IB History of the Americas is a 2 year course broken down between scholars Junior and Senior years. The curriculum consists of 3 American History Topics, 2 World History Topics and 1 Case Study. During their Senior year, scholars will write an Internal Assessment Paper on a topic of their choice and complete 3 exams in May that cover the material that they learned in the course.

• World History Topics:

  • The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalry (20th Century)

  • Authoritarian States (20th Century)

• Case Study: Rights & Protest

  • Civil Rights Movement in the United States (1954-1965)

  • Apartheid South (1948-1964)

• Internal Assessment Paper

  • Max Word Count 2,200

• Final Draft due in December

• May IB Exams

  • 3 exams