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  • April blog: Rwandan genocide

    This week sees the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide which took started in April 1994 and is estimated to have killed nearly one million...

  • March blog: New history books

    This is a very timely book. It is the story of the extraordinary career of Britain’s top wartime counter-propagandist, Sefton Delmer, who...

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  • 8 May 2024
    Jonathan Joseph
    4. Finding resources
    Hi Jo,I'm trying to figure out which textbooks I'll need, as well as additional readings, e.g. The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark or The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman. Also, which books do I need (from which I can take extracts) and...
  • 8 May 2024
    Jonathan Joseph
    1. Choosing your content
    Hi Jo,Thanks for your help. Yes, I'm still planning for Paper 3 to be WW1; Interwar Years; Versailles to Berlin: Diplomacy. Fingers crossed!Jon
  • 7 May 2024
    Matthew McDowell
    1. Choosing your content
    Hi all,New to this group and IB. Thoughts on this progression? We just have HL for juniors and seniors currently. Year 1 - HOTA: Topics 10, 13,16, 17Year 2 - The Move to Global War: Expansion Case Studies (Japan, Germany, Italy) + World...
  • 7 May 2024
    Thomas Quinn
    1. Manchurian crisis (1931)
    Good morning Ms. Thomas. It might seem like an odd question, considering students are taking Papers 1 & 2 today, but how long a break do they get between the papers? I think the answer is only 10 minutes but that seems totally insufficient.