Subjects 03 Individuals and societiesIB diploma course · Higher level
History HL. The whole course, unit by unit. Open each lesson for explanations, practice, review and exam-ready resources.
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1.1 Genghis Khan (c1200–1227)
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Paper 3: History of Africa and the Middle East
Paper 3: History of the Americas
Paper 3: History of Asia and Oceania
Paper 3: History of Europe
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01 Paper 1: Prescribed Subjects 10 lessons · 10 units
Unit 01
1.1 Genghis Khan (c1200–1227) 0 /1
Unit 02
1.2 Richard I of England (1173–1199) 0 /1
Unit 03
2.1 Final Stages of Muslim Rule in Spain 0 /1
Unit 04
2.2 The Conquest of Mexico and Peru (1519–1551) 0 /1
Unit 05
3.1 Japanese Expansion in East Asia (1931–1941) 0 /1
Unit 06
3.2 German and Italian Expansion (1933–1940) 0 /1
Unit 07
4.1 Civil Rights Movement in the United States (1954–1965) 0 /1
Unit 08
4.2 Apartheid South Africa (1948–1964) 0 /1
Unit 09
5.1 Rwanda (1990–1998) 0 /1
Unit 10
5.2 Kosovo (1989–2002) 0 /1
02 Paper 2: World History Topics 12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
6 Society and Economy (750–1400) 0 /1
Unit 02
7 Causes and Effects of Wars (750–1500) 0 /1
Unit 03
8 Dynasties and Rulers (750–1500) 0 /1
Unit 04
9 Societies in Transition (1400–1700) 0 /1
Unit 05
10 Early Modern States (1450–1789) 0 /1
Unit 06
11 Causes and Effects of Early Modern Wars (1500–1750) 0 /1
Unit 07
12 Origins, Development and Impact of Industrialisation (1750–2005) 0 /1
Unit 08
13 Independence Movements (1800–2000) 0 /1
Unit 09
14 Emergence and Development of Democratic States (1848–2000) 0 /1
Unit 10
15 Authoritarian States (20th Century) 0 /1
Unit 11
16 Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars 0 /1
Unit 12
17 The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (20th Century) 0 /1
03 Paper 3: History of Africa and the Middle East 18 lessons · 18 units
Unit 01
18.1 The Abbasid dynasty (750–1258) 0 /1
Unit 02
18.2 The Fatimids (909–1171) 0 /1
Unit 03
18.3 The Crusades (1095–1291) 0 /1
Unit 04
18.4 The Ottomans (1281–1566) 0 /1
Unit 05
18.5 Trade and the rise and decline of African states and empires (800–1600) 0 /1
Unit 06
18.6 Pre-colonial African states (1800–1900) 0 /1
Unit 07
18.7 The slave trade in Africa and the Middle East (1500–1900) 0 /1
Unit 08
18.8 European imperialism and the partition of Africa (1850–1900) 0 /1
Unit 09
18.9 Response to European imperialism (1870–1920) 0 /1
Unit 10
18.10 Africa under colonialism (1890–1980) 0 /1
Unit 11
18.11 20th-century nationalist and independence movements in Africa 0 /1
Unit 12
18.12 The Ottoman Empire (c1800–1923) 0 /1
Unit 13
18.13 War and Change in the Middle East and North Africa 1914–1945 0 /1
Unit 14
18.14 Africa, International Organizations, and the International Community (20th Century) 0 /1
Unit 15
18.15 Developments in South Africa 1880–1994 0 /1
Unit 16
18.16 Social and Cultural Developments in Africa in the 19th and 20th Centuries 0 /1
Unit 17
18.17 Post-war Developments in the Middle East (1945–2000) 0 /1
Unit 18
18.18 Post-Independence Politics in Africa to 2005 0 /1
04 Paper 3: History of the Americas 19 lessons · 19 units
Unit 01
19.1 Indigenous Societies and Cultures in the Americas (c750–1500) 0 /1
Unit 02
19.2 European Explorations and Conquests in the Americas (c1492–c1600) 0 /1
Unit 03
19.3 Colonial Government in the New World (1500–1800) 0 /1
Unit 04
19.4 Religion in the New World (1500–1800) 0 /1
Unit 05
19.5 Slavery and the New World (1500–1800) 0 /1
Unit 06
19.6 Independence Movements (1763–1830) 0 /1
