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  Paper 1

  PS3: The Move to Global War Free

  This topic examines how the actions of three countries in two different regions contributed to the 'move to global war' in the 1930s. Students will look at Japanese expansionism and then German and Italian...

  28 December 2022
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  Paper 2

  1. Theme 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust and Accord (ATL) Free

  This theme covers the key developments in the Cold War from 1945 with the emergence of superpower rivalry, through to the final collapse of the Cold War in 1989. Note that the specific polices of each...

  4 April 2023
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  Paper 2

  1.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry

  Theme 1: Rivalry, Mistrust and AccordTheme 1 of this Topic covers the key developments in the Cold War from 1943 through to 1949. Essay planning activities and essay frames for Theme 1 can be found here:...

  4 March 2024
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  Paper 2

  Case Study Topic 10: Hitler Free

  Although Germany became a democracy after its defeat in the First World War, the new Weimar Republic faced a series of economic and political crises in the 1920s. Although it looked as stability had been...

  20 June 2023
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  Paper 2

  Paper 2 is an essay paper for both Standard and Higher students. This page gives an overview what is required; see the page Essay writing for Paper 2 to get hints for tackling Paper 2 essay questions...

  13 September 2018
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  Paper 2

  Case Study Topic 10: Mao

  The creation of the People's Republic of China in 1949 marked the successful climax of a 20 year struggle. Against immense odds Mao had rid China of foreign domination, the Nationalists had been driven...

  26 August 2023
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  Paper 2

  1. Essay writing for Paper 2

  Paper 2 essays present particular challenges to students in that they often involve the skill of dealing with examples from different regions and constructing comparative essays.Many students will need...

  2 September 2022
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  Paper 2

  1.2 US, USSR and China 1947-79

  This pages has ATL on the US, USSR and China - superpower relations (1947-79): containment; peaceful co-existence; Sino-Soviet and Sino-US relations; détenteNote that Sino- Soviet relations and Sino-US...

  6 March 2024
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  Paper 3

  14: European states in the inter-war years (1918–1939) Free

  This section deals with the domestic developments in Italy, Germany and Spain in the inter-war years. In addition, it is possible to study the domestic developments of one other European country: this...

  3 December 2022
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  Paper 2

  Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries Free

  This topic is divided into three themes which are explained below.Each theme is divided into several pages of content and ATL. There are also pages on essay planning as well as exemplar essays for each...

  4 April 2023
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  Paper 2

  3. Theme 3 - Cold War Crises Free

  Theme 3: Cold War crisesThis theme involves studying Cold War crises. A crisis is considered to be an event when there was a clear escalation of tension between the superpowersStudents need to be able...

  30 September 2021
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  Paper 2

  Case Study Topic 10: Castro

  Castro led a successful revolution in Cuba in 1959, overthrowing the pro-USA dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. He then ruled for nearly five decades transforming Cuba politically, economically and socially....

  10 June 2023
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  Paper 3 Free

  Paper 3 is an in-depth essay paper for Higher students only. This page gives an overview what is required; see Essay writing for Paper 3 to get hints for tackling Paper 3 essay questions and suggestions...

  13 September 2018
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  Paper 2

  2. Theme 2 - Leaders and Nations (ATL) Free

  This theme covers the following prescribed content:Note that the syllabus has changed between the 2017 and 2020 guide for the second bullet point; it is now OK to use USA and USSR as nations and the focus...

  30 April 2023
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  Paper 1

  PS4: Rights and Protest Free

  This topic covers the struggle for rights and freedoms in the USA and in South Africa. The main themes for this topic are outlined below but the full syllabus can be found hereIt is important that you...

  3 May 2020
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  Paper 3

  Topic 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Free

  The Americas were profoundly affected by the Cold War and it affected the domestic and foreign policies of all countries in this region. This unit overlaps with the Cold War Topic on Paper 2: Topic 12...

  16 April 2024
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  Paper 1

  Paper 1 is a source paper in which students must answer four questions on four sources which are all related to one of the prescribed subjects. This page gives an overview of what is required; see Guidelines...

  22 August 2020
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  Paper 2

  Topic 10: Authoritarian States (20th Century) Free

  This topic focuses on the factors that led to the emergence of authoritarian states in the 20th Century, the methods they used to consolidate and maintain power and the impact of their policies.

  31 October 2020
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  Paper 2

  1.3 Reasons for end of Cold War

  This pages has ATLs on the reasons for the end of the Cold War (1980-1991); these include the role of confrontation and reconciliation, ideological challenges and dissent, economic problems and the arms...

  15 April 2024
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  The IA

  1. IA: Explaining the criteria

  This page explains the criteria for the IA in more detail.In this section, students need to:This section builds on the skills that they will already have developed for Question 2 of Paper 1. However,...

  28 November 2021