Description
20th Century World History 12 – Student Workbook (4th Edition) designed for BC’s Curriculum.
The 20th Century World History 12 – Student Workbook 4th Edition is designed to cover key areas of the BC curriculum including:
- The World of 1919
- Promise and Collapse 1919-1933
- Turmoil and Tragedy 1933-1945
- The Cold War 1945-1963
- The Cold War 1963-1991
- Military and Social Conflicts since 1945
- Globalization and Modern Society
- Now including expanded coverage of human rights movements; the impacts of technological process, media, and political integration on world history; histories of Indigenous Peoples in Canada; and major 21st century events such as the Arab Spring, the Syrian Refugee Crisis, and the nuclearization of North Korea.
- *New* to the 4th edition: Unit 7 covers a range of historical themes, such as the historical implications of advances in technology; the impacts of global environmentalist initiatives; an overview of international social movements and their political and social effects; and a discussion of globalization from multiple perspectives. These themes are contextualized in such a way that enables students to bridge the gap between history and contemporary society.
MODERN NEW STYLE
The History 12 4th Edition focuses on building 6 specific disciplinary thinking skills: significance, evidence, continuity and change, cause and consequence, perspective, ethical judgment.
Included in the workbook, at the end of each unit are: 6 exercise worksheets to complement these 6 different thinking skills. Students can write their answers directly in their own workbooks.
Every unit begins by introducing students to the BIG IDEAS within the unit, giving an explanation of the expected main learning points. Key questions are introduced to encourage critical thinking.
BIG IDEAS are highlighted throughout the text to indicate key concepts to understanding.
Easy to understand layout and style. Covers the updated curriculum in 344 pages. Formatted and presented to enable students to deal with the information one step at a time.
The major features of the workbook are:
- Easy to understand layout and style.
- A new introductory “Tips for Success” section at the beginning, explaining the basics of evaluating evidence, constructing essay outlines, and structuring essays.
- 15 updated maps with detailed legends and additional information.
- 92 photographs and images.
- 14 primary historical documents and sources (and many more in the Blackline Masters).
- Comprehensive table of contents.
- Fully cross-referenced index with over 600 entries.
- Current internet listings for further research.
