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AICE International History AS
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Curriculum Map
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6/3/2014
Course Introduction:
The AICE AS Level course is taught in two components with 5 major themes. Since 12th grade AICE students have only the background
knowledge from AICE European History, background knowledge must come first. The first component is the source based question (SBQ). This is
where a student is given 4-5 historic documents and must answer a two part essay question. The second component requires the student to select
two different themes and answer a two part question on each theme. There are 5 AICE International History themes. The course is best taught in
the following sequence:
Background Knowledge: Italian and German Unification/ Industrial Revolution
Theme 1 (Component 2): International relations, 1871–1918
Theme 2 (Component 2): International relations, 1919–1933
Theme 3 (Component 2) The International relations, 1933–1939
Theme 4 (Component 1) The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945
Theme 5 (Component 2) The China and Japan, 1919–1945
Pacing:
Pacing should be individualized to each class; however it is usually prudent to complete all themes by the end of quarter 3 to allow for 4 weeks of
review before the exam. Since the exam is split into two sessions (component 1 first week of May and component 2 third week of May) the review
prior to the first component should concentrate on International Peace and Security. Component 2 review is best done after the component 1
exam. Students should be told to specialize three themes:
Theme 3 plus any two other themes
The two components are scored as follows:
Component 1= 40 Marks or 40% of overall score
Component 2= 60 Marks or 60% of score
Question 1 = 30 Marks
Question 2= 30 Marks
95 Marks =A level
85 Marks= B level
75 Marks= C level
65 Marks= D level
55 Marks= E level
Below 55 Marks = unqualified
Component One Overview - The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945
(Required SBQ)
Key Questions:
What were the origins and aims of the League of Nations?
How was the League of Nations organized?
What were the successes and failures of the League of Nations?
What were the origins and aims of the United Nations?
Key Content:
The role of US President Wilson; Cecil (UK), Smuts (South Africa), Bourgeois
(France) and Hymans (Belgium); Peacekeeping, collective security and
international co-operation
Reasons why the USA, Russia and Germany were not involved; The General
Assembly and The Council; Permanent Court of International Justice, The
Secretariat, Commissions and Committees
Successes – organizations for labor, refugees, health; Mandates Commission;
minor political disputes
Failures – Disarmament Commission; major political disputes (e.g. Manchuria,
Abyssinia); Reasons for the League’s failure to preserve peace
The role of US President Roosevelt; The San Francisco Conference and the
Charter; Similarities and differences between the United Nations and the League of
Nations
Content/Text (Chapter, Page)/Additional Resources
-Pgs. 130-159 Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 ISBN: 9781107613232
-Pgs. 45-55: International Relations 1879-2004 ISBN: 9780007268719
-Pgs. 40-58, 152-159: Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 ISBN: 9781107613232
-Pgs. 290-296: Woodrow Wilson: The Idealistic View; Georges Clemenceau: French Demands for Security and Revenge; German Delegation to the Paris Peace
Conference: A Peace of Might; Sources of the Western Tradition ISBN: 0395689740
-Pgs. 746-750: League of Nations; pgs. 822-826: United Nations; The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History ISBN: 0618427708
League of Nations
The United Nations
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/leagueofnations.htm
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/league
http://www.un.org/en/
Woodrow Wilson 14pt speech
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/united_nations1.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/filmmore/fm_14points.html
http://unhistoryproject.org/
The Covenant of the League of Nations
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/leagcov.asp
League of Nations Chronology
http://worldatwar.net/timeline/other/league18-46.html
Component Two Theme #1 - International relations, 1871–1918
Key Questions:
Why, and with what results, was there a growth in imperial expansion
during the last quarter of the nineteenth century?
Key Content:
How and why did the USA emerge as a world power?
-Economic growth and the need for trade; The Spanish-American War
(1898), the Panama Canal and the development of an ‘American Empire’;
Reasons for and implications of the USA’s entry into World War I
How and why did Japan emerge as a world power?
