Wednesday 21 October 2009

Edexcel textbook - NEW!

The Edexcel textbook for this unit has now been released.

Available here and all other book sellers!

Sample chapters are also available:

Tuesday 20 October 2009

Growing Crisis 1900-1914

A series of links to cover key features of 'The Growing Crisis':




Arms Race - info on the Naval Arms Race
The First Moroccan Crisis, 1905-06
Daily Telegraph Affair, 1908
Agadir Crisis, 1911
Haldane Mission, 1912, and here

Wednesday 14 October 2009

Harry Potter and the Third Reich

Ever wondered where J K Rowling got her ideas....

"Let's start with Voldemort, who makes for a fair Hitler: He is an aspiring dictator who wants to cleanse the world of "mud-bloods"--wizards who have normal, or "muggle," parentage."

Intrigued?! To read the full article, click here


Tuesday 13 October 2009

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog from Frome College History. This is designed to help students who are studying the Edexcel A2 Unit 3 topic 'From Kaiser to Fuhrer: Germany 1900-45'.