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FICTION FOR THE MYP
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IB History
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IB History Revision
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Paper 1
Paper 2
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The Cold War Home
Paper 3
History IA
Paper 1
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1. Rwanda Causes
2. Rwanda Course
3. Rwanda Impact
1.1. Causes of Kosovo Conflict
2.2. Course of Kosovo Conflict
3.3 Consequences of the Kosovo Conflict
Paper 2
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P2 COLD WAR
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1. Rivalry, Mistrust Accord
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Korea
The Thaw
End of the Cold War
2. Cold War Leaders and Nations
3. Cold War Crises
Paper 3
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9. East Asia 1860 - 1912
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1. Tongzhi restoration
2. Self Strengthening movement
3. Sino Japanese war
4. Boxer rebellion
S.E Asia Colonialism HL
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HL Unit 5: Philippines
HL Unit 5: INDO-CHINA
Nationalism
HL Siam
China 1949 - 2005
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Consolidation of the Communist State
Transition to socialism
Social Devleopments
Cultural Revolution
Foreign Policy
Post Mao
China under Deng
Developments in China 1989 - 2005
Cold War Conflicts in Asia
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Cambodia
Malaya
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VIdeo resource
Causes and course of the Conflict
Results and comparison with other CW Crises
Afghanistan
History Extended Essay
IGCSE HISTORY (new course)
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The First World War
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World War One in film and documentaries
World War One books and additional reading
1. Causes: The Alliance system
2. Growth Tension, IGCSE
3. Struggle Balkans, IGCSE
4. Schlieffen Plan and Deadlock
5. The War at Sea and Gallipoli
6. The Defeat of Germany
Stalin's Russia
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Stalin at the library
Stalin at the movies
Background to Stalin
Leadership struggle
Collectivisation and 5YP
Purges
Life in the SU
Second World War and after
China IGCSE unit
>
China Videos
China in Literature section
1. China 1900 - 34
2. China 1934 - 49
3. China Under Mao 1949 - 63
4. China 1965 - 76 Cultural Revolution
5. China, 1976 - 89
USA: Divided Union 1945-74
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Red Scare
Civil Rights in the 1950s
The impact of civil rights protests 1960-74
Protest Movements
Nixon & Watergate
IGCSE Extension Pages
IGCSE Revision Home
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2017 IGCSE PAPER 1 STALIN
2017 IGCSE PAPER 2 REVISION: WW1
2017 IGCSE PAPER 2 REVISION: CHINA
2017 IGCSE PAPER 1 REVISION - USA
MYP History
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Year 7 - Native Americans
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1. Introduction to discoveries
