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Foundation Historical Perspectives

51 lessons across 10 topics

1. Topic 1(COLON) Thinking Like a Historian(COLON) Sources, Evidence and Interpretation

1Lesson 1.1: What Is History?2Lesson 1.2: Primary And Secondary Sources3Lesson 1.3: Interrogating A Source4Lesson 1.4: Bias, Perspective And Reliability5Lesson 1.5: Interpretation And Historiography6Lesson 1.6: Key Concepts Of Historical Thinking

2. Topic 2(COLON) Industrialisation and the Making of the Modern Economy

7Lesson 2.1: The Industrial Revolution: Causes And Character8Lesson 2.2: Industrial Society: Cities, Work And Daily Life9Lesson 2.3: Capitalism, Class And Economic Ideas10Lesson 2.4: Responses To Industrialisation: Reform And Socialism11Lesson 2.5: The Spread Of Industrialisation And Its Global Reach

3. Topic 3(COLON) Empire, Imperialism and the Colonial World

12Lesson 3.1: The Age Of Empire: Motives And Expansion13Lesson 3.2: Justifying Empire: Ideology, Race And The Civilising Mission14Lesson 3.3: The Colonial Experience And Its Impact15Lesson 3.4: Resistance, Rebellion And Anti-colonial Movements16Lesson 3.5: Interpreting Empire: Debates And Legacies

4. Topic 4(COLON) Nationalism, Revolution and the Rise of the Nation-State

17Lesson 4.1: The Origins And Nature Of Nationalism18Lesson 4.2: The Age Of Revolutions19Lesson 4.3: Building Nation-states: Unification And State-making20Lesson 4.4: Nationalism, Empire And The Road To War21Lesson 4.5: Ideologies Of The Modern Age

5. Topic 5(COLON) The First World War and the Interwar World

22Lesson 5.1: The First World War: Course And Character23Lesson 5.2: The Peace Settlement And Its Discontents24Lesson 5.3: Revolution And The Rise Of Communism25Lesson 5.4: The Rise Of Fascism And Nazism26Lesson 5.5: The Great Depression And The Drift To War

6. Topic 6(COLON) The Second World War and Its Aftermath

27Lesson 6.1: A Global War: Course And Turning Points28Lesson 6.2: The Holocaust And The Crimes Of War29Lesson 6.3: The Home Front And Total War30Lesson 6.4: The End Of The War And The Atomic Age31Lesson 6.5: The Postwar Settlement And A New Order

7. Topic 7(COLON) The Cold War and a Divided World

32Lesson 7.1: The Origins Of The Cold War33Lesson 7.2: Crises And Confrontation34Lesson 7.3: A Global Cold War35Lesson 7.4: Detente, Renewed Tension And Reform36Lesson 7.5: The End Of The Cold War And The Collapse Of Communism

8. Topic 8(COLON) Decolonisation and the Postcolonial World

37Lesson 8.1: The Forces Behind Decolonisation38Lesson 8.2: Paths To Independence39Lesson 8.3: The Challenges Of Independence40Lesson 8.4: Legacies Of Empire And The Postcolonial World

9. Topic 9(COLON) Globalisation, Society and Political Change since 1945

41Lesson 9.1: The Postwar Economic Order And Globalisation42Lesson 9.2: Social Change And The Rights Movements43Lesson 9.3: Political Change In The Late Twentieth Century44Lesson 9.4: The Contemporary World And Its Challenges45Lesson 9.5: Continuity, Change And The Shape Of The Modern World

10. Topic 10(COLON) Historical Argument, Research and the Historical Essay

46Lesson 10.1: Building A Historical Argument47Lesson 10.2: Source Analysis And Document Study48Lesson 10.3: Working With Historiography And Interpretation49Lesson 10.4: Writing The Historical Essay50Lesson 10.5: Referencing, Citation And Academic Integrity51Lesson 10.6: The Independent Research Project