IB History SL & HL

The IB History course is designed to enable students to:

• Understand the historical concepts of change and continuity, cause and effect, and be able to use them in their interpretation of current affairs

• Understand the significance of certain twentieth century events and ideologies in their global dimension

• Understand the nature of history as a discipline through the study of different sources, visual and written

• Develop an awareness of different interpretations of the past

• Respond to historical issues with empathy and critical analysis

• Promote a lifelong interest in the study of history.

Areas of Study:

Standard Level and Higher Level:

World History Topics

A selection of materials is studied from the following topics:

• Authoritarian States

• States studied could include Stalin, Mao, Hitler and Castro

• The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries.

Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject

Rights and Protests: USA and South Africa

Higher Level:

Regional Study: Oceania and Asia

Students engage in an additional study.

Extra topics we will be looking at are British Colonialism and Emerging Identities in Oceania 1788-1919, Developments in Oceania 1945-2005, and Cold War Conflicts in Asia.