Key features of the History SL & HL Paper 1: Move to Global War study 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.

Contents of the History SL & HL Paper 1: Move to Global War study guide

How to Use This Guide

Advice on Tackling Paper 1

Using the Practice Questions in this Guide

The Syllabus for Prescribed Subject 3: The Move to Global War

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

• Causes of Expansion
• Events: The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and Northern China (1931)
• Events: Sino-Japanese War (1937-1941)
• Events: The Three Power/Tripartite Pact (1940); the Outbreak of War; Pearl Harbor (1941)
• Suggested Points for Exam Practice questions on Japanese Expansion
• A Complete Set of Practice Source-based Questions on Japanese Expansion

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

• Causes of Expansion
• Events: German Challenges to the Post-war Settlements (1933 – 1938)
• Events: German Expansion (1938 – 1939); Nazi- Soviet Pact (1939), and the Outbreak of War
• Events: Italian Expansion – The Abyssinian war (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)
• Events: The Pact of Steel (May 1939)
• Events: Italy’s Entry into World war Two (10 June 1940)
• Events and Responses: Italian Aggression (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