Info for 2009-10

Specific information on material studied in the 2010 IB History Guide (click on the link to the guide for detailed information):

Route 2 is the route chosen at City Honors for the IB HOTA classes.

One Prescribed Subject must be taught. We teach:

Prescribed Subject #1: Peacemaking, peacekeeping - international relations 1918-36

Two topics are to be studied in 20th Century Topics. We teach part or all of:

Causes, practices and effects of wars

Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states

The Cold War

Three sections of the Americas HL Option are required to be taught in HOTA. Many were covered in the first year of HOTA (AP American History & Government). Year two goes in depth into part or all of the following sections:

Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs (1880-1929) [taught concurrently with Prescribed Option #1 & Causes, Practices, and Effects of Wars]

The Second World War and the Americas (1933-1945) [taught concurrently with topics: Causes, Practices, and Effects of Wars; Origins and developments of authoritarian and single-party states]

Political Developments in the Americas after the Second World War (1945-1979) [taught concurrently with origins and developments of authoritarian and single-party states]

The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981) [taught concurrently with The Cold War topic and origins and developments of authoritarian and single-party states]

Into the 21st Century (1981-2000) [taught concurrently with The Cold War topic]