IB History - Paper 1: The Move to Global War

Joe Gauci read Modern History at Lincoln College, Oxford and has taught History since 1984. He has taught IB History at Malvern College, UK, since 1995 where he oversees its academic life as Deputy Head. He has experience as an examiner and has been teaching revision to students from around the globe since 1996.

How to Use This Guide Advice on Tackling Paper 1 Using the Practice Questions in this Guide The Syllabus for Prescribed Subject 3: The Move to Global War 1. Case Study 1: Japanese Expansion in East Asia (1931-1941) 1.1 Causes of Expansion 1.1.1 The Impact of Japanese Nationalism and Militarism on Foreign Policy 1.1.2 Japanese Domestic Issues: Political and Economic Issues, and Their Impact on Foreign Relations 1.1.3 Political Instability in China 1.2 EVENTS: The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and Northern China (1931) 1.2.1 RESPONSES: The League of Nations and the Lytton Report 1.3 EVENTS: Sino-Japanese War (1937-1941) 1.3.1 RESPONSES: Political Developments within China-the Second United Front 1.4 EVENTS: The Three Power/Tripartite Pact (1940); the Outbreak of War; Pearl Harbor (1941) 1.4.1 RESPONSES: International Response, including US Initiatives and Increasing Tensions between the US and Japan 1.5 Suggested Points for Exam Practice Questions on Japanese Expansion 1.6 A Complete Set of Practice Source-based Questions: The Manchurian Crisis 1.6.1 Questions 1.6.2 Some Suggested Responses 2. Case Study 2: German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940) 2.1 Causes of Expansion 2.1.1 The Impact of Fascism on Italy's Foreign Policy 2.1.2 The Impact of Nazism on Germany's Foreign Policy 2.1.3 The Impact of Domestic Economic Issues on the Foreign Policies of Italy and Germany 2.1.4 Changing Diplomatic Alignments in Europe 2.1.5 The End of Collective Security 2.1.6 Appeasement 2.2 EVENTS: German Challenges to the Post-war Settlements (1933-1938) 2.2.1 RESPONSES: International Response to German Aggression (1933-1938)