Download History IB I Junior Year

History IB – Year 1- Junior Year
Block 2
2011-2012
Mr. David Nelson/ Email: [email protected]
Class Website: www.classcoffee.com / Class Info also available on Moodle at http://moodle.acs.gr/
Brief Description of Course
This is the first year of a two-year program preparing 11th graders to take the International Baccalaureate
examination at either the Standard or the Higher Level at the end of 12th grade. During the first year,
candidates for either examination will follow the same curriculum, but will have the opportunity to choose
an emphasis. The course will focus on 20th century history of the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Through the
use of primary sources and by applying historical best practices, students will engage with the IB Class
Syllabus. Historical study will include the selection and interpretation of data and its critical evaluation.
Students at both levels will also be required to undertake a historical investigation, a problem-solving
activity that need not be related to the syllabus.
Learning Outcomes/ Standards
Having followed the history course at the higher or standard level, students will be expected to:
1. Comprehend, analyze, evaluate and integrate source material critically as historical evidence.
2. Demonstrate historical understanding of 20th century world history through the acquisition, selection,
effective use and synthesis of knowledge.
3. Explain different approaches to and interpretation of, historical events and topics.
4. Place events in their historical context.
5. Explain the causes and effects of historical continuity and change.
6. Present arguments that are clear, coherent, relevant and well sustained.
7. Present historical explanations from an international perspective.
8. Compare and contrast developments and events.
9. Construct written arguments within time constraints, as preparation for the examination.
10. Demonstrate evidence of research skills, organization and referencing.
Outline of Course
The two-year IB history syllabus consists of three prescribed subjects, five 20th century world history topics,
one regional option and a historical investigation. Prescribed ‘Subject 3’ (as per IB syllabus) will address
communism in crisis from 1976-1989. Students will study the struggle for power following the death of
Mao Zedong in China, investigate China under the rule of Deng Xiaoping, analyze the impact of policies
implemented by Gorbachev in the USSR, and examine the consequence of Gorbachev’s policies in Eastern
Europe. Two topics from the following 20th century topics will also be studied: Causes, practices and
effects of war, democratic states-challenges and responses, origin and development of authoritarian and
single-party states, and the Cold War. Students will examine ‘Option 3’ from the IB History Syllabus with
special emphasis on the following sections: The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-1939, The
Second World War and the Americas 1933-45, and The Cold War and the Americas 1945-1981.
Higher Level/ Standard Level Prep
In the first year, students follow the same curriculum, however, those students desiring HL in their 2nd year
of IB, will have the opportunity to complete additional studies and more extensive research, with emphasis
on the Americas. Students foreseeing the need for History HL, are strongly recommended to complete all of
the HL options presented during the year. Higher Level Students will also select one additional section from
the HL syllabus for independent in-depth study.
ACS Course – IB History - Outline (Year I):
Unit I- Introduction to Historical Methods and Research Structures
 Understanding the IB History Syllabus and Criteria
 Dissecting Questions
 Formulating Historical Imagination
 Glossary of IB Command Terms for history
Unit II- The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-39
(From Option 3: Aspects of the history of the Americas in the IB Syllabus)
This section focuses on the nature of the Depression as well as the different solutions adopted by
governments in the region and the impact on these societies. Prospective standard level students will focus
on the causes and effects of the Great Depression in the USA and Europe, while prospective HL students
will expand their understanding to include an additional example from Latin America or Canada.
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The Great Depression: political and economic causes in the Americas
Nature and efficacy of solutions in the United States: Hoover; Franklin D Roosevelt and the New
Deal;
critics of the New Deal
 HL- Canada & Latin America’s responses to the Depression: Mackenzie King and RB Bennett;
Import
Substitution Industrialization (ISI)
 Students will complete a case study on one of the following areas:
o Impact of the Great Depression on society: African Americans, women, minorities
o The Great Depression and the arts: photography, the movie industry, the radio, literary
currents, African Americans, women, minorities, photography, the movie industry, the radio,
literary currents.
Unit III- Adolph Hitler- Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states
(From Route 2/ Topic 3 from the IB Syllabus)
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Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states
Establishment of authoritarian and single party states
Domestic policies and impact
Unit IV- World War II-
The Second World War and the Americas 1933‑45
(From Option 3 from the IB Syllabus)
This section focuses on the changing policies of the countries in the region as a result of growing political
and diplomatic tensions preceding and during the Second World War. It also examines the impact of the war
upon the Americas.
