Introduction to IBDP History
L/O – To understand how the IBDP course is
structured, taught and assessed
Standard Level
Paper 2 – The Cold
War
Paper 2 – Authoritarian
States
Stalin 1929-1953
Paper 2 – Authoritarian
States
Mao 1949-76; Castro
1959-2008
Higher Level
Term 3
(Easter-Summer)
Paper 3, Topic 11:
Japan 1912-1990
Standard Level
Year
13
Term 2 (CNY-Easter)
Paper 1 – The Move to
Global War
Germany/Italy/Japan
Internal Assessment
(IA) / Revision
Study Leave and Exams
Higher Level
Year
12
Term 1 (Aug-CNY)
Paper 3, Topic 14: The
People’s Republic of
China 1949-2005
Internal Assessment
(IA) / Revision
Study Leave and Exams
Paper 3, Topic 12: China and Korea 1912-1949
IBDP History Course at Island School
• Standard Level
• Paper 1 – The Move to Global War (1h/30%SL/20%HL)
• Paper 2 – The Cold War + Authoritarian States
(1h30m/45%SL/25%HL)
• IA – Individual Research Assignment (25%SL/20%HL)
• Higher Level
• Paper 3 – History of Asia and Oceania (2h30m/35%HL)
• Topic 11: Japan 1912-1990
• Topic 12: China and Korean 1912-1949
• Topic 14: The People’s Republic of China 1949-2005
Paper 1 – Move to
Global War
Paper 2 – The Cold War
Paper 2 – Authoritarian States
Paper 3, Topic 11 – Japan 1912-90
Paper 3, Topic 12 – China + Korea 1912-50
Paper 3, Topic 14 – PRC 1949-2005
Paper 1 Questions – 24 marks/1 hour
Paper 1 Questions – Old Spec!!!
Paper 2 – Old Spec Example Questions
Paper 3 – Old Spec Example Questions
Core Textbook – Need to buy!
• Course Textbook - Rogers, K. &
Thomas, J. (2015). Pearson
Baccalaureate World History - The
Cold War: Superpower Tensions and
Rivalries (2nd ed.). Pearson: Harlow.
This textbook is the core textbook to
be used for the Paper 2: Cold War unit
and it is essential that all students
purchase a copy of this textbook. If you
click on the picture it will take you to
the Book Depository website which
have free global delivery.
Please ensure that you purchase the
2nd edition only as the IBDP
specification has changed in this is the
latest book for the new specification!
First Task – Create a Website!
• Your first task is to create a study website/blog for History.
Here you will post your study notes, group work and other
information work over the two years.
• Please use www.weebly.com to create your website. Share
the site with me and enable me as editor/admin:
stephen.budd@online.island.edu.hk
• Your site needs pages for each unit you are studying. It also
needs a glossary/key words page, historiography page, and a
timeline page(s).
• You may like to make the website non-history specific so you
can use it for other subjects.
Second Task – What is Capitalism?
• Your next task is to conduct some
research on Capitalism.
• Go to:
http://islandschoolhistory.weebly.com/1introduction-to-the-cold-war.html
• Complete activities 1-4