Other suggested resources

Cambridge IGCSE® History (9–1) (0977)

As well as providing endorsed resources for this syllabus, here we have listed other
suggested resources. These suggested resources have not been through the Cambridge
quality assurance process but have been found suitable for use with the syllabus.
This list includes website links providing direct access to internet resources. Cambridge is not
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link to an external website should not be understood to be an endorsement of that website or the
site's owners (or their products/services).

Books
Cambridge IGCSE Twentieth Century History: International Relations
Title
since 1919
This book was produced to support the previous 0470 IGCSE History syllabus.
It does not fully cover the syllabus for examination from 2015 (e.g. no coverage
Description
of events in the Gulf 1970–2000) but is nonetheless a useful resource for many
topics.
Author McAleavy, T
Publisher Cambridge University Press (education.cambridge.org)
ISBN 9780521893503
Published date 2002
EBook available? No

Title Essential Germany 1918–45

Student textbook. An accessible text suitable for students who may be
struggling with the English language demands of the syllabus. Covers parts of
Description the 20th Century Core and Depth Studies on the First World War and Germany.
Does not cover topics in enough detail for able students. Includes practical
activities for students.
Author Banham, D and Culpin, C
Publisher Hodder Education (www.hoddereducation.co.uk)
ISBN 9780719577536
Published date 2004
EBook available? No

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Title Essential Modern World History: Student’s Book
Student textbook. An accessible text suitable for students who may be
struggling with the English language demands of the syllabus. Covers parts of
Description the 20th Century Core and Depth Studies on the First World War and Germany.
Does not cover topics in enough detail for able students. Includes practical
activities for students.
Author Walsh, B
Publisher Hodder Education (www.hoddereducation.co.uk)
ISBN 9780719577154
Published date 2002
Edtion 2
EBook available? No

Title Germany 1918–45: A Depth Study

Student textbook providing detailed coverage with many sources and activities
for students. Includes interesting case studies. Useful for more able students
Description
and for extension work. There is a Dynamic Learning edition which provides the
text as an ebook in searchable format.
Author Lacey, G and Shepherd, K
Publisher Hodder Education (www.hoddereducation.co.uk)
ISBN 9780719570599
Published date 1997
Edtion 2
EBook available? Yes

Title International Co-operation and Conflict 1890s–1920s

This student textbook was produced for another syllabus (Scottish Standard
Grade History) but covers the causes of the First World War which makes it
Description useful for part of the 19th Century Core. It also covers the First World War,
Versailles and the League of Nations up to 1928. Includes sources and student
activities.
Author Trueland, E
Publisher Pearson (www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk)
ISBN 9780435326906
Published date 2004
EBook available? No

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Title Russia and the USSR 1905–41: A Depth Study
Student textbook providing detailed coverage including many sources and
Description activities for students. Includes interesting case studies. Useful for more able
students and for extension work.
Author Fiehn, T
Publisher Hodder Education (www.hoddereducation.co.uk)
ISBN 9780719552557
Published date 1996
EBook available? No

Title South Africa 1948–1995: A Depth Study

Student textbook providing detailed coverage of the content, plenty of sources
Description
and useful student exercises.
Author Culpin, C
Publisher Hodder Education (www.hoddereducation.co.uk)
ISBN 9780719574764
Published date 2000
EBook available? No

Title The Making of the Modern World: Germany 1918–39

Student textbook. This textbook was written for another syllabus so it needs to
Description be used with caution, e.g. it does not cover the 1939–45 period. However, it
does contain much useful material and activities.
Author Child, J
Publisher Pearson (www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk)
ISBN 9781446906743
Published date 2013
EBook available? No

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Title The Making of the Modern World: Russia 1914–39
Student textbook. This textbook was written for another syllabus so it needs to
Description be used with caution, e.g. it does not cover the 1939–45 period. However, it
does contain much useful material and activities.
Author Shuter, J
Publisher Pearson (www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk)
ISBN 9781446906750
Published date 2014
EBook available? No

Title The Making of the Modern World: USA 1919–41

Student textbook. This textbook was written for another syllabus so it needs to
Description be used with caution. However, it does contain much useful material and
activities.
Author Shuter, J
Publisher Pearson (www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk)
ISBN 9781446924082
Published date 2014
EBook available? No

Title The USA between the Wars 1919–1941: A Depth Study

Student textbook providing detailed coverage with plenty of sources and
Description activities for students. Includes interesting case studies. Useful for more able
students and for extension work.
Author Fiehn, T, Mills, R, White, C and Samuelson, M
Publisher Hodder Education (www.hoddereducation.co.uk)
ISBN 9780719552595
Published date 1998
EBook available? No

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Online resources
Title British Cartoon Archive
Website www.cartoons.ac.uk
Hundreds and hundreds of cartoons covering all aspects of the twentieth
Description century. Each cartoon is accompanied with an explanation. The main
disadvantage of the site is that it features only British cartoons.

Title Harpers Weekly

Website harpweek.com
For centres studying the 19th Century Core, this site is very useful for the
American Civil War and Reconstruction topics. It is based around the nineteeth-
Description century American periodical Harpers Weekly and contains articles from the
period and many wonderful, but challenging, cartoons. The best approach is to
log in and browse.

Title J D Clare Modern World History

Website www.johndclare.net
A very useful website providing coverage of most of the 20th Century Core as
well as Germany, Russia, the USA and China. Includes a summary of the main
Description points of the content, sources, help with revision and exam-type questions and
mark schemes. For centres studying the 19th Century Core Content it also
covers the causes of the First World War.

Title Library of Congress

Website www.loc.gov/teachers
Particularly useful for activities to develop source skills but also provides a
wealth of other activities and primary sources. Especially useful for US history.
Description

Title School History

Website www.schoolhistory.co.uk
Activities, sources and revision materials for International Relations 1919–1939,
the First World War, Germany, the USA and Russia. For centres studying the
Description 19th Century Core, there are materials on the 1848 Revolutions, German and
Italian Unification, the American Civil War and the Origins of the First World War
in the A Level section.

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Title Spartacus Educational
Website spartacus-educational.com
This site contains a wealth of material including many aspects of the 20th
Century Core and Depth Studies on The First World War, Germany and Russia.
Description Materials include biographical studies, detailed content coverage and sources.
For centres studying the 19th Century Core it includes material on the American
Civil War and the causes of the First World War.

Title The National Archives

Website www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/
Contains a wealth of primary sources and activities on numerous historical
topics. The best approach is to log in and explore the site.
Description

Title Thinking History

Website www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/index.php
A website created by Ian Dawson to provide activities, ideas and resources for
history teachers seeking to broaden their range of teaching methods. Many of
the activities have been sent in by teachers. It contains a range of fascinating
Description activities that are designed to encourage students to think and understand.
Some involve role play and many are based on twentieth century history. The
one on speed dating by SS officers is a winner.

Title World Atlas

Website www.worldatlas.com/
Maps and country profiles.
Description

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