Welcome to London Revision, we specialise in producing high quality resources for teachers. All of our publications are sold copyright free for educational purposes only within the purchasing academic institution. London Revision was set up in 1998 to publish materials produced by experienced examiners. Since then it has expanded to produce GCSE Revision Notes for all GCSE History specifications. We have now produced AS and A2 Revision Notes for many AQA, Edexcel and OCR Units and Options. We have also developed a range of materials for Citizenship. NEW A Level Materials: Just published AQA: HIS1L Britain, 1906-1951 Revision Notes £45 HIS2Q The USA and Vietnam, 1961-1975 Electronic Textbook £95 HIS2Q The USA and Vietnam, 1961-1975 Revision Notes £45 Edexcel: Unit 1 E2 The Unification of Germany, 1848-90 Unit 1 C2 Relations with the American Colonies and the war of Independence Revision Notes £45 Unit 1 C7 Retreat from Empire - Decolonisation in Africa, c. 1957-1981 OCR: F966B5 Civil Rights in the USA, 1865-1992 Revision Notes £45 LONDON REVISION: GCSE 2009-2011 LONDON REVISION materials are all written by senior examiners and can be duplicated, amended and photocopied copyright free in purchasing institutions. For the new specifications, we will be publishing: E-Books: the following can all be put onto a network or students’ laptops, consequently ALL students can be supplied with their own copies of textbooks at no extra cost. If you are finding the cost of resourcing the new specifications too high, our E-Books are the answer. For less than £200, all students can be supplied with resources covering the whole specification, with no waste. You simply buy the sections that you require and make them available to students via an intranet. Sets of textbooks can be used in class, but E-Books are available to all students at any time. If students do not have access to the network at home, E-Books can be photo-copied and duplicated within the purchasing institution. What could be simpler, OR cheaper! E-Books: Student Study Guides contain detailed content and exercises for students to complete; they can be used in class or to set homework. Each Study Guide follows the exact demands of the specification. They contain detailed text covering key content, exercises, sources, visuals and hyperlinks to further materials such as on-line exercises, photographs, powerpoint presentations and film. Study Guides can be put onto a network for students to use on their own or can be used as a class text-book. They are ideal for students studying independently and preparing for re-sitting modules. Student Workbooks cover basic content; they are suitable for students working towards a Grade C E-Books will cover all areas of the specification; we will be publishing chapters for all of the units in each of the modules. Unlike other publishers, we sell each chapter or unit separately; you just buy the chapters that you need for your options. AND, you need only buy one copy and duplicate it as many times as you like within your school. Coursework guides will be published for all of the assignments set each year. Revision Notes are in bullet point form around key questions and follow the exact demands of the specification. Notes will cover the complete specification. Revision Packs contain exercises covering the demands of questions and the whole content; they are intended to be used on a network to encourage revision. Specimen answers will exemplify the best practice from each year’s examinations; for the Specimen Papers, we will publish answers for each level in the markscheme so that students can find out how to improve their answers Revision Tests are objective tests covering content; each has twenty questions along with answers. They will cover the entire specification. Please go to the page for each Awarding Body to see the full range of publications available at present. Materials will be listed on the website as they are produced and a full range will be available from Easter. 2009. Special Offer for OCR Schools: If you are having trouble resourcing your controlled assessment, we will produce an E-Book to meet your requirements for a one-off payment of £175. Please contact us for more details London Revision also runs Revision Courses for students in schools for GCSE, AS and A level. LONDON REVISION COURSES provide half day or full day intensive revision for GCSE or A Level students. They are run by experienced examiners and can also be combined with Inset for departments. In 2007-8, London Revision ran more than ninety courses in schools throughout the country and abroad. Most schools experience major improvements in exam results from the course and follow up. One comprehensive school in Newbury achieved 100% A*-C in 2008. New