Investigating Modern History - Student Book with 4 Access Codes (Print & Digital)

Part of the series Nelson Modern History for NSW.

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Investigating Modern History is tailored specifically to the new Stage 6 Modern History syllabus for NSW Year 11 students. Taking an inquiry approach to all nature and methods of Modern History options and popular case studies, this student resource covers the key content, skills and assessment practices of Modern History at Year 11. Investigating Modern History also provides students with practical strategies and advice for approaching the Historical Investigation.

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Key Features:

• Clear alignment with the new Stage 6 NSW Modern History syllabus.
• Relevant visual and text primary source extracts with accompanying activities.
• Incorporation of classic and recent historical interpretations with questions.
• Frequent content consolidation tasks and end-of-chapter review activities based on history skills and assessment requirements.
• Historically accurate maps and relevant images, including photographs and artworks.
• Biographical studies, information boxes, diagrams, timelines and glossaries to support student understanding of the topics.
• Suggested further readings and weblinks.
• Inquiry-based case studies.

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Contents:

Part 1: The Nature of Modern History

• The Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources
• The Contestability of the Past
• The Construction of Modern Histories
• History and Memory
• The Representation and Commemoration of the Past

Part 2: Case Studies

• The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
• Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
• The American Civil War
• The Cuban Revolution
• The British in India and Burma
• The Meiji Restoration

Part 3: Historical Investigation