Subjects 03 Individuals and societiesIB diploma course · Higher level · 2028
History HL. The whole course, unit by unit. Open each lesson for explanations, practice, review and exam-ready resources.
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Paper 3 — The Americas (HL)
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Historical inquiry and concepts
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01 Paper 1 — Focused study 1: Climate and innovation 2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
The Aztec Empire (c. 1428–1469) 0 /1
Unit 02
Norse exploration (c. 982–1020) 0 /1
02 Paper 1 — Focused study 2: Independence and identity 2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
The Haitian Revolution (c. 1780-1825) 0 /1
Unit 02
Kenyan independence (1945–1978) 0 /1
03 Paper 1 — Focused study 3: Political and economic transitions 2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
The meiji restoration (1853–1894) 0 /1
Unit 02
The russian federation (1985–1999) 0 /1
04 Paper 1 — Focused study 4: Conflict and displacement 2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
Indochina refugee crisis (1975-1990) 0 /1
Unit 02
Post-war displacement in Europe (1945-1960) 0 /1
05 Paper 1 — Focused study 5: Protest and change 2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
Feminism in the USA (1960-1979) 0 /1
Unit 02
Revolution in Tunisia (1989-2015) 0 /1
06 Paper 2 — Thematic studies 4 lessons · 4 units
Unit 01
Thematic study: Authoritarian rule (from 1750 CE) 0 /1
Unit 02
Thematic study: Conflict (from 750 CE) 0 /1
Unit 03
Thematic study: Innovation and transformation (from 750 CE) 0 /1
Unit 04
Thematic study: Popular movements (from 1750 CE) 0 /1
07 Paper 3 — Africa and the Middle East (HL) 12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
The African slave trade (1500-1900) 0 /1
Unit 02
Colonialism and crisis in Rwanda and the Congo (c. 1875–2003) 0 /1
Unit 03
Conflict and instability in the Middle East (1896–2020) 0 /1
Unit 04
Pre-colonial sub-Saharan African states (c. 800-1945) 0 /1
Unit 05
Modern developments in Ethiopia, Niger, Somalia, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe (c. 1945–2020) 0 /1
Unit 06
European imperialism and the partition of Africa (c. 1840-1920) 0 /1
Unit 07
Colonialism in Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda (1890–1980) 0 /1
Unit 08
Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East (750-1291) 0 /1
Unit 09
Developments in South Africa (1867-2020) 0 /1
Unit 10
Independence movements in Algeria, Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Namibia and Tanganyika (c. 1900–2000) 0 /1
Unit 11
The Ottoman Empire and the creation of Turkey (c. 1790-1938) 0 /1
Unit 12
Revolution, reform and foreign relations in the Middle East (c. 1945–2020) 0 /1
08 Paper 3 — Asia and Oceania (HL) 12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 02
Politics and economy in Japan (1912-2020) 0 /1
Unit 03
The Cold War in Asia (1949-2002) 0 /1
Unit 04
The emergence of Central Asian republics (1917-2020) 0 /1
Unit 05
The emergence of independent states in Southeast Asia (1900-1990) 0 /1
Unit 06
Asian kingdoms and empires (750–1500 CE) 0 /1
Unit 07
The mughal empire and the british east india company (1526–1858) 0 /1
Unit 08
Independence of India (1857–1964) 0 /1
Unit 09
Emergence of modern China (1910-1949) 0 /1
Unit 10
The People's Republic of China (1949-2020) 0 /1
Unit 11
Indigenous societies and national identity in Australia and New Zealand (c. 1770–2020) 0 /1
Unit 12
Challenges to imperial rule in China (1736–1911) 0 /1
09 Paper 3 — Europe (HL) 12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
Enlightenment and absolutism (1600-1800) 0 /1
Unit 02
Renaissance and Reformation (c. 1350-1700) 0 /1
Unit 03
Europe and the First World War (1871-1923) 0 /1
Unit 04
Europe and the Second World War (1918–1949) 0 /1
Unit 05
Democracy, authoritarianism and conflict in Spain (c. 1920–2020) 0 /1
Unit 06
Europe during and after the Cold War (1945–2020) 0 /1
Unit 07
The French revolution (1774-1815) 0 /1
Unit 08
Medieval kingdoms and empires (c. 750-1400) 0 /1
Unit 09
Unification of Germany and Italy (1815-1871) 0 /1
Unit 10
The russian revolution (1855–1924) 0 /1
Unit 11
European totalitarianism (1918–1941) 0 /1
Unit 12
The USSR and post-Soviet Russia (1945–2020) 0 /1
10 Paper 3 — The Americas (HL) 12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
The Americas during the Cold War (1945-1991) 0 /1
Unit 02
Colonialism and the system of slavery in the Americas (c. 1492–1830) 0 /1
Unit 03
Political developments in Latin America (1934-2020) 0 /1
Unit 04
Political developments in the USA and Canada (1960-2020) 0 /1
Unit 05
The formation of modern nations in the Americas (1860–1929) 0 /1
Unit 06
The Great Depression in the Americas (c. 1920-1939) 0 /1
Unit 07
The mexican revolution (1884–1940) 0 /1
Unit 08
Independence movements in the Americas (1763–1860) 0 /1
Unit 09
Social movements in the Americas (1945-2020) 0 /1
Unit 10
Emergence of the Americas in global affairs (1880-1945) 0 /1
Unit 11
Indigenous societies in the Americas (c. 750–1500) 0 /1
Unit 12
The US civil war (1840–1877) 0 /1
11 Assessment and skills 6 lessons · 6 units
Unit 01
Internal assessment: the historical investigation 0 /1
Unit 02
Source evaluation skills 0 /1
Unit 05
What Paper 3 is (HL) 0 /1
Unit 06
Essay writing and command terms 0 /1
12 Historical inquiry and concepts 5 lessons · 5 units
Unit 03
Continuity and change 0 /1
Unit 04
Cause and consequence 0 /1
Unit 05
The historical inquiry model 0 /1
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