materials for A Level 2008-9 Available now to take the hard work out of teaching: Teaching Packages for SMARTBOARD covering Edexcel Units: 1E1: The Road to Unification: Italy c. 1815-70 1E3: The Collapse of the Liberal State and the Triumph of Fascism Each package covers the content of the course with full colour maps, some interactive exercises, homeworks and topics for research. Units in the package are organised for lessons, with 2-3 lessons in each section. They can be used in class OR put on a network for students to use independently. Also available: Support Packs with schemes of work, lesson plans, worksheets, support materials and exercises (approximately 60 in each case), which complement the packages. These are freely photo-copiable with the purchasing establishment and are available electronically so that the can be amended. SMARTBOARD PACKAGES cost £60 SUPPORT PACKS cost £35 Special Offer: Buy both packages and both packs for £170 Please contact us for more information A Level Objective Tests: We shall be publishing over the coming months tests offering comprehensive coverage of the following topics: England, 1455-1689 Britain, 1815-1928 Italy, 1815-1945 Russia and the USSR, 1855-1964 Germany, 1871-1963 The USA, 1865-2001 China 1911-1990s Each test contains 15-20 objective questions covering key issues and interpretations. Each question follows the pattern below: 4: In the early 1920s, Trotsky became increasingly unpopular in the Communist Party because: 1: He advocated a radical solution to economic problems, opposed NEP and believed that the peasants should be treated more vigorously and forced to produce more. 2: He formed the Comintern with Lenin 3: He was personally unpopular; he was highly intellectual and had a reputation for arrogance. He did not make alliances with his colleagues. 4: He also had ideas that appeared dangerous; he believed that the USSR should try to foment revolution in other states because Russia could only be successful if supported by proletarian revolutions in the West. 5: He rarely appeared in public and made few speeches. A: 1, 2 and 3 B: 1, 3 and 4 C: 2, 3 and 4 D: 2, 4 and 5 E: 3, 4 and 5 Tests are ideal for last minute revision or checks on basic knowledge. Single tests cost £15, but order 5 tests for £45 or 10 tests £65. Schools and colleges that have already purchased tests can take advantage of this offer by quoting the London Revision invoice number. Already published England, 1455-1689 001 The Wars of the Roses, 1455-71 002 Edward IV and Richard III, 1471-1485 003 Henry VII, Success and Security 004 Henry VII, Reform and Foreign Policy 005 Henry VIII, 1509-27 006 Henry VIII, The Reformation to 1535 007 Henry VIII, The Reformation 1535 to 1540 008 Edward VI and Mary I 009 Elizabeth I Settlement and Puritans 010 Elizabeth I The Catholic Threat 011 Elizabeth I The Government of England 012 James I, Religion 013 James I, Finance, Parliament and Foreign Policy 014 Charles I, 1625-38 015 Charles 1, 1638-42 016 England, 1642-49 017 England 1649-53 018 Oliver Cromwell, 1653-58 019 Oliver Cromwell, Success and Failure Italy, 1815-1945 001 Italy, 1815-47 002 Italy in 1848 003 Cavour and Piedmont, 1848-59 004 Unification, 1859-70 005 Italy, 1896-1921 006 Mussolini takes Control, 1922-25 007 The Creation of the Fascist State, 1925-29 008 Mussolini's Economic Policies 009 Mussolini's Foreign Policy, 1923-1939 010 The Impact of the Second World War Also available Britain, 1815-1924 The Unreformed Poor Law and the Poor Law Commission The Poor Law Amendment Act and Support for and Opposition to Reform Early women’s suffrage movements and the Pankhursts and the WSPU Politics, 1902-06 Reactions to Suffrage Campaigns and the impact of the Great War The Liberal Reforms, 1906-11 Liberals v Lords Ireland, 1910-22 Asquith and Lloyd George, 1914-18 The Rise of Labour Politics, 1918-24 The Decline of the Liberals Russia and the USSR, 1855-1964 001 Alexander II's Reforms 002 Russia, 1870-1890s, Reaction and Economic Reform 003 Nicholas II and the 1905 Revolution 004 Russia, 1906-14 005 The First World War and the February Revolution 006 March to November, 1917 007 Russia under Lenin, taking Control and the Civil War 008 Russia under Lenin, War Communism and NEP 009 Stalin and the Struggle for Power 010 Purges, Show Trials and the Cult of Personality 011 Collectivisation 012 The Five Year Plans Germany, 1871-1963 001 The Creation of the German Empire, 1871-78 002 Bismarck and the 'Second Founding of the Empire, 1878-90 003 Politics under Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1890-1914 004 The Impact of War, 1914-19 005 The Weimar Republic, 1918-23 006 The Weimar Republic, 1923-29 007 The Rise of National Socialism in Germany 008 Nazi Elections Campaigns and Tactics 009 