IB History Section 13: the Second World War and the Americas Questionbank

The impact of Japanese nationalism and militarism on foreign policy

Japanese expansion in East Asia - Causes of expansion

Japanese expansion in East Asia - Events and Responses

German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940) - Causes of expansion

German expansion - Events and Responses

Italian expansion - Events and Responses

Civil rights movement in the United States - Nature and characteristics of discrimination

Civil rights movement in the United States - Protests and action

Civil rights movement in the United States - The role and significance of key actors/groups

Apartheid South Africa - Nature and characteristics of discrimination

Apartheid South Africa - Protests and action

Apartheid South Africa - The role and significance of key actors/groups

Rwanda - Course and interventions

Kosovo - Course and interventions

Paper 2 - Society and Economy (750-1400)

Paper 2 - Causes and effects of wars (750–1500)

Paper 2 - Dynasties and rulers (750–1500)

Societies in transition (1400–1700)

Early Modern states (1450–1789)

Origins, development and impact of industrialization (1750–2005)

Causes and effects of Early Modern wars (1500–1750)

Paper 2 - Independence Movements

Emergence and development of democratic states (1848–2000)

Authoritarian states (20th century)

Causes and effects of 20th-century wars

Impact of Leaders

Impact on Nations

Cold War Crises

Section 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the Establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924)

Section 13: Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)

Section 14: Inter-war Domestic Developments in European states (1918–1939)

Section 15: Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945)

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

Section 17: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945

Section 14: The People’s Republic of China (1949–2005)

Section 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia