Access to History: Britain 1945-2007

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 and A2 specifications for all exam boards. It charts the key changes in the social, political and cultural development of Britain across this period. It looks at key individuals throughout these years, from Churchill and Wilson to Thatcher and Blair, assessing each of their periods in office and charting the rise and fall of political consensus. Finally, in assessing the changes that have taken place, the book enables students to gain a clearer perspective on the cultural and political Britain that they live in today.

Throughout the book, key dates, 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 AS and A2 specifications for all exam boards.
• Study guides written by examiners contain exercises and advice on tackling differentiated exam questions for AS and A2 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 and A2 students.

Table of Contents:
Dedication
Chapter 1 - The Labour Party in Power 1945-51
Labour's victory in 1945
Labour's creation of the Welfare State
The economy under Labour 1945- 51
Assessing the Labour Government's achievenments
Study guide
Chapter 2 - The Conservatives in Office 1951-64
The Churchill and Eden governments 1951-7
Harold Macmillan's government 1957-63
Britain's relations with Europe 1945-63
The Labour Party 1951-64
The Conservatives' last years in government 1963-4
Study guide
Chapter 3 - The Years of Consensus 1964-79
Harold Wilson's governments 1964-70
The Edward Heath government 1970-4
Labour in office 1974-9
Study guide
Chapter 4 - The THatcher Revolution 1979-90
The Thatcher Revolution: The First Stage 1979-86
The Falklands War 1982
The Miners' Strike 1984-5
The Thatcher revolution: the second stage. Supply-side economics
The Labour party during the Thatcher years
Study guide
Chapter 5 - From Thatcherism to New Labour 1990-9
The fall of Margaret Thatcher 1990
Margaret Thatcher's legacy
John Major's government 1990-7
New Labour 1994-9
Study guide
Chapter 6 - New Labour in the New Century
New Labour and the economy
The elections of 2001 and 2005
Blair and Europe
Britain's relations with Northern Ireland 1969-2007
Blair and Britain's special relationship with the USA
Population change and social issues
Study guide
Glossary
Index

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