-Rapid modernization and military development; Wars with China (1894–
95) and Russia (1905); treaty with Britain (1902); Japan’s strong position
in 1918
Why, and with what results, did a system of rigid alliances develop
between European nations?
-The aims and objectives of each of the European powers; The
development of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente; Implications of
the alliances for international peace and stability
-Reasons for imperial expansion in the late nineteenth century; The
‘scramble’ for Africa; Treaty of Berlin (1885); Disputes over the Chinese
Empire; wars in South Africa
Content/Text (Chapter, Page)/Additional Resources
Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 ISBN: 9781107613232 pgs. 6-39
Scramble for Africa
http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/library_exhibitions/schoolresources/exploration/scramble_for_africa/
Treaty of Berlin (1885)
http://www.africafederation.net/Berlin_1885.htm
The Industrial Revolution in Japan
The Boer Wars
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25105079?seq=1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/boer_wars_01.shtml
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/meiji.htm
The Spanish-American War
Japan vs. China
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html
http://sinojapanesewar.com/
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/spanish-american-war
http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/First_Sino-Japanese_War.html
The Panama Canal
Japan vs. Russia
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tr-panama/
http://www.russojapanesewar.com/intro.html
Why did the United States enter World War One
http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/is/is443.pdf
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_72_Notes.htm
Triple Alliance/Entente
http://www.worldwar1.com/tlalli.htm#te
http://wais.springbranchisd.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=N66nqoPxEAc%3D&tabid=17476&mid=66376
Component Two Theme #2 - International relations, 1919–1933
Key Questions:
Why did the peace settlements of 1919–1920 fail to secure lasting peace?
Key Content:
-Terms and implications of the various treaties; Disenchantment of
France, Italy, Bolshevik Russia and the defeated powers; implications of
the USA’s failure to ratify the settlement; Problems in ‘successor states’
created by the post-war settlements
What attempts were made to improve international relations
between 1919 and 1933 and how successful were they?
-Disturbed relations (1919–23) in the aftermath of peace Settlements;
Improvement in international relations: Washington Conferences (1921–
22); Genoa Conference (1922); Dawes Plan (1924); Locarno Treaties
(1925); Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Young Plan (1929); World
Disarmament Conference (1932–33); The impact of world economic
problems after 1929
How did relations between the USSR, Britain, France and
Germany develop between 1919 and 1933?
-France’s attempts to deal with the problem of Germany from
1919 to 1933; The USSR’s realization of the need for peaceful coexistence and co-operation with the capitalist world; Relations
between the USSR and Britain, France and Germany
What were the main aims and implications of US foreign policy,
1919–1933?
-Reasons for and the impact of the USA’s return to isolationism;
Importance of overseas trade, investment and war debt to foreign
policy; The impact of US foreign policy on the world economic crisis
after 1929
Content/Text (Chapter, Page)/Additional Resources
Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 ISBN: 9781107613232 pgs. 40-67
Conventions and Treaties
http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Conventions_and_Treaties
Successor States of Eastern Europe
http://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-202/lecture-20
The Peace Settlement and Post-War Problems
http://mrfarshtey.net/whnotes/Peace_Settlement_and_Post-War.pdf
http://quizlet.com/11394895/history-paper-1-flashcards-flash-cards/
http://myclass.peelschools.org/sec/12/10885/Resources/Inter%20War%20Years/War_and_Peace_1919_to1939_by_David_G_Williamson_Ch_3_and_4.pdf
http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/3337/551695/LSC-SCAN-VersaillesAndAfter-texted.pdf
U.S. Isolationism
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~le20j/NeutralityAfterWar.html
http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Post_-_1918_Documents
Component Two Theme #3 - International relations, 1933–1939
Key Questions:
What were the aims and implications of Mussolini’s foreign policy?
Key Content:
Why did civil war break out in Spain in 1936?
