GCSE Modern History

This book covers the period 1919-1991 as this is what is covered in most specifications. It is not specific to any exam board, so check with yours to see what topics you need to know.

The peace treaties after the first World War

The Big Three

The Treaty of Versailles

The Consequences of Versailles

The Other Treaties

The League of Nations

Structure of the League

The Humanitarian Work of the League

The League in the 20s

The Failure of the League

The causes of the Second World War

Hitler

Appeasement

Build-up to World War II

The Origins of the Cold War

Yalta and Potsdam

Ideological Differences

The West's Actions

Berlin Blockade

The Cold War

The Korean War

The Arms Race

Cuba

The Vietnam War

Détente and Refreezing

Eastern Europe and the Cold War

Hungary

Czechoslovakia

The Berlin Wall

Solidarity

Gorbachev

The United Nations

Structure of the UN

The Humanitarian Work of the UN

The UN's Role in International Relations

The Congo Incident

Depth Study: The USA 1919-1941

The USA in the 1920s

The Boom

Society in the 1920s

Prohibition

The Wall Street Crash

The New Deal