IB History

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I.B History : 

I.B History Individuals and Societies- Group 3 Standard and Higher Level

A group of typical historians? : 

A group of typical historians?

Typical historians? : 

Typical historians? Grant Hill- History / Political Science- Duke

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Chris Martin of Coldplay- Ancient History University College London

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Hillary Clinton- History and Political Science Wellesley College

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Gordon Brown- History- Edinburgh University

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John F Kennedy- History- Harvard

I.B History- Key Features : 

I.B History- Key Features 20th Century World History- examined units Coursework element-the opportunity to research a topic of your own choice (doesn’t have to be 20th Century) Study of new topic areas / builds on existing knowledge Standard and Higher Level options

Standard Level- at a glance : 

Standard Level- at a glance Paper 1 - Source Analysis (30%) (Structured Questions) Paper 2- Twentieth Century World History Topics (45%) (Essay Writing) Coursework- Historical Investigation on a topic of your own choice (25%)

Higher Level - at a glance : 

Higher Level - at a glance Paper 1 - Source Analysis (20%) Paper 2 - Twentieth Century World History Topics (25%) Coursework- Historical Investigation Paper 3- In depth study of 100 year period of a world region (e.g. Europe/ America / Asia) (35%)

Do I need to have studied history at GCSE to do I.B History? : 

Do I need to have studied history at GCSE to do I.B History? NO! (But think carefully about Standard and Higher Level)

Will help History help me with other parts of I.B? : 

Will help History help me with other parts of I.B? TOK - ways of knowing Extended Essay- can choose to write it on a historical topic CAS- Model United Nations / volunteer to work on a local history project- museums /archaeology

What topics will we cover? : 

What topics will we cover? The Cold War The development of Single Party States- e.g. Fidel Castro- Cuba International Relations Coursework- a study of Hong Kong History?