Modern Europe - United States & The World 1945-1989 Pack - Textbook/New Documents Resource Book - New / 4th Edition (2026)

Modern Europe

Leaving Certificate History for both Higher and Ordinary Level

• Special focus on the 2028 compulsory documents study with a FREE Documents Resource Book
• The three most popular topics in one book, now including Nation States and International Tensions, 1871–1920
• Updated to include even greater exam focus

The trusted textbook for success in Leaving Certificate History

• Includes the three* most popular syllabus topics, two of which must be studied:
  • Nation States and International Tensions, 1871–1920 (new)
  • Dictatorship and Democracy in Europe, 1920–45
  • The United States and the World, 1945–89 (compulsory documents topic for 2020/2021 exams)
    • *Two further topics, Division and Realignment in Europe, 1945–92 and European Retreat from Empire and the Aftermath, 1945–90, are available online at gillexplore.ie for maximum choice
• NEW! Essay Plans and Updated Exam Questions help hone exam technique
• NEW! Timeline feature helps students to contextualise events
• Strong emphasis on Key Personalities and Key Concepts throughout
• Updated Case Studies include new sources, additional questions and guidelines for contextualising the prescribed Case Studies
• NEW! Analysing Documents feature provides a unique method for deeper, more effective analysis of sources
• Valuable sample Research Study and guidelines for improving essay-writing help prepare students for all aspects of assessment

Case Studies

• UPDATED Case Studies include new sources, additional questions and guidelines for contextualising the prescribed Case Studies
• NEW! Analysing Documents feature provides a unique method for deeper, more effective analysis of sources
• NEW! FREE Documents Resource Book with every copy of Modern Europe focuses on the compulsory documents-based topic, The United States and the World, 1945 to 1989

NEW! Documents Resource Book (The United States and the World, 1945 to 1989)

Written specifically for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2028 to help them achieve their potential through active learning methods and with effective, exam-focused advice, it includes:

• NEW! Case Study summaries and key word glossaries
• Guidelines for answering documents-based questions, to hone exam technique
• New sample questions for all three case studies
• Sample answers and essay plans encourage students to develop their answers
• Sections on answering Ordinary Level questions and Higher Level essays provide insight on the marking schemes
• NEW! Online revision quizzes