Title Twentieth century history : 1900-1945 / Anthony Bidgood, Helen Calvert, Melissa J. Clarke-Birch, John Hewitt, Adrian Puckering, Michael Spurr

Published Collingwood, Vic. : History Teachers' Association of Victoria, [2006] ©2006 ©2006

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W'PONDS CRC	909.82 Bid/Tch	1900-1945	AVAILABLE

Description 264 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 30 cm Contents The world before 1914: the age of empires. The great powers before 1914 -- Colonialism and empire -- The alliance system -- The final crisis -- Causes of the First World War: an historiography -- World War One and the peacemakers. The opening campaigns -- War in the West -- Technologies in warfare -- Impact on the home front -- Making the peace -- New societies, new ideals. The USSR, from the Bolshevik Revolution to Stalinist rule -- Weimar Germany, the democratic experiment -- The rise of fascism -- The Third Reich: fascism to power -- Social life between the wars. The roarings 20s -- The Great Depression -- Everyday life in the Third Reich -- Evolution in the arts: modernism as cultural expression. Cultural expression in the 19th century -- The shock of the new -- The creative arts in the Weimar Republic -- The reaction against modernism -- The lost peace: the origins and course of the Second World War. The path to war -- War in Europe -- Making the global war -- Axis empires -- Total war -- The Holocaust -- Defeating the Axis -- Glossary Summary Examining the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century, this textbook provides students and teachers with an overview of an 'age of extremes.' During this era, 1900 to 1945, two world wars, the uneven process of social modernisation, the economic crisis of the Great Depression, a revolution in the creative arts and the clash of ideologies transformed the world. (From back cover) Notes Authors: Anthony Bidgood; Helen Calvert; Melissa J. Clarke-Birch; John Hewitt; Adrian Puckering; Michael Spurr Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject History -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Australia. History -- 20th century. History, Modern -- 20th century -- Textbooks. History, Modern -- 20th century -- Study and teaching (Secondary) History, Modern -- 20th century -- Study and teaching. History, Modern -- 20th century. Politics and culture -- Europe -- History -- 20th century. World history. Genre/Form Textbooks. Author Calvert, Helen, author Clarke-Birch, Melissa J., author Hewitt, John, author Puckering, Adrian, author Spurr, Michael, author History Teachers' Association of Victoria ISBN 9781875585823

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