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
• Authoritarian states: Germany - Hitler
• 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