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Hemispheric reactions to the events in Europe: inter-American diplomacy; cooperation and
neutrality; Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbour policy, its application and effects
The diplomatic and/or military role of the United States and other Latin American countries in the
Second World War
HL- Social impact of the Second World War on: African Americans, Native Americans, women and
minorities; conscription
HL- Treatment of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians
Reaction to the Holocaust in the Americas
Impact of technological developments and the beginning of the atomic age
Economic and diplomatic effects of the Second World War in one country of the Americas
Unit V- Joseph Stalin- Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states
(From Route 2/ Topic 3 from the IB Syllabus)
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Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states
Establishment of authoritarian and single party states
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Domestic policies and impact
(Introduction to the IB History Internal Research project)
Unit VI- The Cold War- (Europe and The Americas)
(From Topic 5 from the IB Syllabus)
This topic addresses East–West relations from 1945. It aims to promote an international perspective and
understanding of the origins, course and effects of the Cold War—a conflict that dominated global affairs
from the end of the Second World War to the early 1990s. It includes superpower rivalry and events in all
areas affected by Cold War politics such as spheres of interest, wars (proxy), alliances and interference in
developing countries. Prospective HL candidates will be responsible for all of the following, while
prospective SL candidates will study the “The Cold War in the Americas” in lesser detail.” The course will
include a selection of objectives from each of the following Cold War themes:
 Origins of the Cold War:
o Ideological differences
o Mutual suspicion and fear
o From wartime allies to post-war enemies
 Nature of the Cold War:
o Ideological opposition
o Superpowers and spheres of influence
o Alliances and diplomacy in the Cold War
 Development and impact of the Cold War:
o Global spread of the Cold War from its European origins
o Cold War policies of containment, brinkmanship, peaceful coexistence, détente
o Role of the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement
o Role and significance of leaders
o Arms race, proliferation and limitation
o Social, cultural and economic impact
 The Cold War in the Americas
o Truman: containment and its implications for the Americas; the rise of McCarthyism and its
effects on Domestic and foreign policies of the United States; the Cold War and its impact on
society and culture
o Korean War and the United States and the Americas: reasons for participation; military
developments; diplomatic and political outcomes
o Eisenhower and Dulles: New Look and its application; characteristics and reasons for the
policy;
repercussions for the region
o United States’ involvement in Vietnam: the reasons for, and nature of, the involvement at
different stages; domestic effects and the end of the war
o United States’ foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter: the characteristics of, and reasons
for, policies; implications for the region: Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress; Nixon’s covert
operations and Chile; Carter’s quest for human rights and the Panama Canal Treaty
o Cold War in either Canada or one Latin American country: reasons for foreign and domestic
policies and their implementation
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End of the Cold War:
o Break-up of Soviet Union: internal problems and external pressures
o Breakdown of Soviet control over Central and Eastern Europe Material for detailed study
o Wartime conferences: Yalta and Potsdam
o US policies and developments in Europe: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO
o Soviet policies, Sovietization of Eastern and Central Europe, COMECON, Warsaw Pact
o Sino–Soviet relations
o US–Chinese relations
o Germany (especially Berlin (1945‑61)), Congo (1960‑64), Afghanistan (1979‑88), Korea,
Cuba, Vietnam,
o Middle East
o Castro, Gorbachev, Kennedy, Mao, Reagan, Stalin, Truman
Preview to Year II of IB History:
*SL Candidates will complete their syllabus in February of Year 2, and will participate in collaborative
review sessions and shared study in the Library and the Writing Centre over the course of eight weeks. In
year 2, HL candidates will continue an in-depth study of the Cold War in the Americas as well as one
additional topic of the classes’ choice through the 3rd quarter.
Unit VII- Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) Origins & development of authoritarian and single-party states
(Finalizing the IB History Internal Research project)
Unit VIII- Communism in crisis 1976‑89
(From Prescribed subject 3from the IB Syllabus)
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Gorbachev and his aims/policies (glasnost and perestroika) and consequences for the Soviet state;
Consequences of Gorbachev’s policies for Eastern European reform movements: Poland—the role of
Solidarity; Czechoslovakia—the Velvet Revolution; fall of the Berlin Wall.
