History

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Contents 1 Requirements 2 Prescribed Subjects 3 20th Century World History Topics 4 Regional Options

Requirements

• Standard Level:
  • one prescribed subject
  • two 20th century world history topics
  • A personal historical investigation is also required.
• Higher Level: Standard level syllabus plus one regional option.

Prescribed Subjects

1. The USSR Under Stalin, 1924 to 1941
2. The Emergence and development of the People's Republic of China(PRC), 1946 to 1964
3. The Cold War, 1960 to 1979

20th Century World History Topics

1. Causes, practices and effects of war
2. Nationalist and independence movements, decolonization and challenges facing new states
3. Rise and rule of single-party states
4. Peace and cooperation: international organizations and multiparty states
5. Cold War
6. The state and its relationship with religion and minorities

Regional Options

1. Africa
2. Americas
3. East and South East Asia and Oceania
4. Europe (including Russia/USSR)
5. South Asia and the Middle East (including North Africa)