History FAQs

Standard Level:

• Aparteid South Africa

• US Civil Rights Movement

• Castro & Cuba

• Stalin & the USSR

• The Cold War

Higher Level:

• Standard Level content above plus:

• German Unification

• Italian Unification

• Russia 1855 - 1924 (Tsars, Revolutions, Civil Wars & creation of Soviet Union)

Both Standard Level and Higher Level students complete the following final assessments:

• Paper 1: Source-based paper which asks you to analyse 4 different sources (SL - 30% HL - 20%)

• Paper 2: Essay-based paper where you are asked to answer two essay questions from two different topics (SL - 45% HL - 25%)

• Internal Assessment: Students are required to conduct a independent historical investigation into a topic of their choice (SL - 25% HL - 20%)

Higher Level students then sit a additional exam:

• Paper 3: Essay-based paper where you are asked to answer three essay questions from two different topics (HL - 35%)