Unit IX- Communism in crisis 1976-1989
 Struggle for power after the death of Mao
 China under Deng Xiaoping
Unit X- Paper 2 Review- Single Party States, The Cold War/ Exam Review
Texts : Select chapters from the following sources will be utilized in the two year course:
**Pearson Baccalaureate: History: C20th World - Authoritarian and Single Party States for the IB
Diploma, By Brian Mimmack, Eunice Price and Daniela Senes (Pearson International Baccalaureate
Diploma: International Editions) [Paperback]
**Pearson Baccalaureate: History: Cold War for the IB Diploma, By Keely Rogers and Jo Thomas.
(Pearson International Baccalaureate Diploma: International Editions) [Paperback]
**Pearson Baccalaureate: History: Causes, Practices and Effects of Wars for the IB Diploma, By Keely
Rogers and Jo Thomas. (Pearson International Baccalaureate Diploma: International Editions)
American Odyssey, By Gary B. Nash- Professor of History University of California
**A People’s History of the United States (1492-Present,) By Howard Zinn – Boston University**
International Relations 1914-1995, By Tony Rea and John Wright
A History of the Modern World Since 1815, Ninth Edition, By R, Palmer- University of Chicago**
ISBN 0-07-112137-4
Challenging History: Europe 1890-1990, By John Traynor
**Stalinist Russia, By Steve Phillips. Heinemann, 2000. –OR- **Stalim’s Russia, 1924-53, By Michael
Lynch- Hodder Education, 2008.
**China 1900 – 76, By Geoff Stewart, ed. (Heinemann Advanced History) [Paperback]
A History of Asia, By Rhoads Murphey
**History: 20th Century World--The Cold War, By Keely Rogers and Jo Thomas**
ISBN 978-0-435994-28-0
20th Century World History Course Companion, By Martin Cannon (Oxford, 2009)**
ISBN 978-0-19-915261-2
**Although the sources printed on the previous page are provided by the school, it is recommended that
students purchase a copy of each starred source so that they can complete detailed annotations as they read.
Go to the following link to find books recommended to you for revision and for summer reading:
http://classcoffee.com/ibhistory_books.html
Supplies:
 Students must maintain a separate binder for each Unit.
 Students must have adequate lined paper, pens, and highlighters for use during class.
 Although students have open access to PCs and the network at school, access to a PC and internet at
home is essential to success in the course.
 Purchase a USB memory stick of 5GB or more to use in the class.
 A personal laptop in class can be very useful for class and is recommended for certain lessons.
 Purchase blank DVDs (+) in order to make back-up copies of certain documentaries presented in
class.
Assessment Criteria:
Assessment rubrics and the descriptors for all the written work assignments are included in the IB History Handbook. All
students have received a complete printed set of the IB History Handbook (First Exams 2010).
The IB uses several methods to assess work produced by students. Each criterion compromises a set of
hierarchically ordered level descriptors and markbands. For Paper 1 there is a detailed markscheme specific
to each examination paper. For Paper 2 and Paper 3, there are markband descriptors and markschemes. The
markband descriptors are related to the objectives established for the history course and the group 3
descriptors. The markschemes are specific to each paper. For internal assessment, a number of criteria have
been identified. Each assessment criterion has markband descriptors describing specific levels of
achievements.
Grading Scheme for the ACS Grade:
Quarter grade components
10% Class Participation
20 % Homework and Binder
*The Binders will be assessed at the completion of each unit.
20% Class work and Quizzes
50% Tests
Semester grade
80% of the two quarter grades + 20 % exam
Final grade
50 % of Semester 1 + 50 % of Semester 2 grade
Course-specific Information and Late Work Policy:
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All assignments will be posted on www.classcoffee.com and on the ACS Moodle Site.
Late work will receive a maximum grade of 60%. Late work is defined as an assignment that is not submitted
by the pre-defined deadline. If there are extenuating circumstances, which may merit an extension, an extension
must be arranged in the days prior to the deadline.
If a student has an excused absence on a test day, he/she will be required to make arrangements to
take a make-up test within the next two school days.
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All students are expected to be on class in time and be fully prepared.
No cell phones, IPods, earphones, etc. are permitted in class.