Key features of the History SL & HL The First World War study guide

• In-depth essay-writing advice with explanations of command terms and guidance on how to approach their associated questions.
• Top tips on essential elements to written response, including common errors that cost marks.
• Evaluation activities of two practice essay questions for IB History WWI with responses to help you learn how to construct a high-quality answer that will earn top marks.
• Writing activities that challenge you to identify your own points of analysis and consider how you would present them in your own work.
• Key Information Boxes presenting need-to-know facts, issues, and terminology for providing next-level analysis for IB History the First World War.
• Key Perspective Boxes providing an overview of differing historical viewpoints on important events required for achieving top marks for IB History WWI questions.
• Timelines clearly outlining the chronology of key events related to IB History the First World war to provide context for your understanding and analysis.
• Key Figures Summary with the names and contributions of significant players during the First World War.

Contents of the History SL & HL The First World War study guide

List of Features

How to Use This Guide

Paper 2 Exam Information

Essay-writing advice

Key Figures in the First World War

The Causes of the First World War

• The Historical Debate about the Causes of the First World War
• The Assassination at Sarajevo: The Trigger for War
• The Impact of the Unification of Germany
• The Alliance System
• The End to Britain’s ‘Splendid Isolation’ and the Formation of the Triple Entente
• Colonial Rivalry, Weltpolitik and the Anglo-German Naval Race
• The Arms Race
• The Schlieffen Plan
• Balkan Nationalism and Great Power Rivalries in the Balkans
• The July Crisis: A Balkan Conflict Escalates into a General European War

The Course of the First World War

• Overview of the Western Front in 1914-18
• 1914
• 1915
• 1916
• 1917
• 1918
• Technology and the Nature of Warfare in the First World War
• Total War and the Home Front

The Effects of the First World War

• Domestic Effects of the First World War
• International Effects of the First World War

  Essay-writing Activities

Glossary

Bibliography