The Making of Europe and the Wider World (2nd Edition)

The Making of Europe and the Wider World is written in a clear, factual style, with up-to-date historical commentary. This beautifully illustrated textbook features a wide variety of relevant historical imagery and presents key statistics in clear, useful graphs and charts.

The Making of Europe and the Wider World provides in-depth coverage of, and case studies from, the four most popular Later Modern Europe topics. Students must study two of these:

• Topic 2: Nation States and International Tensions, 1871–1920

• Topic 3: Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920–1945 (prescribed topic for 2024/2025)

• Topic 4: Division and Realignment in Europe, 1945–1992

• Topic 6: The United States and the World, 1945–1989

Key features of The Making of Europe and the Wider World:

• Learning intentions stated at the beginning of each chapter

• Clearly signposted Key Concepts

• Exam-focused profiles of Key Personalities

• Past exam questions placed beside relevant material

• Mini Bios of key figures as springboards for further research

• Chapter Recaps

• End-of-chapter revision-style questions

• End-of-chapter sample exam paper questions for Ordinary Level and Higher Level

• Topic 3 includes a wide variety of relevant primary source documents for the documents-based question. Questions are organised under exam-relevant headings such as Comprehension, Comparison, Criticism and Contextualisation.

• Detailed Examination Guide offers:

– Advice for both Higher and Ordinary Level students

– Explanation of the marking scheme

– Research Study Report guidelines

– Clear guidance on answering the documents-based questions

– A full sample essay with commentary