IB HISTORY EXAM OVERVIEW The IB Exam in

IB HISTORY EXAM OVERVIEW

The IB Exam in History has 4 components: Internal Assessment: External Assessment ■ Historical Investigation – 20% of IB grade ■ Paper 1 - 20% of IB grade 25 points 24 points internally assessed and externally moderated Document based questions Any topic in history 1 hour ■ Paper 2 – 25% of IB grade 30 points World history topics 1. 5 hours ■ Paper 3 – 35% of IB grade 45 points The Americas 2. 5 hours

Paper 1: Prescribed subject 4 – Rights and Protest ■ Document based paper with 4 sources (one visual) and 5 questions ■ Documents and questions for all 5 prescribed subjects will be given to you. YOU MUST IGNORE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS – ONLY READ THE DOCUMENTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR PRESCRIBED SUBJECT 4. The topics for Rights and Protest are the US Civil Rights movement (1954 -1965) and early apartheid South Africa (1948 -1964) ■ 5 minutes of reading time and then one hour to answer 5 questions, always formatted in the same way, based on the same set of possible topics 13 a. Reading comprehension of one source 13 b. Message of a visual source 14. Evaluation of one source (origin, purpose, content, value and limitations) 15. Compare and contrast two sources 16. Mini essay using the sources and your own knowledge

Paper 1: Prescribed subject 4 – Rights and Protest Case study 1: US Civil Rights Movement (1954 -1965) Case study 2: early apartheid South Africa (1948 -1964) Nature and characteristics of discrimination • Racism and violence against African Americans; the Ku Klux Klan; disenfranchisement • “Petty Apartheid” and “Grand Apartheid” legislation • Segregation and education; Brown versus Board of Education decision (1954); Little Rock (1957) • Division and “classification”; segregation of populations and amenities; creation of townships/forced removals; segregation of education; Bantustan system; impact on individuals • Economic and social discrimination; legacy of the Jim Crow laws; impact on individuals Protests and action • Non-violent protests: bus boycotts; defiance campaign, Freedom Charter • Non-violent protests; Montgomery bus boycott (1955– 1956); Freedom Rides (1961); Freedom Summer (1964) • Increasing violence: the Sharpeville massacre (1960) and the decision to adopt the armed struggle • Legislative changes: Civil Rights Act (1964); Voting Rights Act (1965) • Official response: the Rivonia trial (1963– 1964) and the imprisonment of the ANC leadership The role and significance of key actors/groups • Key actors: Martin Luther King Jr; Malcolm X; Lyndon B Johnson • Key groups: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims) The role and significance of key actors/groups • Key individuals: Nelson Mandela; Albert Luthuli • Key groups: the African National Congress (ANC); the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe—“Spear of the Nation”)

Paper 1: Prescribed subject 4 – Rights and Protest Test taking tips: During the 5 minutes of reading time - ■ The sources and questions are in a separate booklet. You must read documents M-P and answer questions 13 -16. ■ Read the questions first and then read the documents in the order that the questions ask you to think about them. During the 1 hour test – ■ Answer questions in the order given. ■ Don’t spend more than 5 -7 minutes on the first two questions. ■ The goal is to have 20 minutes to write the final essay.

Paper 2 – Topics in World History ■ 5 minutes of reading time and then 1. 5 hours to write two essays. ■ There are 24 questions on the exam – two from each of the 12 topics in world history. ■ The two essay questions are chosen by the student from the list of questions for the TWO topics (out of 12) that we have studied. ■ One question must be chosen from each topic. You cannot answer two questions from the same topic. ■ Ignore questions from all other topics. ■ The topics we have studied are: World History Topic 7 – Origins, Development and Impact of Industrialization World History Topic 9 – Evolution and Development of Democratic States

Paper 2 – Topics in World History Topic 7 - Origins, Development and Impact of Industrialization Topic 9: Evolution and Development of Democratic States Case studies are: USA (1880 -1920), Argentina (1880— 1920), South Africa (1860 -1950) Case Studies are: Chile (1990 -2005) and South Africa (1990 -2005) The origins of industrialization Emergence of democratic states • The causes and enablers of industrialization; the availability of human and natural resources; political stability; infrastructure • Conditions that encouraged the demand for democratic reform: aftermath of war and/or political upheaval; political, social and economic factors; external influences • Role and significance of technological developments • The role and significance of leaders • Role and significance of individuals • Development of political parties, constitutions and electoral systems; the significance/impact of those developments The impact and significance of key developments • Developments in transportation The development of democratic states • Developments in energy and power • Factors influencing the evolution of democratic states: immigration; ideology; economic forces; foreign influences • Industrial infrastructure; iron and steel • Responses to, and impact of, domestic crises • Mass production • Struggle for equality: suffrage movements; civil protests • Developments in communications Impact of democracy on society The social and political impact of industrialization • Social and economic policies and reforms: education; social welfare; policies • Urbanization and the growth of cities and factories towards women and minorities; the distribution of wealth • Labour conditions; organization of labour • The extent to which citizens benefit from those policies • Political representation; opposition to industrialization • Cultural impact; freedom of expression in the arts and media • Impact on standards of living; disease and life expectancy; leisure; literacy and media

