IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How do historians differ in their interpretations of how the Cold War started?
Learning Objectives
To clarify what is required for writing to be ‘analytical’
To deepen understanding of the perspectives on the Origins of the Cold War
To examine a sample essay that demonstrates L7 skills
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did Sino-Soviet relations develop 1949-1976?
Learning Objectives
To deepen contextual understanding of Sino-American relations in the 1950s and 1960s
To analyse American and Chinese motives for rapprochement
To evaluate who gained the most from rapprochement; Nixon or Mao
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How far did ‘peaceful coexistence’ ease Cold War tensions 1953-61?
Learning Objectives
To examine the impact of ‘peaceful coexistence’ on Cold War tensions
To examine the impact of ‘New Look’ on Cold War tensions
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How do the arms race affect superpower relations 1949-63?
Learning Objectives
To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers
To explain why and how the arms race developed
To evaluate the impact of the arms race
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did Sino-Soviet relations develop 1949-1976?
Learning Objectives
To identify and describe the relationship between China and the USSR in 1949
To explain why and how the relationship changed (consolidation, split and confrontation)
To evaluate the impact of China on superpower relations
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How do historians compare the impact of leaders during the Cold War?
Learning Objectives
To compare and contrast the impact of Stalin and Truman on the development of the Cold War
To deepen understanding of planning a comparative essay
To examine a sample essay that demonstrates comparative skills
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How close did the USA and USA come to a ‘hot war?’
Learning Objectives
To compare and contrast the impact of several crises on the development of the Cold War
To deepen understanding of planning a comparative essay
To examine a sample essay that demonstrates comparative skills
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did détente change the nature of superpower relations?
Learning Objectives
To explain the reasons for détente
To analyse the key features of detente
To assess the reasons why détente came to an end
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
**Enquiry Question: How did Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech signify a divided Europe?
Learning Objectives**
To explain the context and content of the Iron Curtain speech
To analyse the speech to develop an understanding of its significance for Cold War relations
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did the post-war peace conferences increase tension between the Great Powers?
Learning Objectives
To explain the outcomes of discussion at the post-war peace conferences
To analyse the extent of agreement/disagreement at each conference
To evaluate the extent to which the decision to drop the atomic bomb was to intimidate the Russians
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War)
Learning Objectives
To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine
To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe
To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s
To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall
To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War
Enquiry Question: What is genocide?
Learning Objectives
To explain the concept of genocide
To develop vocabulary that can help explain the concept of genocide
To think creatively as to how genocide can be prevented
PowerPoint that discusses censorship of letters during WWI. Student task is to write a letter as if they were in the trenches; writing to a loved one back home. Also includes word searches and puzzles.
Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74
Learning Objectives
To investigate the aims and impact of the Black Panther Movement, including the role of Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
To assess the impact of race riots on the CRM
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
Learning Objectives
To describe Nicholas II’s feelings about become Tsar
To explain the main enemies of the Tsarist regime
To analyze how Nicholas II ruled the Empire
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
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Learning Objectives**
To explain how the Bolsheviks consolidated their power through
1917 Decrees
Constituent Assembly
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States
Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch)
Learning Objectives
To explain why Russia had become a revolutionary one-party state by 1924
To assess the extent of influence that Stalin had by 1924
To exemplify how Stalin exploited the situation after Lenin’s death
To evaluate the extent to which Stalin faced opposition from both the Left and the Right
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did tensions begin to emerge between the USA and USSR?
Learning Objectives
To explain the key features of communism and capitalism
To analyse the competing aims of the ‘Big Three’ within the ‘Grand Alliance’
To demonstrate of the challenges facing Soviet and American diplomats in the war time era
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Scheme of Work/IB Unit Plan (all resources listed in this unit plan are also available free on TES)
Overview of Cold War (SL The Cold War and HL History of the Americas - The Cold War in the Americas)
Resource List - bibliography and useful pdcasts and videos recommended for students