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Author Mirams, Sarah, 1959-

Title Twentieth century history 1900 - 1945 : VCE unit 1 / Sarah Mirams
Published South Melbourne, Vic. : Thomson Social Science Press, 2003

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 MELB CRC  909.82 Mir/Tch  1900-1945 VCE Unit 1  AVAILABLE
Description vi, 258 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm
Summary "This student text has been specifically prepared to meet the requirements of VCE Twentieth Century History 1900-1945. It provides introductory activities to the study of history in the twentieth century, detailed explanations of the historical concepts discussed in each area of the study, learning and assessment items throughout the text and detailed research topics. The major world events of the first half of the twentieth century including the First World War, Russian Revolution, growth of consumer culture, the rise of Hitler, everyday life betweent the wars, and the Second World War are discussed in separate chapters. A range of visual and written representations with associated learning activities give students the opportunity to develop their analytical skills throughout the course. Film and history is a particular focus of this text, with a range of film based learning activities and assessment tasks found in most chapters. A special history skills chapter provides students with information on bibliographies, footnoting, essay writing and the use of quotation." -- taken from cover
Subject History, Modern -- 20th century -- Textbooks.
Genre/Form Textbooks.
ISBN 9780170133029
Other Titles VCE unit 1 : twentieth century history 1900-1945
Twentieth century history 1900 to 1945