Cambridge International AS Level US History since 1877 Digital Teacher's Resource Access Card
Overview
This digital teacher's resource provides support to guide students through the complexities of history. Supports teachers with the International and European AS Level options as part of the Cambridge International AS & A Level History syllabus (9489/9981/9982) for examination from 2027.
Features
- Detailed answer keys for all activities and worksheets to save teachers time and provide clear benchmarks for student work, facilitating efficient and accurate marking.
- Specific strategies and resources for addressing language barriers help teachers support students who may struggle with the language demands of historical study.
- 'Common misconceptions' gives insigh t into typical misunderstandings allows teachers to address and correct these issues, ensuring a clearer and more accurate understanding of historical content.
- Practical support includes academic writing activities, worksheets, and tasks focusing on key vocabulary, which help make topic-specific language easier to understand.
Contents
- Contents
- How to use this series
- How to use this Teacher's Resource
- Getting started with Cambridge International AS Level US History
- Chapter 1: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- 1.1 What were the impacts of rapid economic growth in the US during the Gilded Age?
- 1.2 What were the main aims and policies of the Progressive Movement?
- 1.3 How successful was the Progressive Movement up to 1920?
- Chapter 2: American Imperialism, the First World War and the 1920s
- 2.1 What were the causes and consequences of US territorial expansion in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries?
- 2.2 Why did the US enter the First World War and how did the war impact Americans?
- 2.3 What were the causes and impacts of economic and cultural changes in the 1920s?
- Chapter 3: The Great Depression, the Second World War and the Early Cold War
- 3.1 What were the causes and impacts of the Great Depression and New Deal?
- 3.2 Why and how did US foreign policy evolve between 1935 and 1959?
- 3.3 Why and how far did US society change in the 1940s and 1950s?
- Chapter 4: The Development of the US in the 1960s and 1970s
- 4.1 Why and how did US approaches to the Cold War change between 1961 and 1979?
- 4.2 Why and how did politics in the US evolve between 1960 and 1979?
- 4.3 Why and how far did the position of minorities improve in the US between 1960 and 1979?
- Chapter 5: The Modern US, 1980 to 2008
- 5.1 Why and how did the global role of the US evolve between 1980 and 2008?
- 5.2 Why and how did US politics change between 1980 and 2008?
- 5.3 Why and how far did US society change between 1980 and 2008?
- Chapter 6: Preparing for assessment
- 6.1 Overview of assessment and assessment objectives
- 6.2 Understanding what a question is asking you to do
- 6.3 Revision techniques
- 6.4 Assessment preparation
- 6.5 A final note
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
- Index.
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