Unit 07
19.7 Nation-Building and Challenges (c1780–c1870) 0 /1
Unit 08
19.8 US Civil War: Causes, Course and Effects (1840–1877) 0 /1
Unit 09
19.9 The Development of Modern Nations (1865–1929) 0 /1
Unit 10
19.10 Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs (1880–1929) 0 /1
Unit 11
19.11 The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940) 0 /1
Unit 12
19.12 The Great Depression and the Americas (mid 1920s–1939) 0 /1
Unit 13
19.13 The Second World War and the Americas (1933–1945) 0 /1
Unit 14
19.14 Political Developments in Latin America (1945–1980) 0 /1
Unit 15
19.15 Political developments in the United States (1945–1980) and Canada (1945–1982) 0 /1
Unit 16
19.16 The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) 0 /1
Unit 17
19.17 Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945 0 /1
Unit 18
19.18 The Americas (1980–2005) 0 /1
Unit 19
19.19 The Americas since 2005 0 /1
05 Paper 3: History of Asia and Oceania 18 lessons · 18 units
Unit 01
20.1 Trade and Exchange: The Silk Road in the Medieval World (750–1500) 0 /1
Unit 02
20.2 Japan in the Age of the Samurai (1180–1333) 0 /1
Unit 03
20.3 Exploration, Trade, and Interaction in East Asia and South-East Asia (1405–1700) 0 /1
Unit 04
20.4 The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire (1526–1712) 0 /1
Unit 05
20.5 Colonialism and the Development of Nationalism in South-East Asia (c1750–1914) 0 /1
Unit 06
20.6 India, Afghanistan, and Burma (1750–1919) 0 /1
Unit 07
20.7 Challenges to Traditional East Asian societies (1700–1868) 0 /1
Unit 08
20.8 British Colonialism and Emerging National Identities in Oceania (1788–1919) 0 /1
Unit 09
20.9 Early Modernization and Imperial Decline in East Asia (1860–1912) 0 /1
Unit 10
20.10 Nationalism and Independence in India (1919–1964) 0 /1
Unit 11
20.11 Japan (1912–1990) 0 /1
Unit 12
20.12 China and Korea (1910–1950) 0 /1
Unit 13
20.13 Impact of the Second World War on South-East Asia 0 /1
Unit 14
20.14 The Peoples Republic of China (1949–2005) 0 /1
Unit 15
20.15 Cold War Conflicts in Asia 0 /1
Unit 16
20.16 Developments and Challenges in South Asia after 1947 0 /1
Unit 17
20.17 Developments in Oceania after the Second World War (1945–2005) 0 /1
Unit 18
20.18 Social, Cultural and Economic Developments in Asia (excluding China, Japan and India) (1980–2005) 0 /1
06 Paper 3: History of Europe 18 lessons · 18 units
Unit 01
21.1 Monarchies in England and France (1066–1223) 0 /1
Unit 02
21.2 Muslims and Jews in medieval Europe (1095–1492) 0 /1
Unit 03
21.3 Late medieval political crises (1300–1487) 0 /1
Unit 04
21.4 The Renaissance (c1400–1600) 0 /1
Unit 05
21.5 The Age of Exploration and its impact (1400–1550) 0 /1
Unit 06
21.6 Aspects of the Reformation (c1500–1563) 0 /1
Unit 07
21.7 Absolutism and Enlightenment (1650–1800) 0 /1
Unit 08
21.8 The French Revolution and Napoleon I (1774–1815) 0 /1
Unit 09
21.9 France (1815–1914) 0 /1
Unit 10
21.10 Society, politics and economy in Britain and Ireland (1815–1914) 0 /1
Unit 11
21.11 Italy (1815–1871) and Germany (1815–1890) 0 /1
Unit 12
21.12 Imperial Russia, revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924) 0 /1
Unit 13
21.13 Europe and the First World War (1871–1918) 0 /1
Unit 14
21.14 Inter-war domestic developments in European states (1918–1939) 0 /1
Unit 15
21.15 Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945) 0 /1
Unit 16
21.16 The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000) 0 /1
Unit 17
21.17 Post-war western and northern Europe (1945–2000) 0 /1
Unit 18
21.18 Post-war central and eastern Europe (1945–2000) 0 /1
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