Access to History: Britain 1900-51

Summary:
The Access to History series is the most popular and trusted series for AS and A level history students. The new titles combine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design and features that allow all students access to the content and study skills needed to achieve exam success.
Design features include:
·AS questions and exam tips
·Definitions of key terms
·Summaries of key historical debates.


This title is written specifically for the 2008 AS specifications for OCR and AQA, covering the key economic, political and social issues of the period. It focuses on the changing fortunes of the political parties at the time and the ways in which they were affected by the impacts of the two world wars. The pressures for social reform throughout the period are also analysed.

Throughout the book, key dates and terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners for the OCR and Edexcel exam specifications provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

• New title for the requirements of the 2008 AQA and OCR AS specifications.
• Study guides written by examiners contain exercises and advice on tackling differentiated exam questions for AS Level.
• Contains the latest historical interpretations of themes and issues.
• In an accessible format including design features such as: points to consider, key issues and key dates.
• Features such as key definitions and questions to aid learning.
• More support with assessment and exam skills.
• Designed to allow greater accessibility to a wide range of AS students.

Table of Contents:
Dedication
Chapter 1 - Pre-War Britain, 1900-11
1- Britain in 1900
2- The Conservative Party, 1900-06
3- The Liberal Party, 1906-11
4- The Labour Party, 1906-11
Study Guide
Chapter 2 - Crisis, War and its Consequences - Britain, 1911-18
1 The Pre-War Crises, 1911-14
2- The Politics of Britain at War, 1914-18
3- The Impact of the War on the Political Parties
4- The Home Front, 1914-18
Study Guide
Chapter 3 - Post-War Britain, 1918-29
1- The Post-War Coalition, 1918-22
2- The Conservative Government, 1922-24
3- The First Labour Government, 1924
4- Baldwin's Government, 1924-29
Study Guide
Chapter 4 - From Labour to the National Government, 1929-39
1- The Second Labour Government, 1929-31
2- The Financial and Political Crises of 1931
3- The National Government - Domestic Affairs, 1931-37
4- The National Government - Foreign Affairs, 1935-39
Study Guide
Chapter 5 - Britain at War, 1939-45
1- The Impact of the War on the British People
2- The Growth in the Power of the State
3- Churchill's Coalition Government, 1940-45
Study Guide
Chapter 6- The Labour Party in Power, 1945-51
1- Labour's Victory in 1945
2- Labour's Creation of the Welfare State
3- The Economy under Labour, 1945-51
4- The Labour Government's Achievements
Study Guide
Glossary
Index

About the Author(s):
Modern History Lecturer Leicester University; Best-selling Access To History author.