The Second World War is a core text for Y9 at key stage 3 of the history national curriculum. It forms a component of the Cambridge History Programme, an investigative course which provides a coherent and progressive programme of history and offers teachers practical guidance on assessment. The Second World War features enquiry-based units which pose key historical questions; a careful balance of investigation and explanation; overview sections to introduce and consolidate themes and concepts; activities ranging in difficulty and an Attainment Target matrix for pupils and teachers.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge History Programme Key Stage 3 .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1993 by Cambridge University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Introduction: Total War; 1. Democracy and dictatorship; OVERVIEW: TWO DECADES OF AGGRESSION: 2. Germany prepares for war; 3. Blitzkrieg; 4. Britain embattled; 5. The Home Front in Britain; 6. Life under Hitler; 7. The Russian Front; OVERVIEW: WAR IN THE EAST: 8. Pearl Harbor; 9. The Holocaust; 10. Bombing; OVERVIEW: ALLIED CONFERENCES: 11. D-day; 12. Germany collapses; 13. The atom bomb; 14. Rebuilding Europe; 15. A Third World War?; Conclusions; Attainment target grid; Index.