Technology, War and Independence 1901-Present Day Student Book (KS3 History 4th Edition)

This is a really good, informative and engaging History book, focusing on the last century (1901-2000). As such, it covers a lot of the topics needed for Year 9 History: WW1, WW2, Cold War, voting reform/suffragettes, end of the British Empire, etc. It is one of the more expensive History books to cover this period, but it is excellent value. The information is presented in a magazine-style format, so it has lots of pictures and the illustrations, different texts, charts and diagrams, text boxes, etc are used to really good effect. It was the antithesis to the dry History books that were available when I was at school. The book is thick and sturdy, with a slightly shiny cover and therefore didn't suffer ill-effects when a slightly wet glass was placed on it! I will definitely be looking for other books in this series - highly recommended.

It's hard to find good history books for KS3 which go into a lot of detail and ask questions. This book is brilliant and has everything you need to learn about WW1 & WW2. The layout of the pages is good and the questions really test the readers understanding.

Well curated activities to use in the classroom to teach, especially when considering the roles of Indian and ethnic minority soldiers.

Very good text book clear and easy to use perfect for planning lessons for KS3

Excellent and great read

No answers. Also currently available: ~ CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANNING GUIDE 📝‘Technology, War and Independence is BOOK 3 of the best-selling Oxford KS3 History, by Aaron Wilkes, the other 2 being: STUDENT BOOK 1: Invasion, Plague and Murder: Britain 1066-1558 STUDENT BOOK 2: Revolution, Industry and Empire: Britain 1558-1901 ooOoo From the back cover: 📝‘This new Fourth Edition of the best-selling KS3 History Student Book covers history from the start of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century including the suffragettes, First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, the end of the British Empire, migration and changes in public health. This textbook will make history truly memorable with rich sources and interpretations to build your knowledge and skills, and help you progress towards becoming a confident historian! ✔️ New Quick Knowledge Quizzes, History Skills coaching and Assessments ✔️ New Literacy Focus features target essay writing skills and grammar ✔️ Retains Aaron Wilkes’ unique style, shown in research to inspire and motivate young historians.’ A touch daunting in hand, measuring roughly 21.75 cm x 27.5 cm, this is a chunky paperback with 232 good quality, shiny finish pages, split over 9 main chapters, namely: 1. A NEW CENTURY 2. THE FIRST WORLD WAR DEPTH STUDY 3. BETWEEN THE WARS 4. POWER IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY 5. THE SECOND WORLD WAR DEPTH STUDY 6. THE POST-WAR WORLD 7. FROM EMPIRE TO COMMONWEALTH 8. INTO THE MODERN WORLD 9. THE MODERN WORLD: WHAT HAS CHANGED? ...all subdivided as per the CONTENTS at the front (image below refers). Colourful in the layout that divides up the text, each chapter ends with a 10 question multiple-choice ‘HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING? QUICK KNOWLEDGE QUIZ’ + ‘LITERACY FOCUS’, ‘HISTORY SKILL’ & ‘ASSESSMENT’, the latter 2 with helpful ‘TIP’s included. With ‘KEY WORDS’ to note, extension activities are included, e.g.: ~ ‘OVER TO YOU’ ~ ‘CAUSATION’ ~ ’KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING’ ~ ‘INTERPRETATION’ or ‘SOURCE ANALYSIS’ ‘LITERACY & NUMERACY’ icons are dotted around. With an INTRODUCTION to KS3 HISTORY (4th Ed), which includes a key to the features in the book, there is also a TIMELINE at the front, which concludes in 2019 with: 📝‘An outbreak of a severe respiratory disease known as COVID-19 is first identified in China in December 2019.’ At the back is a 3-page GLOSSARY, with an alphabetical INDEX winding up the book ahead of the various picture copyright accreditations with notes that relevant sections have been reviewed by the 'Holocaust Educational Trust' & the 'International Centre on Racism’ (image below refers). [30 images attached OUP/2020]

This is a gift for my niece who's just about to start her GCSEs but I decided to give it a quick once over. It's actually really informative and it follows 1901 up until present day but I do have a few issues with it. The way that it's written is so that it's easy to take in. No over complicated language and plenty of information imagery. Every few pages as it moves to a different topic, it has a test to see if you've been paying attention. The way it's structured is to give key points about a particular event in this timeframe. It will then ask the students a series of questions and sets tasks to do. The information is layed out similar to a magazine so it's not overpowering to the mind. Within these timeframes information about other things such as technology or tragedy will be blotted around the page. It follows history in a way that I guess a teenager wouldn't necessarily realise that they're learning. It not like picking up a novel for example. There's key events in history such as war, power and poverty. Differences between nations and the social and societal differences here. Wealth and poverty, class systems and so on. You have the first world war for example, political powers deciding that children being malnourished was bad but for the wrong reasons. Their worry was soldiers being too sick to fight. Then the suffering and absolute horror but the technological advances that came from it. interesting read in how medical advances came to be. The investment and boom following afterwards. There's a lot of political referencing in this which follows parties of the time. Showing the societal improvements that can come to fruition when minds are focused. There's an interesting section on dictatorships which looks at the ideas but I found this slightly propagandists and blighted. Then I realised that the government had banned anti-capitalist material from being taught in schools (true check it out). It then follows events in 1930s Germany and makes its way up to the WW2. There's plenty of information about the Second World War and different perspectives. Then we move to the creation of the UN, NHS, end of the empire (officially) and upto a United Europe. Then of course the damn referendum pops up. I have to say this book speaks more for the curriculum than anything else. It's very informative but I do wonder what's being taught in schools right now.

I was impressed with this textbook from Oxford University press. Its clearly aimed at Y9 in terms of content and presentation and is written at an appropriate level. Some pupils may require differentiation on top of what the book provides - especially ALN and MAT pupils but as a general "go to" textbook this does the job very well. The book covers global affairs in the 20th Century including both World Wars, international relations in the 1930s, some of the key events of the cold war, and a look at "modern Britain" which includes electoral reform, the decline of empire and Britain under Thatcher. In terms of "study in depth" this book is severely lacking and you will need further resources / books to get a solid understanding but as introductions / quick case studies go, this book is perfect. The book is very well presented with photos, cartoon drawings, diagrams and clear, easy to read text. In all, as far a history textbooks go, it certainly looks very good and helps with pupil engagement. The range of tasks in the book and the focus on key skill areas such as developing a chronological understanding of the period, setting out extended writing, analysing evidence and evaluating interpretations are all covered along with easy to follow" How to" guides. I will certainly be using this book in my future planning of lessons and will be using elements of it to deliver to pupils / magpie some of the diagrams / cartoon images. While this book is serviceable to Y9 courses being taught within UK schools, I would say this is perfect for international schools teaching the MYP programme or as a pre-study course for the IGCSE programme. As such I would certainly recommend it