2. Who were the first Americans?
3. Discovery and wonder
4. Sioux investigation
5. Sources and assessment
6. The loss of Native American land
7. Why go west?
8. The Oregon Trail simulation
9. Encounters
10. Assessment 2 - Board game
Year 8 Systems of government Inquiry
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Unpacking the statement
Introduction to China
The research phase
PEAL
How do systems compare
Assessment
Reflection
Year 9 MYP History
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Vietnam homepage
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1. Vietnam immersion
2. Vietnam 1945 - 54
3. The US invasion of Vietnam
4. What was fighting like in Vietnam?
5. The US soldier's experience
6. Protests and legacy
Assessment
Year 9 Genocide and dehumanisation
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1. History Heroes
2. The Modest Hero
3. Genocide overview
4. Causes of the Holocaust
5. How could this happen?
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Assessment mini essay
6. What happened at Auschwitz?
7. Assessment
8. Genocide in History
IB Global Politics
Politics movies and documentaries
Politics Reading and articles
Introduction to Global Politics
The News
Unit 1: Power, Sovereignty & IR
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POWER REVISION SECTION
1.1 Defining Power
1.2 Theories of Power
1.3 Types of Power
1.4 Defining legitimacy
2.1 Emergence of Nation States
2.2 Applying Sovereignty
2.3 Social Contract
2.4 Nation States and Political Systems
2.4b Political Systems and states
3.1 Inter-governmental Organisations
3.2 Role and Existence of NGOs
3.3 Violent Protest Movements
3.4 Social Movements
3.5 Political Parties
3.6 Informal Forums
4.1 Global Governance
4.2 Treaties and Collective Security
4.3 Economic Cooperation
4.5 Interstate and Intrastate War
4.6 Terrorism
Theory reading
Unit 2: Human Rights
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Human Rights websites
1. Defining Human Rights
2. UN Declaration on Human Rights
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Developments in Human Rights
3. Human Rights as a Western Construction
4. Multi-lateralism and bi-lateralism
5. Non-governmental
5a Other Rights Conventions
6a) Codification of HR Law
6. The ICC
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ICC Sudan Genocide case
7. Claims on Human Rights
8. Violations of Human Rights
9. Violations of Human Rights
9a) Write for Rights
10. Cultural Relativism
11. Politicisation of Human Rights
Unit 3: Development
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1.1 Defining Development
1.2 Measuring Development
2. Factors Affecting Development
Political Factors Affecting Development
3.1 Models of development
3.2 The Capability approach
3.3 Approaches for Developing Economy
3.4 Approaches for Developing Society
4.1 Globalisation and development
4.2 Sustainable Development
Interesting video resources
Unit 4: Peace & Conflict
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1. Contested meanings conflict
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Defining Peace
Conflict and Violence
Types of conflict
Balance of Power Theory
Justifications of violence
2. Causes / Parties to conflict
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Causes of conflict
2. Greed and grievance
3. Parties to conflict
3. Evolution of conflict
>
Conflict dynamics and manifestations
Third party intervention
4. Conflict resolution
>
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding
Territorial Disputes
IA: Engagement Activity
HL: Case Study Presentations
>
GloPol HL Research
HL Writing Presentation
HL Presenting
Global Politics Revision
External Assessment
>
Essay Planning and Writing GP
Pre IB History and Global Politics
History pre IB
Global Politics pre IB
Home
FICTION FOR THE MYP
FICTION FOR THE IB
FICTION FOR IGCSE
IB History
>
IB History Revision
>
Paper 1
Paper 2
>
The Cold War Home
Paper 3
History IA
Paper 1
>
1. Rwanda Causes
2. Rwanda Course
3. Rwanda Impact
1.1. Causes of Kosovo Conflict
2.2. Course of Kosovo Conflict
3.3 Consequences of the Kosovo Conflict
Paper 2
>
P2 COLD WAR
>
1. Rivalry, Mistrust Accord
>
Korea
The Thaw
End of the Cold War
2. Cold War Leaders and Nations
3. Cold War Crises
Paper 3
>
9. East Asia 1860 - 1912
>
1. Tongzhi restoration
2. Self Strengthening movement
3. Sino Japanese war
4. Boxer rebellion
S.E Asia Colonialism HL
>
HL Unit 5: Philippines
HL Unit 5: INDO-CHINA
Nationalism
HL Siam
China 1949 - 2005
>
Consolidation of the Communist State
Transition to socialism
Social Devleopments
Cultural Revolution
Foreign Policy
Post Mao
China under Deng
Developments in China 1989 - 2005
Cold War Conflicts in Asia
>
Cambodia
Malaya
>
VIdeo resource
Causes and course of the Conflict
Results and comparison with other CW Crises
Afghanistan
History Extended Essay
IGCSE HISTORY (new course)
