IB History HL
Questionbank
The IB History (Higher Level) Questionbank is a great resource for both learning about new examples and content for the various course topics as well as practicing writing skills required for success on the IB History HL exam. The Questionbank is organized by difficulty and includes questions from a variety of topics and examples relevant to Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3, so you can practice in both familiar and unfamiliar content areas. The initial offering for the IB History Questionbank includes the most commonly taught Prescribed Subjects, World History Topics, and Regional Options. The remainder are under active development and will be released soon!
Prescribed Subject 3
Move to Global War
PS3.1 - Japanese Expansion
Nationalism & militarism, Japanese domestic issues, Manchuria, Pearl Harbor, League of Nations, international response
PS3.2 - German and Italian Expansion
Fascism & Nazism, economic issues, appeasement, Abyssinia, Nazi-Soviet Pact, and international responses
Prescribed Subject 4
Rights & Protest
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All Questions in Prescribed Subject 4 Rights & Protest
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PS4.1 - US Civil Rights Movement
African Americans, segregation, Jim Crow, non-violent protests, Civil & Voting Rights Acts, Martin Luther King Jr, NAACP
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PS4.2 - Apartheid South Africa
Legislation, "classification" systems, Bantustans, defiance campaign, Sharpeville, Rivonia, Mandela, and key groups
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WH Topic 10
Authoritarian States (20th Century)
WHT10.1 - Emergence
Economic, social, political, and other factors influencing emergence and methods to establish control
WHT10.2 - Consolidation & Maintenance of Power
Methods to consolidate and maintain power, treatment of opposition, and impacts of foreign policy on power
WHT10.3 - Aims & Results of Policies
Domestic policies on economy, society, culture, women, and minorities, extent of authoritarian control
WH Topic 11
20th Century Wars
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All Questions in WH Topic 11 20th Century Wars
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WHT11.1 - Causes
Economic, ideological, political, and territorial causes including short- and long-term causes
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WHT11.2 - Practices & Their Impact on Outcome
Types of war, technological developments, mobilization of resources, influence of foreign powers
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WHT11.3 - Effects
Peacemaking, territorial changes, political impacts, economic & social impacts including changes for women
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WH Topic 12
The Cold War
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All Questions in WH Topic 12 The Cold War
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WHT12.1 - Rivalry, Mistrust, and Accord
Breakdown of the Grand Alliance, role of ideology, containment, superpower relations, detente, arms race
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WHT12.2 - Leaders & Nations
Impact of leaders on the Cold War & impact of the Cold War on countries around the world
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WHT12.3 - Cold War Crises
Causes, impact and significance of Cold War crises around the world
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Regional Option 2
History of the Americas
A13 - World War II and the Americas
World War 2 and its impacts: diplomacy, the Good Neighbor policy, treatment of women & minorities, and atomic weapons
Regional Option 4
History of Europe
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All Questions in Regional Option 4 History of Europe
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EU12 - Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
Tsarist Russia and its eventual collapse, the revolutions of 1917, the Civil War and Lenin's rule
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