The Impact of the Depression 010 Hitler takes control, 1933-4 011 The Economy of Nazi Germany 012 Education and Youth Policies in Nazi Germany 013 Society in Nazi Germany 014 The Persecution of mMinorities in Nazi Germany 015 The Impact of War, 1936-45 016 Germany, 1945-49 017 Germany, 1949-63 The USA, 1865-2001 001 Civil Rights, 1865-1914 002 The USA, 1890-1914 003 US Foreign Policy, 1890-1917 004 The Impact of the First World War 005 Political and Social Tensions in the 1920s 006 Boom, Prohibition and organised Crime 007 The impact of the Wall Street Crash and the Depression 008 The New Deal 009 Opposition to the New Deal 010 The Impact of the Second World War, 1941-54 011 Civil Rights, 1954-64 012 Black Power in the 1960s 013 Nixon, Ford and Carter 014 Reagan, Bush and Clinton China, 1900-1990s 001 China, 1900-12 002 China, 1912-27 003 China, 1927-37 004 China, 1937-49 005 Government and Society under Mao, 1949-1960s 006 Economic Change, 1950-1960 007 The Cultural Revolution 008 China, 1976-1990s Just published for EDEXCEL A LEVEL: Electronic Textbooks - £95 each These cover comprehensively the content of the unit and, where appropriate, provide detailed analysis of the two associated controversies Unit 1A1 the Reign of Henry VII Unit 1B1 Luther, Lutheranism and the German Reformation Unit 1E3 The collapse of the Liberal State and the triumph of Fascism in Italy Unit 3C3 The United States: Boom Bust and Recovery Unit 3D1 From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany, 1900-45 NEW EDEXCEL A LEVEL UNITS £45 each 1A1 Alfred the Great 1A2 The Norman Conquest and its impact on Britain 1A6 The Wars of the Roses 1A7 The Reign of Henry VII 1B1 Luther, Lutheranism and the German Reformation 1B2 Meeting the Challenge 1B3 The Revolt of the Netherlands 1B6 The Thirty Years War 1C3 The Slave Trade, Slavery and Anti-Slavery Campaigns 1C6 Britain and the Scramble for Africa, c. 1875-1914 1D1 Crises, Tensions and Political Divisions in China 1D2 Mao’s China 1D3 Russia in Revolution, 1881-1924 1D4 Stalin's Russia, 1924-53 1D5 Pursuing ‘Life and Liberty’ 1D6 Ideology, Conflict and Retreat, 1950-73 1D7 Politics, Presidency and Society, 1968-2001 1E1 The Road to Unification: Italy c. 1815-70 1E3 The Collapse of the Liberal State and the Triumph of Fascism 1F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich: Germany 1918-45 2A1 Henry VIII, Authority, Nation and Religion, 1509-40 2A2 Crown, Parliament and Authority in England, 1588-1629 2B1 Britain, 1830-85, Representation and Reform 2B2 Poverty, Public Health and the growth of Government 2C2 Britain c. 1860-1930, The Changing Position of Women 2D2 Britain and the Nationalist Challenge 3A1 Protest, Crisis and Rebellion 3A2 Revolution, Republic and Restoration 3B1 France, 1786-1830 3C2 The United States, 1917-54, Boom, Bust and Recovery 3D1 From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany, 1900-45 NEW for AQA A Level: Electronic Textbooks, £95 each HIS1M The USA, 1890-1945 NEW for AQA A Level: Revision Notes - £45 each HIS1B Britain, 1483-1529 HIS1D Britain, 1603-42 HIS1E The Reign of Louis XIV, 1661-1715 HIS1F France in Revolution, 1774-1795 HIS1H Tsarist Russia, 1855-1917 HIS1J The Development of Germany, 1871-1925 HIS1K Russia and Germany, 1871-1914 HIS1M The USA, 1890-1945 HIS2A Conqueror and Conquest, 1060-1087 HIS2B The Church in England: the Struggle for Supremacy, 1529-1547 HIS2E The Reign of Peter the Great of Russia, 1682-1725 HIS2G The Forging of the Italian Nation, 1848-1871 HIS2H Britain, 1902-1918: The Impact of New Liberalism HIS2K A New Roman Empire? Mussolini's Italy, 1922-1945 HIS2L The Impact of Stalin's Leadership in the USSR, 1924-1941 HIS2M Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 HIS2N Anti-Semitism, Hitler and the German People HIS2O The Impact of Chairman Mao, 1946-1976 HIS2P The Campaign for African-American Civil Rights, 1950-1968 HIS3B The Triumph of Elizabeth, 1547-1603 New for OCR A Level: Revision Notes - £45 each Please note: Units numbered 965 provide background information with some coverage of different interpretations; they do not supply answers to coursework questions. F961A1 From Anglo-Saxon to Norman England, 1035-87 F961A2 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Tudors, 1450-1509 F961A3 Henry VIII to Mary I, 1509-58 F961A4 Church and State, 1529-1589 F961A5 England under Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 F961A6 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War F962A2 The Renaissance c. 1400-c. 1550 F962A5 Charles V: International Relations and the Roman Empire F962A6 Philip II, Spain and the Netherlands, 1556-1609 F962B4 Peace and War: International Relations, 1890-1941 F962B5 From Autocracy to Communism: Russia, 1894-1941 F962B6 Democracy and Dictatorship: