One of a set of four History resources for CCEA Key Stage 3, 'The Twentieth Century' is offered as an alternative for the final year study providing a detailed study of key themes over the past one hundred years. It covers topics such as: Childhood; Medicine; Ireland from 1900 to 1914; Ireland from the outbreak of war; Transport; The First World War. The four titles in the History in Close-Up Series give students a comprehensive understanding of the key themes that form the history of their part of the world. 'The Medieval World' covers the period to approximately 1500, 'The Age of Discovery' covers the period 1500 to 1800 and 'Union and Partition' includes 1800 to the present day.

 

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 187 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Colourpoint Creative Ltd .

Sheila Turner Johnston was born in west Cork, Ireland and spent her childhood in different counties the length and breadth of the country, as the family moved wherever her father's job took him. She attended Queen's University, Belfast, and apart from managing to graduate against all her expectations, one of her best experiences was reading her poetry to an audience that included Seamus Heaney. Sheila has won prizes for both fiction and non-fiction, and has written many articles for both local and national publications. She and her husband Norman founded the publishing stable Colourpoint Creative Ltd, which is now owned and managed by their two sons. Maker of Footprints is her first published novel. Sheila can be contacted at sheilaturnerjohnston@gmail. com. Also by Sheila Turner Johnston The Harper of the Only God Selected poems of Alice Milligan (as editor) Alice, a biography of Alice Milligan. Colourpoint 1994 The Middle Ages (with Kathleen Gormley) Colourpoint 1997 History In Close-Up: the Twentieth Century Colourpoint Educational, 2010 History In Close-Up: the Medieval World (with Norman Johnston) Colourpoint Educational, 2011

This book has the following chapters: Contents: Introduction, Money, Childhood, Medicine, Ireland from 1900 to 1914, Ireland from the outbreak of war, Transport 1, Transport 2, The First World War, Careers.