The Changing World Order has been developed especially for senior secondary students of History and is part of the Nelson Modern History series. Each book in the series is based on the understanding that History is an interpretive study of the past by which students also come to better appreciate the making of the modern world. Developing understandings of the past and present in senior History extends on the skills learnt in earlier years. Senior students will use historical skills, including research, evaluation, synthesis, analysis and communication. Students will rely on their knowledge of the historical concepts such as evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, significance, empathy, perspectives and contestability, to understand and interpret societies from the past. The activities and tasks have been written to ensure that students develop the skills and attributes required for senior History subjects. The Changing World Order explores the complex dynamic of the international balance of power following World War Two. The main focus of this student text is on the Cold War but extends to consider the implications of the changes in the international system after the end of this period of conflict and tension between the United States, the Soviet Union and their allies. STUDENTS: Year Level: 11 and 12 PRODUCT: Discipline: History and History | Series: Nelson Modern History and Nelson Modern History | Subject: Modern History and Modern History ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tony Taylor is the past Director of the National Inquiry into the Teaching and Learning of History and the National Centre for History Education. From 2006 to 2010 he was a senior consultant to federal government bodies responsible for the development of Australian Curriculum History, while researching and publishing extensively in various topics in education and History. As series editor, Tony played a pivotal role in the development of the Nelson Modern History series. He is author of Nelson Modern History title, The Industrial Revolution and co-author of The Changing World Order, to be released next year. Bradley is Director of Secondary at Cedars Christian College, Illawarra. A former journalist, he has taught in Australia and England, has presented at numerous history conferences and student lectures and indulges his passion for history by leading student tours to Europe. Ashley Wood has taught history for ten years and is currently Head of Humanities at St Leonard’s College in Brighton, Victoria. He is also President of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria. He has contributed to a wide variety of journals and junior history books and is the author of Nelson Modern History title, Decolonisation.