22IB History units (2022-24)

Topics (based on IB Syllabus):

Paper 1: The move to global war (prescribed subject)
Case study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931–1941)
Case study 2: German and Italian expansion (1933–1940)

Paper 2: 20th century world history 
a) Authoritarian states 
b) The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries

Paper 3 (HL):
 History of Europe
a) Europe and the First World War, 1871-1918
b) Imperial Russia, revolutions and the establishment of the Soviet Union, 1855-1924
c) The Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia, 1924-2000

A schedule plan:


1st
 academic year

Term 1: HL students
• Europe and the First World War, 1871-1918

Terms 2 - 4: HL & SL students
• Authoritarian states: Germany - Hitler
• The move to global war: Germany and Italy
• The move to global war: Japan
• Authoritarian states: China - Mao
• Internal Assessment: Historical investigation (20 hours, during the periods 3 and 4)

Period 5: HL students
Imperial Russia, revolutions and the establishment of the Soviet Union, 1855-1924

2nd academic year

Terms 1-3: HL & SL students
• Authoritarian states: The Soviet Union - Stalin
• The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries 
• Authoritarian states: Italy - Mussolini & Egypt - Nasser

Term 4: HL students (Optional for SL)
• Preparation for the Final exams