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U1: Paper 1: Military leaders

Genghis Khan (c1200–1227)

Richard I of England (1173–1199)

Paper 1 source skills

U2: Paper 1: Conquest and its impact

Muslim rule in Spain and the fall of Granada (1492)

Conquest of Mexico and Peru (1519–1551)

Paper 1 source skills (Conquest)

U3: Paper 1: The move to global war

Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931–1941)

German and Italian expansion (1933–1940)

Paper 1 source skills (Move to global war)

U4: Paper 1: Rights and protest

US civil rights movement (1954–1965)

Apartheid South Africa (1948–1964)

Paper 1 source skills (Rights and protest)

U5: Paper 1: Conflict and intervention

Rwanda (1990–1998)

Kosovo (1989–2002)

Paper 1 source skills (Conflict and intervention)

U6: Paper 2: Society and economy (750–1400)

Social structures and governance

The medieval economy

Crisis and change (c1300–1400)

Case studies: society and economy across regions

U7: Paper 2: Causes and effects of medieval wars (750–1500)

Causes of medieval wars

The nature and practice of medieval warfare

Effects of medieval wars

U8: Paper 2: Dynasties and rulers (750–1500)

A framework for dynasties and rulers

Case study 1 — the Abbasid Caliphate (Middle East)

Case study 2 — Mansa Musa and the Mali Empire (Africa)

Law, governance and administration

U9: Paper 2: Societies in transition (1400–1700)

A framework for societies in transition

Case study 1 — Renaissance and Reformation Europe (Europe)

Case study 2 — Tokugawa Japan (Asia and Oceania)

Regional case studies

U10: Paper 2: Early Modern states (1450–1789)

A framework for Early Modern states

Case study 1 — France under Louis XIV (Europe)

Case study 2 — the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent (Middle East)

Colonial and overseas empires

U11: Paper 2: Causes and effects of Early Modern wars (1500–1750)

Causes of conflicts

Practices and impact on outcome

Effects of conflicts

U12: Paper 2: Origins, development and impact of industrialization (1750–2005)

Origins and causes of industrialization

Development of industrialization

Impact of industrialization

Case studies: industrialisers

U13: Paper 2: Independence movements (1800–2000)

Origins and rise of independence movements

Methods and the achievement of independence

Challenges after independence

U14: Paper 2: Emergence and development of democratic states (1848–2000)

Emergence of democratic states

Development of democratic states

The struggle for rights and equality

U15: Paper 2: Authoritarian states (20th century)

Emergence of authoritarian states

Consolidation and maintenance of power

Aims and results of policies

U16: Paper 2: Causes and effects of 20th-century wars

Practices of war and their impact on outcome

Non-European wars case bank

U17: Paper 2: The Cold War — Superpower tensions and rivalries (20th century)

Rivalry, mistrust and accord

Leaders and nations

Cold War crises

U18: Paper 3: History of Europe (HL)

Monarchies in England and France (1066–1223)

Muslims and Jews in medieval Europe (1095–1492)

Late medieval political crises (1300–1487)

The Renaissance (c1400–1600)

The Age of Exploration and its impact (1400–1550)

Aspects of the Reformation (c1500–1563)

Absolutism and Enlightenment (1650–1800)

The French Revolution and Napoleon I (1774–1815)

France (1815–1914)

Society, politics and economy in Britain and Ireland (1815–1914)

Italy (1815–1871) and Germany (1815–1890)

Imperial Russia, revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924)

Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)

Inter-war domestic developments in European states (1918–1939)

Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945)

The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000)

Post-war western and northern Europe (1945–2000)

Post-war central and eastern Europe (1945–2000)

U19: Paper 3: History of the Americas (HL)

Indigenous societies and cultures in the Americas (c750–1500)

European explorations and conquests in the Americas (c1492–c1600)

Colonial government in the New World (1500–1800)

Religion in the New World (1500–1800)

Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)

Independence movements (1763–1830)

Nation-building and challenges (c1780–c1870)

US Civil War: causes, course and effects (1840–1877)

The development of modern nations (1865–1929)

Emergence of the Americas in global affairs (1880–1929)

The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940)

The Great Depression and the Americas (mid 1920s–1939)

The Second World War and the Americas (1933–1945)

Political developments in Latin America (1945–1980)

Political developments in the United States (1945–1980) and Canada (1945–1982)

The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981)

Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945

The Americas (1980–2005)

U20: Paper 3: History of Asia & Oceania (HL)

Trade and exchange: The Silk Road in the medieval world (750–1500)

Japan in the Age of the Samurai (1180–1333)

Exploration, trade and interaction in East Asia and South-East Asia (1405–1700)

The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire (1526–1712)

Colonialism and the development of nationalism in South-East Asia (c1750–1914)

India, Afghanistan and Burma (1750–1919)

Challenges to traditional East Asian societies (1700–1868)

British colonialism and emerging national identities in Oceania (1788-1919)

Early modernization and imperial decline in East Asia (1860–1912)

Nationalism and independence in India (1919–1964)

Japan (1912–1990)

China and Korea (1910–1950)

Impact of the Second World War on South-East Asia

The People's Republic of China (1949–2005)

Cold War conflicts in Asia

Developments and challenges in South Asia after 1947

Developments in Oceania after the Second World War (1945–2005)

Social, cultural and economic developments in Asia (excluding China, Japan and India) (1980–2005)

U21: Paper 3: History of Africa & the Middle East (HL)

The 'Abbasid dynasty (750–1258)

The Fatimids (909–1171)

The Crusades (1095–1291)

The Ottomans (1281–1566)

Trade and the rise and decline of African states and empires (800–1600)

Pre-colonial African states (1800–1900)

The slave trade in Africa and the Middle East (1500-1900)

European imperialism and the partition of Africa (1850–1900)

Response to European imperialism (1870–1920)

Africa under colonialism (1890–1980)

20th-century nationalist and independence movements in Africa

The Ottoman Empire (c1800–1923)

War and change in the Middle East and North Africa 1914–1945

Africa, international organizations and the international community (20th century)

Developments in South Africa 1880–1994

Social and cultural developments in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries

Post-war developments in the Middle East (1945–2000)

Post-independence politics in Africa to 2005

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