History syllabus to help students develop the key historical thinking and writing skills required for success in their Year 11 and Year 12 studies and beyond. This series helps to equip students with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to investigate the forces that have shaped the world today. The series comprehensively covers course requirements to prepare students for HSC success. It also provides engaging and in-depth content across a range of popular electives.
Contents
Part 1: Investigating modern history - The nature of modern history; Chapter 1 The investigation of historic sites and sources: death, disease, division and the Q Station; Chapter 2 The contestability of the past: feminist peace activists in the First World War; Chapter 3 The twenty-first century: constructing history in an era of digital transformation; Chapter 4 Contestability and commemoration: the January 6 United States Capitol attack; Part 2: Investigating modern history - Case studies; List A: Case studies from Australia, Europe and North America; Chapter 5 The decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty; Chapter 6 No kings? The American Revolution, 1760s-1780s; Chapter 7 Volodymyr Zelenskyy: personality study; List B: Case studies from Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America; Chapter 8 The Meiji Restoration; Chapter 9 Nelson Mandela: personality study; Chapter 10 Chairman Xi Jinping: personality study; Part 3: The shaping of the modern world; Chapter 11 The First World War: a 21st-century perspective; Part 4: Historical inquiry skills; Chapter 12 The historical investigation project
