Structure and design of the student volumes. Each historical theme is introduced by attractive opening pages, followed by orientation pages. These pages highlight the relevance of the topic, provide temporal and spatial orientation, and outline the competencies to be learned in this chapter. The chapters are divided into clear sub-chapters, consisting of a presentation section and a materials section. Student-friendly, comprehensible, and detailed texts provide an overview. Subheadings enhance the structure of the author texts, which can also be used by students for self-study in preparation and review. The materials sections offer a diverse range for a problem-oriented, multi-perspective, and modern history education. They form thematic and/or methodological units.