Paper 2 – Topics in World History Test taking tips: During the 5 minutes of reading time - ■ Questions for topic 7 (industrialization) are always questions 13 and 14 on the exam. Questions for topic 9 (democratic states) are always questions 17 and 18 on the exam. THESE ARE THE ONLY QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN ANSWER. ■ During the reading time, choose the two questions that you will respond to, and begin planning your response in your head. During the 1. 5 hour test – ■ You are likely to be asked to compare and contrast examples from different regions. This means that you CANNOT compare and contrast the US and Argentina for such questions – they are both in the same region. The regions are the Americas, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and Asia.

Paper 3 – The Americas ■ 5 minutes of reading time and then 2. 5 hours to write three essays. ■ There are 36 questions on the exam – two for each of the 18 Americas topics. ■ Essay questions are chosen by the student from a list of 36 questions for the THREE topics (out of 18) that we have studied. ■ You must answer three questions – you can answer any three questions in these three topics. This means you can answer two questions from the same topic. ■ Ignore questions from all other topics. ■ The topics we have studied are: Americas Topic 15 – Political developments in the United States (1945– 1980) and Canada (1945– 1982) Americas Topic 17 - Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post‑ 1945 Americas Topic 18 - The Americas (1980– 2005)

Paper 3 – The Americas Topic 15: Political developments in the United States (1945– 1980) and Canada (1945– 1982) Americas Topic 17 - Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post‑ 1945 • Truman and the Fair Deal; division within Democratic Party; congressional opposition; domestic policies of Eisenhower • Indigenous peoples and civil rights in the Americas (US, Chile and Canada) • Kennedy and the New Frontier; Johnson and the Great Society • Nixon’s domestic policies; Watergate and possible impeachment; Ford’s domestic policies and pardon of Nixon; Carter’s domestic policies; changing composition and internal conflicts within the Democratic and Republican parties in the 1960 s and 1970 s, and the impact on elections • Domestic policies of Canadian prime ministers: St Laurent, Diefenbaker; political stability and nationalism; social and political change under Pearson and Trudeau • Causes and effects of the Quiet Revolution; rise of Quebec nationalism, the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) and the October Crisis of 1970 • African Americans and the civil rights movement: origins, tactics and organizations; the US Supreme Court and legal challenges to segregation in education; ending of segregation in the south (1955– 1980) • Role of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in the civil rights movement; the rise of radical African American activism (1965– 1968): Black Panthers; Black Power and Malcolm X; role of governments in civil right movements in the Americas • Feminist movements in the Americas; reasons for emergence; impact and significance (US and Argentina) • Hispanic American movement in the United States; Cesar Chavez; immigration reform • Youth culture and protests of the 1960 s and 1970 s: characteristics and manifestation of a counterculture (US and Canada)

Paper 3 – The Americas Topic 18: The Americas (1980 -2005) • The United States: domestic policies of presidents Reagan, GHW Bush and Clinton; challenges; effects on the United States; impact upon the hemisphere; continuities and changes in US foreign policy: Reagan, GHW Bush and Clinton; from bipolar to unilateral power; impact on the region • Canadian domestic policies: Mulroney governments (1984– 1993), collapse of the Progressive Conservative Party; Chrétien in power (1993– 2003), Quebec and separatism • Transition to democracy in two countries of Latin America: reasons for democratization; role of internal and external factors • Post-transition challenges in two countries of Latin America: economic challenges and debt; justice and reconciliation; political parties and the role of the military • Violent and non-violent movements in two countries of Latin America: causes, aims and impact; role of religion, including liberation theology • Economic and political cooperation in the Americas: reasons for and impact • Terrorism; 9/11 and response: domestic impact

Paper 3 – The Americas Test taking tips: During the 5 minutes of reading time - ■ Questions for topic 15 (political developments in the US 1945 -1980 and Canada 1945 -82) are always questions 29 and 30 on the exam. Questions for topic 17 (civil rights and social movements in the Americas) are always questions 33 and 34 on the exam. Questions for topic 18 (The Americas 1980 -2005) are always questions 35 and 36 on the exam. THESE ARE THE ONLY QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN ANSWER. ■ During the reading time, choose three questions that you will respond to, and begin planning your response in your head. During the 2. 5 hour test – ■ Examples can only come from the Americas, from the western hemisphere.