IB The Move to Global War Timeline

This worksheet is a time-line activity whereby students mark a series of significant events that led into the start of the Second World War in Europe and Asia. They need to decide whether it brought the world closer to war and note why it was significant. There is also an extract from a historians perspective, which leads into the writing of a Paper 1 style essay response.

This activity can be used in a variety of ways; as an introduction to the main causes of the Second World War, as a review at the end of a unit and preparation for a quiz, test, or assessment. It involves a body of relevant knowledge and historical perspectives. The work sheet can be easily edited and adapted; either to change the list of events or add a different historical source for the final task.