>
The First World War
>
World War One in film and documentaries
World War One books and additional reading
1. Causes: The Alliance system
2. Growth Tension, IGCSE
3. Struggle Balkans, IGCSE
4. Schlieffen Plan and Deadlock
5. The War at Sea and Gallipoli
6. The Defeat of Germany
Stalin's Russia
>
Stalin at the library
Stalin at the movies
Background to Stalin
Leadership struggle
Collectivisation and 5YP
Purges
Life in the SU
Second World War and after
China IGCSE unit
>
China Videos
China in Literature section
1. China 1900 - 34
2. China 1934 - 49
3. China Under Mao 1949 - 63
4. China 1965 - 76 Cultural Revolution
5. China, 1976 - 89
USA: Divided Union 1945-74
>
Red Scare
Civil Rights in the 1950s
The impact of civil rights protests 1960-74
Protest Movements
Nixon & Watergate
IGCSE Extension Pages
IGCSE Revision Home
>
2017 IGCSE PAPER 1 STALIN
2017 IGCSE PAPER 2 REVISION: WW1
2017 IGCSE PAPER 2 REVISION: CHINA
2017 IGCSE PAPER 1 REVISION - USA
MYP History
>
Year 7 - Native Americans
>
1. Introduction to discoveries
2. Who were the first Americans?
3. Discovery and wonder
4. Sioux investigation
5. Sources and assessment
6. The loss of Native American land
7. Why go west?
8. The Oregon Trail simulation
9. Encounters
10. Assessment 2 - Board game
Year 8 Systems of government Inquiry
>
Unpacking the statement
Introduction to China
The research phase
PEAL
How do systems compare
Assessment
Reflection
Year 9 MYP History
>
Vietnam homepage
>
1. Vietnam immersion
2. Vietnam 1945 - 54
3. The US invasion of Vietnam
4. What was fighting like in Vietnam?
5. The US soldier's experience
6. Protests and legacy
Assessment
Year 9 Genocide and dehumanisation
>
1. History Heroes
2. The Modest Hero
3. Genocide overview
4. Causes of the Holocaust
5. How could this happen?
>
Assessment mini essay
6. What happened at Auschwitz?
7. Assessment
8. Genocide in History
IB Global Politics
Politics movies and documentaries
Politics Reading and articles
Introduction to Global Politics
The News
Unit 1: Power, Sovereignty & IR
>
POWER REVISION SECTION
1.1 Defining Power
1.2 Theories of Power
1.3 Types of Power
1.4 Defining legitimacy
2.1 Emergence of Nation States
2.2 Applying Sovereignty
2.3 Social Contract
2.4 Nation States and Political Systems
2.4b Political Systems and states
3.1 Inter-governmental Organisations
3.2 Role and Existence of NGOs
3.3 Violent Protest Movements
3.4 Social Movements
3.5 Political Parties
3.6 Informal Forums
4.1 Global Governance
4.2 Treaties and Collective Security
4.3 Economic Cooperation
4.5 Interstate and Intrastate War
4.6 Terrorism
Theory reading
Unit 2: Human Rights
>
Human Rights websites
1. Defining Human Rights
2. UN Declaration on Human Rights
>
Developments in Human Rights
3. Human Rights as a Western Construction
4. Multi-lateralism and bi-lateralism
5. Non-governmental
5a Other Rights Conventions
6a) Codification of HR Law
6. The ICC
>
ICC Sudan Genocide case
7. Claims on Human Rights
8. Violations of Human Rights
9. Violations of Human Rights
9a) Write for Rights
10. Cultural Relativism
11. Politicisation of Human Rights
Unit 3: Development
>
1.1 Defining Development
1.2 Measuring Development
2. Factors Affecting Development
Political Factors Affecting Development
3.1 Models of development
3.2 The Capability approach
3.3 Approaches for Developing Economy
3.4 Approaches for Developing Society
4.1 Globalisation and development
4.2 Sustainable Development
Interesting video resources
Unit 4: Peace & Conflict
>
1. Contested meanings conflict
>
Defining Peace
Conflict and Violence
Types of conflict
Balance of Power Theory
Justifications of violence
2. Causes / Parties to conflict
>
Causes of conflict
2. Greed and grievance
3. Parties to conflict
3. Evolution of conflict
>
Conflict dynamics and manifestations
Third party intervention
4. Conflict resolution
>
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding
Territorial Disputes
IA: Engagement Activity
HL: Case Study Presentations
>
GloPol HL Research
HL Writing Presentation
HL Presenting
Global Politics Revision
External Assessment
>
Essay Planning and Writing GP
Pre IB History and Global Politics
History pre IB
Global Politics pre IB
This section investigates the series of measures taken to restore the Confucian system and revive the economy after the Taiping Rebellion.