History

Assessment

Paper 1: 30% at SL, 20% at HL - A source-based paper on German, Italian and Japanese foreign policy in the 1930s (Prescribed Subject 3 – The Move to Global War – Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931–1941) and German and Italian expansion (1933–1940). Paper 2: 45% at SL, 25% at HL - An essay paper in which pupils have to answer 2 questions on 20th-century world history topics drawn from: Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars (conflicts covered include World War One, the Spanish Civil War, World War Two and the Chinese Civil War); and 20th Century Authoritarian States (key case studies include Hitler, Franco and Mao Zedong). Paper 3: 35% at HL only - Three essay questions on a particular region – Asia and Oceania. This involves pupils studying the history of Asian powers like India from c1500 up until the 1970s. Internal Assessment: 25% at SL 20% at HL - Pupils must also undertake a short internal assessment project of 2,200 words on a topic of their choice. Pupils are also free to select a History topic for their extended essay.