Appeasement

by Andrew Boxer

Published 1 December 1998

Part of the Questions in History series for A Level History.This title assesses the controversy over the conduct of British foreign policy in the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Includes:

  • The international context: Britain, the Empire and Europe
  • The domestic context: Britain and appeasement
  • Appeasement in action: British foreign policy 1931-1937
  • Chamberlain and appeasement: British foreign policy 1938
  • The outbreak of war
  • Historians’ interpretations of appeasement


The Rise of Italian Fascism

by Andrew Boxer

Published 20 March 2000
Part of the Questions in History series for A Level History. A survey of Mussolini's early political career, Italian politics, and the Facist seizure of power up to 1925. Includes: *Italy without Italians, 1861-1915 *The growth of discontent, 1915-1920 *The growth of the Facist movement, 1919-1922 *The steps to dictatorship, 1922-1926 *Issues and interpretations

The Weimar Republic

by Alan White

Published 30 March 1997
Part of the Questions in History series for AS and A Level History, this title examines Germany in the years after the end of the First World War. Includes: /The German Revolution 1918-19 /The threat from the right, 1919-23 /The 'golden years' of the Weimar Republic, 1924-29 /Last years, 1930-33 /Historical interpretations