CONTENT AND SKILLS
Content Skills
Paper 1: Prescribed Topic 5: Conflict and Intervention – AO 1 – Knowledge
Rwanda Genocide and understanding.
The OPVCL Method AO 2 – Application
and analysis.
Paper 2: Topic 10 Authoritarian States – Emergence of AO 3 – Synthesis
Power Russia and Rwanda and evaluation.
Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: AO 4 – Use and
economic factors; social division; impact of war; application of
weakness of political system appropriate skills.
• Methods used to establish authoritarian states:
persuasion and coercion; the role of leaders;
ideology; the use of force; propaganda
Paper 3: HL Extension History of Europe – Topic 12
Imperial Russia, revolution and the establishment of the
Soviet Union (1855–1924)
Alexander II (1855–1881): the extent of reform
Policies of Alexander III (1881–1894) and Nicholas II
(1894–1917): economic modernization, tsarist
repression and the growth of opposition
Causes of the 1905 Revolution (including social and
economic conditions and the significance of the
Russo-Japanese War); consequences of the 1905
Revolution (including Stolypin and the Dumas)
The impact of the First World War and the final crisis
of autocracy in February/March 1917
1917 Revolutions: February/March Revolution;
provisional government and dual power (Soviets);
October/November Revolution; Bolshevik Revolution;
Lenin and Trotsky
To study consult the following documents uploaded in ManageBac:
Notebook
Class presentations
Workshops
Term Papers
InThinking
SECTION A: OPCVL
According to the IB, this analyse is defined as: “Break down in order to bring out the essential
elements or structure.” Therefore, you need to identify the essential elements of the source
in order to answer the question. The most basic elements of a source are its origin, purpose,
content, value and limitations. Since this question has 4 marks, you need to identify only
four ideas related to the value and limitation of the source. One good way to do this is by
completing the following chart:
Value Limitations
Origin
Purpose
Content
Select only four elements of the chart, and do no forget to present both values and limitations
of your sources. Additionally, you need to take into account the question that is presented
to know what kind of information to identify in the sources. Let’s take a look at the following
example:
First of all, you need to identify who is going to use the source and what is the purpose. In
this case, the question specified that the source is going to be used by a historian that wants
to study the Three Power on September 1940; thus the limitations and values must be
focused on that specific element of the question, for a historian that wants to study the Three
Power, specifically on the events of September 1940. Keep in mind that this part of the
question is not always the same.
SECTION B AND C: PAPER 2 AND PAPER 3
Papers 2 and 3 will examine your ability to write academic essays and address a specific
question of prescribed world topics, therefore you need to:
-Select one question from two possible
-Identify the demands of the question (command term, concept, topic and time frame)
-Use historical knowledge to support your ideas
-Formulate a coherent thesis statement and support your arguments
How to study for these sections?
1. Correct the all the summative exams of the year
2. Use the following format to plan the essay for these questions:
a. Compare and contrast the importance of propaganda to the emergence of
two authoritarian states.
b. To what extent did the weaknesses of political systems lead to the
emergence of authoritarian states in two countries, each chosen from a
different region?
c. To what extent did the reforms of Alexander II change Russian society by
1881?
d. Evaluate the reasons for the overthrow of the Provisional Government in
October/November 1917.
Main Pont Historical Knowledge 1 Historical Knowledge 2
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3. Practice writing the paragraphs of the body of the essay by using the PEEL structure.
Follow the given example in class.
4. Don’t forget about the markband and try to include all the elements of the highest
level of the band to your essay:
MARKS LEVEL DESCRIPTOR
Responses are clearly focused, showing a high degree of awareness of the
demands and implications of the question. Responses are well structured
and effectively organized.
13-15
Knowledge of the world history topic is accurate and relevant. Events are
placed in their historical context, and there is a clear understanding of
historical concepts.
The examples that the student chooses to discuss are appropriate and
relevant, and are used effectively to support the analysis/evaluation. The
response makes effective links and/or comparisons (as appropriate to the
question).
The response contains clear and coherent critical analysis. There is
evaluation of different perspectives, and this evaluation is integrated
effectively into the answer. All, or nearly all, of the main points are
substantiated, and the response argues to a consistent conclusion.
REFERENCES
“How to approach the question section” taken and adapted from:
IB History. “Paper 1 Schemes”. (2016).
https://resources.ibo.org/data/d_3_histx_spp_1705_2p1_e.pdf
(n.a.) “History IB Command Terms”. (n.d.)
https://moodle.avhsd.org/pluginfile.php/116174/mod_resource/content/1/CommandTermsf
orIBHistoryStudents.pdf
