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The final dates!

Prepare for your upcoming exams with the finalized dates for IB Diploma and High School Diploma papers. The IB Diploma papers will take place on May 11 (PM) and May 12 (AM), while the High School Diploma papers are scheduled for April 14 (AM). Essential revision topics include the Cold War, the origins and policies of the US and USSR, the Vietnam War, and civil rights movements in the Americas. Attend extra revision sessions (dates TBC) to enhance your understanding and skills, including source analysis, essay planning, and historical contexts.

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The final dates!

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  1. The final dates! IB Diploma • Papers 1&2: Tuesday 11 May (pm) • Paper 3: Wednesday 12 May (am) High School Diploma • Papers 1 & 2: Wednesday 14th April (am) • Extra revision sessions: • TBC

  2. Revision topics - SL • The Cold War • Origins • US and USSR policies and tactics (origins and development) • Korea, Cuba, Germany, Vietnam (role in the Cold War, compare and contrast) • Development (1950s & 60s) • War • Guerilla war • Limited war • Democratic states • Constitutions, challenges (and how well dealt with), successes/failures • Japan 1945 - 1952 • USA 1953 – 1974 • De Gaulle’s France

  3. Revision skills • Source Skills • Messages from cartoons • OPVL • Compare and contrast • Mini-essay • Essay Skills • Planning • Timing • Using information out of context (in different situations) • Remembering examples (dates, facts, statistics) • Creating a thesis • Sophistication of language (avoiding generalisations)

  4. Revision Topics - HL • The Great Depression in the Americas • Causes (USA, Brazil) • USA: Hoover, FDR and effectiveness of New Deal • Vargas’ response to Depression • Impact on society and the Arts • Developments in the Americas after WW2 (1945 – 79) • US DP: Truman, Eis, JFK, LBJ, Nixon • Populist leaders in Latin America (Vargas) • Cuban Revolution and rule of Castro (successes/failures)

  5. Revision Topics - HL • The Cold War and the Americas (1945 – 81) • Truman: containment and McCarthyism • US and the Korean War • Eisenhower and Dulles: the New Look • US and Vietnam • FP: JFK, LBJ, Nixon • Civil Rights and social movements • Origins, nature, challenges and achievements • African Americans in US (role of government/Supreme Court) • Role of MLK, Malcolm X, Black power, Black Panthers • Other civil rights movements (Native Americans, Women, Hispanic) • Civil Rights in Cuba (for comparison)

  6. Revision schedule – 12g

  7. Revision schedule – 12f

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