1. IB History Overview
Mr. Parker

2. IB History

3. Historical Concepts

4. IB History What’s Involved
Assessment Component
IB Weighting SL HL
Paper One (one hour). Prescribed Topic: The Move to Global War
Topic Includes - the role of Germany and Japan in the move to WW2
30%
20%
Paper Two (90 minutes). Two essays on topics related to 20th Century World History.
Topic One: Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars.
WW1, WW2, Spanish and Chinese Civil Wars and other 20th Century conflicts.
Topic Two: Authoritarian States – 20th Century.
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao
45%
25%
Paper Three (2.5 hours). 3 Essays.
The focus area is the history of Asia.
Japan
The PRC
China and Korea NA
35%
Internal Assessment – Historical Investigation on a topic of your choice.

5. Paper One - The Move to Global War Japanese Expansion in East Asia German and Italian Expansion

6. Paper Two Two Essays Two Topics
Topic One - Causes and Effects of War
Causes - economic, ideological, political, etc
Types of War - civil, guerilla, global, total and limited
Technological Developments
Effects - peacemaking, economic, social and demographic impact

7. Topic Two Authoritarian States
Topic Two: Authoritarian States – 20th Century.
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao
Emergence
Economic factors, political and social divisions
Ideology
Consolidation
How? - force, legality, charisma, propaganda, treatment of opposition
Aims and Results
Domestic, economic, political and social factors
Impact on women and minorities

8. Paper Three Regional Study - Asia
Three topics
China and Korea ( )
The People’s Republic of China ( )
Japan ( )

9. Paper Three China and Korea 1910-1950
National Identity
Nationalist rule - Jiang Jieshi and Nanjing Decade
Rise of Communism - CCP, Long March, Mao
Impact of Japanese invasion
Impact of Japanese rule on Korea
Taiwan and ROC

10. Paper Three People’s Republic of China 1949-2005
Consolidation of the Communist State
Socialism and Economic Policy
Social Programmes
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Foreign Policy - Sino-Russian relations
China post-Mao - Gang of Four
China under Deng - political and economic policies

11. Paper Three Japan 1912-1990 WW1 and post WW1 Conferences
Taisho Democracy - liberalism
Militarism and Extreme Nationalism
Japan at War - Manchuria, Sino- Japanese War and War in the Pacific
Japan and US occupation
Japan’s “economic miracle” and social and cultural impacts.

12. Questions? Comments! Concerns?