Nelson Senior Modern History

The Nelson Modern History series provides an extensive suite of full colour topic books developed for Australian senior students. Each title draws on recent scholarship, historiography and history specific pedagogy to ensure relevance and teachability. Providing flexibility for schools and students, Nelson Modern History is an up to date and relevant History education solution for senior students.

Senior students will use skills including research, evaluation, synthesis, analysis and communication. Students will also rely on historical concepts to understand and interpret societies from the past. Examples of these concepts includes evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, significance, empathy, perspectives and contestability. The activities and tasks in the titles from this series have been written to ensure that students will develop the skills and attributes needed in senior History subjects.

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TITLE	VIC	NSW	QLD	WA
The Enlightenment	Global Empires Unit 1	The Enlightenment		ATAR Unit 1
Civil rights in the USA	20^th Century Unit 2			ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
Germany 1918 – 1945	20^th Century Unit 1		National history	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
The Industrial Revolution		The Industrial Age		ATAR Unit 1 General Unit 3
Age of Imperialism		The Age of Imperialism	The history of ideas and beliefs	ATAR General
Women’s Movements	20^th Century Unit 2 Australian History	Women's Movements	Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation, Studies of change	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
Recognition and rights of indigenous peoples	Australian	Making Change: Day of Mourning to Mabo	Studies of hope	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 1
Decolonisation	20^th Century Unit 2	The End of Empire	Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
A Globalised World			Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation, History and the global perspective
Australia 1918–1950s	Australian	Australia: 1918 – 1949		ATAR Unit 3 General Unit 3
The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East	20^th Century Unit 2	Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 4
India			Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation	General Unit 3
Russia and the Soviet Union	20^th Century Unit 1 Revolutions		National history, Studies of change	ATAR Unit 3 General Unit 1/2
China and Revolution	Revolutions	China 1927 – 1949	National history, Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 3
The French Revolution	Revolutions	The French Revolution		ATAR Unit 1
The Changing World Order	20^th Century Unit 2 Australian		Studies of conflict, Studies of power	ATAR Unit 4
The USA 1900-1945	20^th Century Unit 1	USA 1919 – 1941	National history	ATAR Unit 1 General Unit 3

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Nelson Modern History

Discover this suite of full colour topic books written for senior students. This series revolves around the idea that History is an interpretive study of the past by which we develop an understanding of the making of the modern world. There are 17 books, each one focusing on a different historical period.

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TITLE	VIC	NSW	QLD	WA
The Enlightenment	Global Empires Unit 1	The Enlightenment		ATAR Unit 1
Civil rights in the USA	20^th Century Unit 2			ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
Germany 1918 – 1945	20^th Century Unit 1		National history	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
The Industrial Revolution		The Industrial Age		ATAR Unit 1 General Unit 3
Age of Imperialism		The Age of Imperialism	The history of ideas and beliefs	ATAR General
Women’s Movements	20^th Century Unit 2 Australian History	Women's Movements	Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation, Studies of change	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
Recognition and rights of indigenous peoples	Australian	Making Change: Day of Mourning to Mabo	Studies of hope	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 1
Decolonisation	20^th Century Unit 2	The End of Empire	Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
A Globalised World			Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation, History and the global perspective
Australia 1918–1950s	Australian	Australia: 1918 – 1949		ATAR Unit 3 General Unit 3
The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East	20^th Century Unit 2	Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 4
India			Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation	General Unit 3
Russia and the Soviet Union	20^th Century Unit 1 Revolutions		National history, Studies of change	ATAR Unit 3 General Unit 1/2
China and Revolution	Revolutions	China 1927 – 1949	National history, Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 3
The Changing World Order	20^th Century Unit 2 Australian		Studies of conflict, Studies of power	ATAR Unit 4
The USA 1900-1945	20^th Century Unit 1	USA 1919 – 1941	National history	ATAR Unit 1 General Unit 3

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Find the resources relevant to you:

TITLE	VIC	NSW	QLD	WA
The Enlightenment	Global Empires Unit 1	The Enlightenment		ATAR Unit 1
Civil rights in the USA	20^th Century Unit 2			ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
Germany 1918 – 1945	20^th Century Unit 1		National history	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
The Industrial Revolution		The Industrial Age		ATAR Unit 1 General Unit 3
Age of Imperialism		The Age of Imperialism	The history of ideas and beliefs	ATAR General
Women’s Movements	20^th Century Unit 2 Australian History	Women's Movements	Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation, Studies of change	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
Recognition and rights of indigenous peoples	Australian	Making Change: Day of Mourning to Mabo	Studies of hope	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 1
Decolonisation	20^th Century Unit 2	The End of Empire	Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 2 General Unit 4
A Globalised World			Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation, History and the global perspective
Australia 1918–1950s	Australian	Australia: 1918 – 1949		ATAR Unit 3 General Unit 3
The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East	20^th Century Unit 2	Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 4
India			Studies of hope, Studies of cooperation	General Unit 3
Russia and the Soviet Union	20^th Century Unit 1 Revolutions		National history, Studies of change	ATAR Unit 3 General Unit 1/2
China and Revolution	Revolutions	China 1927 – 1949	National history, Studies of conflict	ATAR Unit 3
The Changing World Order	20^th Century Unit 2 Australian		Studies of conflict, Studies of power	ATAR Unit 4
The USA 1900-1945	20^th Century Unit 1	USA 1919 – 1941	National history	ATAR Unit 1 General Unit 3

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