-Reasons for King Alfonso XIII’s abdication in 1931; Problems facing the
new republic; Reasons for and implications of Franco’s victory
What were the aims and implications of Hitler’s foreign policy?
-Hitler’s general aims – destroying Versailles Treaty, building up
army, recovering lost territory, bringing all German-speaking
people into the Reich; Successes, 1933–38; appeasement;
Czechoslovakia and Poland, 1938–39
Why did war break out in 1939?
-Long-term issues such as dissatisfaction with the Treaty of
Versailles and the failure of collective security; Historical debate
regarding Hitler’s intentions; Appeasement and the role of the
USSR
-Desire to make Italy great and feared – Corfu Incident and
Fiume; Diplomacy from 1923 to 1934; Aggression after 1934: Abyssinia;
Spanish Civil War; Rome–Berlin Axis; Albania; Pact of Steel
Content/Text (Chapter, Page)/Additional Resources
Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 ISBN: 9781107613232 pgs. 68-101
Corfu - http://prezi.com/k3gkqvqtivqm/the-corfu-incident-1923/
Diplomacy from 1923-1934 - http://www.historytoday.com/russel-tarr/foreign-policies-hitler-andmussolini http://www.academia.edu/1181800/Friend_or_Foes_Diplomatic_Relations_between_Italy_and_Turkey_1923-1936
Abyssinia - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/aby1.htm
Spanish Civil War - http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/cmc/mhr/132mhr06.pdf
http://www.lhs.hereford.sch.uk/Spain%20Revision%20Unit%201%20(1)[1][1].pdf
Rome-Berlin Axis - http://www.e-ir.info/2011/07/29/hitler-and-mussolini-a-comparative-analysis-of-the-rome-berlin-axis-1936-1940/
Pact of Steel - http://www.passports.com/lesson_plans/italy/interwar-europe-rome-berlin-pact-of-steel-1939
Hitler’s Foreign Policy - http://quizlet.com/17975727/topic-3-hitlers-foreign-policy-1933-39-flash-cards/
http://www.slideshare.net/carson912/hitlers-foreign-policy-9881565
http://www.e-ir.info/2009/05/08/hitlers-foreign-policy-and-the-third-reich-1936-1939/
http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/modern_history/national_studies/germany/4024/nazi.htm
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/hitler1.htm
Component Two Theme #4 - China and Japan, 1919–1945
Key Questions:
What were the implications of the ‘warlord era’ which affected
China from 1916 to 1928?
Key Content:
-Yuan Shih-kai and disintegration of China; May the Fourth
Movement; Growth of Kuomintang (Nationalist) Party under Dr
Sun Yat-sen
How effective was the Kuomintang in achieving its aims?
-The Three Principles; Progress under Chiang Kai-shek;
Kuomintang’s successes and failures
Why did communism gain support in China?
-Mao Zedong and the Long March; Reasons for dissatisfaction with
Kuomintang; Impact of Japanese occupation of Manchuria in 1931
Why, and with what effects, did Japan become a military
dictatorship in the 1930s?
-Japan’s strong position in 1918; Political and economic factors;
Manchuria (1931) and China (1937); Implications of military rule in
Japan; involvement in World War II
Content/Text (Chapter, Page)/Additional Resources
Cambridge International AS Level International History 1871-1945 ISBN: 9781107613232 pgs. 102-129
Warlord Era - http://www.mconway.net/page1/page12/files/Warlordism%20in%20China.pdf
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/chin-cw1.htm
https://cache.kzoo.edu/bitstream/handle/10920/28185/John-McGowanSIP.pdf?sequence=1
http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chinese-students-protest-treaty-versailles-may-fourth-incident-1919
http://www.china-history.net/sun_yat-sen.htm
Kuomintang - http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat2/sub4/item51.html
Communism and China - http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/longmarch.htm
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781444338232.wbeow112/pdf
Japan, Military Dictatorship - http://www.historytoday.com/richard-sims/japanese-fascism