IB History Revision Notes (SL/HL)
Browse syllabus-aligned IB History revision notes by topic. Open each chapter for explanations, examples, and summaries.
The impact of Japanese nationalism and militarism on foreign policy
Japanese expansion in East Asia - Causes of expansion
Japanese expansion in East Asia - Events and Responses
German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940) - Causes of expansion
German expansion - Events and Responses
Italian expansion - Events and Responses
Civil rights movement in the United States - Nature and characteristics of discrimination
Civil rights movement in the United States - Protests and action
Civil rights movement in the United States - The role and significance of key actors/groups
Apartheid South Africa - Nature and characteristics of discrimination
Apartheid South Africa - Protests and action
Apartheid South Africa - The role and significance of key actors/groups
Section 1: Monarchies in England and France (1066–1223)
Section 2: Muslims and Jews in Medieval Europe (1095–1492)
Section 3: Late Medieval Political Crises (1300–1487)
Section 4: The Renaissance (c1400–1600)
Section 5: The Age of Exploration and Its Impact (1400–1550)
Section 6: Aspects of the Reformation (c1500–1563)
Section 7: Absolutism and Enlightenment (1650–1800)
Section 8: The French Revolution and Napoleon I (1774–1815)
Section 9: France (1815–1914)
Section 10: Society, Politics & Economy in Britain and Ireland (1815–1914)
Section 11: Italy (1815–1871) and Germany (1815–1890)
Section 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the Establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924)
Section 13: Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)
Section 14: Inter-war Domestic Developments in European states (1918–1939)
Section 15: Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945)
Section 16: The Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000)
Section 17: Post-War Western and Northern Europe (1945–2000)
Section 18: Post-War Central and Eastern Europe (1945–2000)
Section 1: Indigenous societies and cultures in the Americas (c750–1500)
Section 2: European explorations and conquests in the Americas (c1492–c1600)
Section 3: Colonial government in the New World (1500–1800)
Section 4: Religion in the New World (1500–1800)
Section 5: Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)
Section 6: Independence Movements (1763–1830)
Section 7: Nation-building and Challenges (1780–1870)
Section 8: US Civil War (1840–1877)
Section 9: The Development of Modern Nations (1865–1929)
Section 10: Emergence of the Americas in global affairs (1880–1929)
Section 11: The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940)
Section 12: The Great Depression and the Americas (mid 1920s–1939)
Section 13: The Second World War and the Americas (1933–1945)
Section 14: Political Developments in Latin America (1945–1980)
Section 15: Political developments in the United States (1945–1980) and Canada (1945–1982)
Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981)
Section 17: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945
Section 18: The Americas (1980–2005)
Section 1: Trade & Exchange: The Silk Road in the Medieval World
Section 2: Japan in the Age of the Samurai (1180–1333)
Section 3: Exploration, trade and interaction in East Asia & South-East Asia (1405–1700)
Section 4: The Rise & Fall of the Mughal Empire (1526–1712)
Section 5: Colonialism and Nationalism in South-East Asia
Section 6: India, Afghanistan and Burma (1750–1919)
Section 7: Challenges to Traditional East Asian Societies (1700–1868)
Section 8: British Colonialism & Emerging National Identities in Oceania (1788–1919)
Section 9: Early Modernization & Imperial Decline in East Asia (1860–1912)
Section 10: Nationalism & Independence in India (1919–1964)
Section 11: Japan (1912–1990)
Section 12: China and Korea (1910–1950)
Section 13: Impact of the Second World War on South-East Asia
Section 14: The People’s Republic of China (1949–2005)
Section 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia
Section 16: Developments and Challenges in South Asia after 1947
Section 17: Oceania after the Second World War (1945–2005)
Section 18: Asia (excluding China, Japan and India) (1980–2005)
