History SL&HL: The Move to Global War

Joe Gauci

With a focus on helping you to develop robust exam technique for IB History Move to Global War, this IB revision guide provides advice on how to approach each of the four types of questions found in the IB History Paper 1 examination. Through the use of two in-depth case studies, complete with practice questions and guidance on how to formulate responses examiners will love, you will deepen your understanding of historical context and refine your approach to answering exam-style questions.

 

No. of pages:102
ISBN:9781913433376
Publication date:05 Jan 2022

Valid for Diploma students taking exams up to November 2027

Original price was: £18.00.Current price is: £15.75.

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Key features in this guide:

  • Detailed overview of the expectations for responses for IB History Paper 1 questions and advice on how to secure full marks.
  • Clear guidance on how much time to devote to each exam question, as well as how to approach the answer.
  • In-depth notes that correspond to each bullet point of the IB History Move to Global War syllabus around which the exam paper will be set.
  • Two case studies, focusing on The Manchurian Crisis and the Abyssinian Crisis respectively, with a complete set of practice source-based questions and suggested responses.
  • Clearly organised timelines to facilitate understanding and identify important historical events to use in your analysis.
  • Key Term Boxes providing need-to-know definitions related to the syllabus.
  • Call Out Boxes to draw your attention to key questions and points of analysis to help you in developing your understanding of historical context.

Table of contents

How to use this guide

Advice on Tackling Paper 1

Chapter 1: Case Study: Japanese Expansion in East Asia (1931-1941)

  • Causes of Expansion
    • The Impact of Japanese Nationalism and Militarism on Foreign Policy
    • Japanese Domestic Issues: Political and Economic Issues, and Their Impact on Foreign Relations
    • Political Instability in China
  • EVENTS: The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and Northern China (1931)
    • RESPONSES: The League of Nations and the Lytton Report
  • EVENTS: Sino-Japanese War (1937-1941)
    • RESPONSES: Political Developments within China—the Second United Front
  • EVENTS: The Three Power/Tripartite Pact (1940); the Outbreak of War; Pearl Harbor (1941)
    • RESPONSES: International Response, including US Initiatives and Increasing Tensions between the US and Japan
  • Suggested Points for Practice Questions on Japanese Expansion
  • A Complete Set of Practice Source-based Questions: The Manchurian Crisis
    • Questions
    • Some Suggested Responses

Chapter 2: Case Study: German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940)

  • Causes of Expansion
    • The Impact of Fascism on Italy’s Foreign Policy
    • The Impact of Nazism on Germany’s Foreign Policy
    • The Impact of Domestic Economic Issues on the Foreign Policies of Italy and Germany
    • Changing Diplomatic Alignments in Europe
    • The End of Collective Security
    • Appeasement
  • EVENTS: German Challenges to the Post-war Settlements (1933-1938)
    • RESPONSES: International Response to German Aggression (1933-1938)
  • EVENTS: German Expansion (1938-1939); Nazi-Soviet Pact, and the Outbreak of War
    • RESPONSES: International Response to German Aggression (1939-1940)
  • EVENTS: Italian Expansion: Abyssinia (1935-1936)
    • RESPONSES: International Response to Italian Aggression (1935-1936)
  • EVENTS: Italian Intervention in the Spanish Civil War (1936)
  • EVENTS: Mussolini Establishes Closer Relations with Nazi Germany
  • EVENTS: The Sudeten Crisis and the Munich Conference (1938)
  • EVENTS: The Invasion of Albania (7 April 1939)
    • RESPONSES: France and Britain’s Response to Italy’s Invasion of Albania
  • EVENTS: The Pact of Steel (May 1939)
  • EVENTS: Italy’s Entry into the Second World War (10 June 1940)
  • EVENTS and RESPONSES: Italian Aggression in 1940-1941; Britain’s and Germany’s Responses
  • Suggested Points for Exam Practice Questions on Italian and German Expansion
  • A Complete Set of Practice Source-based Questions: The Abyssinian Crisis
    • Questions
    • Mark Scheme

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