7: Causes and Effects of Wars (750–1500)
18: History of Africa and the Middle East (HL)
18.1 The ‘Abbasid dynasty (750–1258)18.2 The Fatimids (909–1171)18.3 The Crusades (1095–1291)18.4 The Ottomans (1281–1566)18.5 - Trade and the rise and decline of African states and empires (800–1600)18.6 - Pre-colonial African states (1800–1900)18.7 - The slave trade in Africa and the Middle East (1500–1900)18.8 - European imperialism and the partition of Africa (1850–1900)18.9 - Response to European imperialism (1870–1920)18.10 - Africa under colonialism (1890–1980)18.11 - 20th-century nationalist and independence movements in Africa18.12 - The Ottoman Empire (c1800–1923)18.13 - War and Change in the Middle East and North Africa 1914–194518.14 - Africa, International Organizations, and the International Community (20th Century)18.15 - Developments in South Africa 1880–199418.16 - Social and Cultural Developments in Africa in the 19th and 20th Centuries18.17 - Post-war Developments in the Middle East (1945–2000)18.18 - Post-Independence Politics in Africa to 2005
19: History of the Americas (HL)
19.1 Indigenous Societies and Cultures in the Americas (c750–1500)19.2 European Explorations and Conquests in the Americas (c1492–c1600)19.3 Colonial Government in the New World (1500–1800)19.4 Religion in the New World (1500–1800)19.5 Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)19.6 Independence Movements (1763–1830)19.7 Nation-Building and Challenges (c1780–c1870)19.8 US Civil War: Causes, Course and Effects (1840–1877)19.9 The Development of Modern Nations (1865–1929)19.10 Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs (1880–1929)19.11 The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940)19.12 The Great Depression and the Americas (mid 1920s–1939)19.13 Second World War and the Americas (1935–1945)19.14 Economic Developments and Challenges in the Americas (1945–1981)19.15 Social and Cultural Developments and Challenges (1945–1981)19.16 Political Developments and Challenges (1945–1981)19.17 The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America (1945–1981)19.18 Economic and Social Developments and Challenges (1981–2000)19.19 Political Developments and Challenges (1981–2000)19.20 The Americas in a Global Context (2000–2020)
20. History of Asia and Oceania (HL)
20.1 Trade and Exchange: The Silk Road in the Medieval World (750–1500)20.2 Japan in the Age of the Samurai (1180–1333)20.3 Exploration, Trade, and Interaction in East Asia and South-East Asia (1405–1700)20.4 The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire (1526–1712)20.5 Colonialism and the Development of Nationalism in South-East Asia (c1750–1914)20.6 India, Afghanistan, and Burma (1750–1919)20.7 Challenges to Traditional East Asian societies (1700–1868)20.8 British Colonialism and Emerging National Identities in Oceania (1788–1919)20.9 Early Modernization and Imperial Decline in East Asia (1860–1912)20.10 Nationalism and Independence in India (1919–1964)20.11 Japan (1912–1990)20.12 China and Korea (1910–1950)20.13 Impact of the Second World War on South-East Asia20.14 The People’s Republic of China (1949–2005)20.15 Cold War Conflicts in Asia20.16 Developments and Challenges in South Asia after 194720.17 Developments in Oceania after the Second World War (1945–2005)20.18 Social, Cultural and Economic Developments in Asia (excluding China, Japan and India) (1980–2005)
21. History of Europe (HL)
21.1 Monarchies in England and France (1066–1223)21.2 Muslims and Jews in medieval Europe (1095–1492)21.3 Late medieval political crises (1300–1487)21.4 The Renaissance (c1400–1600)21.5 The Age of Exploration and its impact (1400–1550)21.6 Aspects of the Reformation (c1500–1563)21.7 Absolutism and Enlightenment (1650–1800)21.8 The French Revolution and Napoleon I (1774–1815)21.9 France (1815–1914)21.10 Society, politics and economy in Britain and Ireland (1815–1914)21.11 Italy (1815–1871) and Germany (1815–1890)21.12 Imperial Russia, revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924)21.13 Europe and the First World War (1871–1918)21.14 Inter-war domestic developments in European states (1918–1939)21.15 Diplomacy in Europe (1919–1945)21.16 The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000)21.17 Post-war western and northern Europe (1945–2000)21.18 Post-war central and eastern Europe (1945–2000)