Italy 1896-1943 F962B7 The Rise of China, 1911-90 F962B8 Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-63 F963A1 The Normans in England, 1066-1100 F963A2 Mid-Tudor Crises, 1536-59 F963A3 The English Civil War and the Interregnum, 1637-60 F963B1 The Condition of England, 1815-53 F963B2 The Age of Gladstone and Disraeli, 1865-86 F963B3 England and a New Century, 1900-24 F964A2 The German Reformation, 1517-55 F964B1 The Origins and Course of the French Revolution, 1774-95 F964B2 The Unification of Italy, 1815-70 F965C Alfred the Great, 871-899 F965E The Wars of the Roses, 1450-85 F965G Elizabeth 1, 1558-1603 F965H Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658 F965I Peter the Great, 1689-1725 F965J Louis XIV, 1661-1715 F965M Gladstone and Disraeli F965O Russian Revolutions, 1894-1924 F965P America between the wars, 1917-41 F965T The Development of Rights for Women in Great Britain, 1867-1918 F965U Nazi Germany, 1933-45 F966A5 The Development of the Nation State: France, 1498-1610 F966A6 The Ascendancy of France, 1610-1715 F981 2 Tudor Finale, the Reign of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 F981 3 Liberal sunset, the rise and fall of New Liberalism, 1890-1922 F982 2 Luther and the German Reformation, 1517-1547 F982 3 Robespierre and the French Revolution, 1774-1795 F982 4 Russia in Turmoil, 1900-1921 F983 2 Protest and Rebellion in Tudor England F984 2 The Italian Renaissance, 1420-1550 F984 4 Race and American Society, 1865-1970s New for OCR A Level: Electronic textbooks - £95 each F962B8 Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany, 1919-63 F963B2 The Age of Gladstone and Disraeli F965H Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658 F982 2 Luther and the German Reformation NEW for OCR GCSE for 2007-8: TESTS FOR BRITAIN, 1906-1918 01 Why did the Liberal Government introduce Reforms? I 02 Why did the Liberal Government introduce Reforms? II 03 The Liberal Reforms I 04 The Liberal Reforms II 05 Votes for Women I 06 Votes for Women II 07 Women and the War Effort 08 Civilians during the War I 09 Civilians during the War II 10 How effective was Government Propaganda? 11 Why were some Women given the Vote in 1918? 12 Attitudes of the British People at the Peace Conference £6 each OR all 12 tests for £50 New for SHP for 2007-8: Student Workbook Crime, Punishment and Protest £55 Detailed coverage of content with exercises for students, can be used in class or to set homework. SPECIAL OFFERS Medicine and American West or Germany Student Workbooks £85 Medicine Student Workbook and all 17 Tests £125 Crime and Punishment and American West or Germany Student Workbooks £85 American West Student Workbook and all 8 Tests £75 Germany Student Workbook and all 12 Tests £90 Medicine Student Workbook, 17 Tests and Resource Pack £140 American West Student Workbook, 8 Tests and Resource Pack £95 Our materials include: Electronic textbooks, which provide detailed coverage of units, options and key periods. You can simply buy the chapters that you require, rather than a book of which much will not be used. the text can be converted into worksheets etc. if required. Revision Notes, which consist of bullet-pointed information focused on key questions. Revision Packs, which contain exercises covering all content and techniques for answering examination questions. Each one is tailored to the precise needs of the unit and specification. They are intended to be put on to a network, but can be used as individual exercises on paper in class. Student Workbooks, which cover key content with exercises for students to complete. These can be used in class or for home work Specimen answers for previous examination papers. We now have a comprehensive range of materials to support Edexcel AS Politics. More than 1,000 schools world-wide are using London Revision resources to help prepare students for GCSE and AS A2 examinations. London Revision also provides one day Revision Courses in schools for GCSE and AS and A2 students. These courses are presented by senior examiners and are tailored to the individual needs of schools. More than eighty schools booked revision courses in 2006-7 and almost all showed substantial improvement in examination results. We offer concentrated courses targeted at the C-D boundary and also at A*. A number of independent schools now use our courses to improve the numbers of students achieving A*. For A Level, we offer generic courses to improve performance and targeted courses for individual options or units. These can be combined with GCSE courses or with inset. We offer 'Raising Achievement Courses' for departments and local authorities. For more information about London Revision materials to support Edexcel IGCSE please visit http://www.londonrevision-igcse.co.uk