Paper 1: The Focused Studies
For Paper 1, you will be studying ONE of the Focused Studies below.
Each Focused Study contains two examples, each one from a different region.
Choose your Focused Study below to find content and activities for each example, as well as Paper 1 style exam practice questions.
1.1 Climate and innovation
This focused study covers the development of two very different civilisations
1.2 Independence and Identity
This focused study covers two dramatic and bloody rebellions which had profound consequences:
1.3 Political and economic transitions
This focused study covers two countries from different regions and different centuries which underwent dramatic political and economic change over a relatively short period of time:
1.4 Conflict and displacement
This focused study examines how two major conflicts - the Second World War and the Indochina Wars, led to the displacement of millions of people.
1.5 Protest and Change
This focused study covers two examples of protest from different regions, both of which resulted in fundamental changes in society and in politics:Feminism in the USA (1960–1979)Revolution in Tunisia...