Flashcards for Types of Political Organization

Non-sedentary: Harsh or variable environments required high mobility, resulting in small bands with flexible, consensus-based local leadership.
Sedentary: Fertile lands supported stable farming, leading to larger populations, social hierarchies, and centralized state authority.

IB History Types of Political Organization Flashcards

IB History Types of Political Organization Flashcards

Flashcards for

Paper 1 - The Move to Global War

Japanese expansion in East Asia - Causes of expansion2 subtopics

Japanese expansion in East Asia - Events and Responses7 subtopics

German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940) - Causes of expansion5 subtopics

German expansion - Events and Responses6 subtopics

Italian expansion - Events and Responses10 subtopics

Paper 1 - Rights and Protest

Civil rights movement in the United States - Nature and characteristics of discrimination8 subtopics

Civil rights movement in the United States - Protests and action6 subtopics

Civil rights movement in the United States - The role and significance of key actors/groups6 subtopics

Apartheid South Africa - Nature and characteristics of discrimination7 subtopics

Apartheid South Africa - Protests and action4 subtopics

Apartheid South Africa - The role and significance of key actors/groups3 subtopics

Paper 1 - Conflict and Intervention

Rwanda - Causes of the conflict6 subtopics

Rwanda - Course and interventions7 subtopics

Rwanda - Impact6 subtopics

Kosovo - Causes of the conflict5 subtopics

Kosovo - Course and interventions6 subtopics

Kosovo - Impact8 subtopics

Paper 2 - Independence Movements

India3 subtopics

Ben Bella and Algeria3 subtopics

Nkrumah and Ghana3 subtopics

Kenyatta and Kenya3 subtopics

Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam3 subtopics

Paper 2 - Emergence and Development of Democratic States

Germany3 subtopics

India3 subtopics

USA3 subtopics

South Africa3 subtopics

Paper 2 - Authoritarian States

Case study: Fidel Castro13 subtopics

Case study: Vladimir Lenin13 subtopics

Case study: Joseph Stalin13 subtopics

Case study: Mao Zedong12 subtopics

Case study: Benito Mussolini13 subtopics

Case study: Adolf Hitler13 subtopics

Paper 2 - Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars

Interstate Wars6 subtopics

Civil Wars6 subtopics

Guerrilla Wars6 subtopics

Paper 2 - The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries

Rivalry, Mistrust, and Accord3 subtopics

Impact of Leaders 9 subtopics

Impact on Nations6 subtopics

Cold War Crises6 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Europe

Section 1: Monarchies in England and France (1066–1223)6 subtopics

Section 2: Muslims and Jews in Medieval Europe (1095–1492)6 subtopics

Section 3: Late Medieval Political Crises (1300–1487)7 subtopics

Section 4: The Renaissance (c1400–1600)6 subtopics

Section 5: The Age of Exploration and Its Impact (1400–1550)7 subtopics

Section 6: Aspects of the Reformation (c1500–1563)5 subtopics

Section 7: Absolutism and Enlightenment (1650–1800)6 subtopics

Section 8: The French Revolution and Napoleon I (1774–1815)6 subtopics

Section 9: France (1815–1914)6 subtopics

Section 10: Society, Politics & Economy in Britain and Ireland (1815–1914)6 subtopics

Section 11: Italy (1815–1871) and Germany (1815–1890)6 subtopics

Section 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the Establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924)6 subtopics

Section 13: Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)5 subtopics

Section 14: Inter-war Domestic Developments in European states (1918–1939)5 subtopics

Section 15: Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945)6 subtopics

Section 16: The Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000)5 subtopics

Section 17: Post-War Western and Northern Europe (1945–2000)5 subtopics

Section 18: Post-War Central and Eastern Europe (1945–2000)6 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of the Americas

Section 1: Indigenous societies and cultures in the Americas (c750–1500)5 subtopics

Section 2: European explorations and conquests in the Americas (c1492–c1600)5 subtopics

Section 3: Colonial government in the New World (1500–1800)6 subtopics

Section 4: Religion in the New World (1500–1800)6 subtopics

Section 5: Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)6 subtopics

Section 6: Independence Movements (1763–1830)6 subtopics

Section 7: Nation-building and Challenges (1780–1870)5 subtopics

Section 8: US Civil War (1840–1877)6 subtopics

Section 9: The Development of Modern Nations (1865–1929)6 subtopics

Section 10: Emergence of the Americas in global affairs (1880–1929)6 subtopics

Section 11: The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940)7 subtopics

Section 12: The Great Depression and the Americas (mid 1920s–1939)7 subtopics

Section 13: The Second World War and the Americas (1933–1945)6 subtopics