The document discusses history curriculums in different countries. It provides details on the topics and courses covered in junior and leaving certificate exams in Ireland, which include Irish history as well as European and world history. It then outlines the history courses and exam formats for countries like Argentina, Australia, Canada, and Germany, noting differences in time periods and regions covered between countries.

1. Teaching UK history in non UK curriculums

2. Russel Tarr

5. Work of Historian/Archaeologist Iron age Ireland Celts Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt Early Christian Ireland Medieval Europe Renaissance in Europe Age of Exploration The Reformation The Plantations The Age of Revolutions (American, French and 1798 Rebellion) Industrial and Agricultural Revolution Nineteenth Century Life Life in Ireland- The Famine Political developments in Ireland in the Twentieth century: Ireland/Northern Ireland 1912-1922 Ireland 1922- 1939 Ireland 1945- 1990 Troubles in Northern Ireland International Relations in the Twentieth Century (1920-45) Cold War or European Integration Social Change in the Twentieth Century

7. Early Modern course Irish history 1494- 1815 Reform & Reformation in Tudor Ireland 1494-1558 Rebellion and conquest in Elizabethan Ireland 1558-1603 Kingdom v colony the struggle for mastery in Ireland 1603-1660 Establishing a colonial ascendancy 1660-1715 Colony v kingdom tension in 18th C ireland 1715- 1770 The end of the Irish kingdom and Act of Union 1770 -1815 History of Europe and wider world 1492 1815 Europe from Renaissance to reformation 1492- 1567 Religion and power -politics in late 16C 1567- 1609 Eclipse of Old Europe 1609- 1660 Europe in the age of Louis XIV 1660-1715 Establishing empires 1715- 1775 Empires in revolution 1775- 1815

8. Later Modern course Irish History 1815-1993 Ireland and the Union 1815-1870 Movements for the political and social reform 1870-1914 The pursuit of sovereignty and impact of partition 1912-1949 The Irish Diaspora 1840-1966 Politics and society in Northern Ireland 1949-1993 Government economy and society in Republic of Ireland 1949-1989 History of Europe and wider world 1815- 1992 Nationalism and state formation 1815-1871 Nation states and international tensions 1871- 1920 Dictatorship and democracy 1920-1945 division and realignment in Europe 1945-1992 European retreat from empire and the aftermath 1945-1990 United States and the world 1945-1989

9. OTHER COUNTRIES

11. 1) What is history? How does the historian work? (types of sources, bias, etc.) 2) Prehistory: origin of man, adaptation to environment: use of technology, gatherers & hunters 3) Complex societies based on the administration of a scarce resource: Egypt, Sumer, Inca. Comparison. 4) Ancient Greece 5) Ancient Rome 6) Fall of Roman Empire - transition from antiquity to feudalism 1) Transition from antiquity to feudalism 2) Feudal world: work in the middle ages, social differences, theory of the three orders, control & power of the church, feudal manor, relations lord-peasants 3) Renaissance & Reformation 4) Exploration & Expansion (Spanish conquest in America and its effects) 5) absolutist state 6) English & French revolutions (transition from feudalism to capitalism) 7) Industrial & agricultural revolutions (transition from feudalism to capitalism) (12-13-14 age range students) 19th Century Argentine History: May Revolution, Independence, caudillismo (charismatic leaders) and the civil war of the 1820s, the problems faced towards the organisation of the modern Argentine state, configuration of the economy in the world system-international labour division (Argentina as supplies of raw materials). ---------------------- IGCSE 20th century Argentine History - conservative system, political participation restrictions, changes in legal system as regards political rights, Yrigoyen, Perón, coups d'etat in Argentina (all of them), changes in economic policies, impact of world economic crisis and World Wars in Argentina, democracy vs. dictatorships, welfare state in Argentina, populism, left and right movements in Argentina , impact of cold war, Argentine guerrilla ----------------------------- IB history

13. Ancient Civilisations - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, China, Rome Medieval - to Age of Discovery: Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery Australian History - European Discovery, Culture Conflict [Indigenous Vs Colonial views], Settlement & Convicts, Gold, Nationalism & Federation, Australia & WW1 This is an examinable course made up of documents, short answers and longer responses. Modern Australian History - 1920s , The Great Depression, WW2, post-war migration, life in the 50s-60s, the Vietnam Conflict, 1970s+ Seniors: 20th Century History - Causes of WW1, Rise of Fascism, WW2, Cold War era, post Cold War - breakup of USSR, Yugoslavia, rise of global terrorism, conflict - Africa Revolutions - France & Russia Ancient History - Archaeology, Egypt, Greece, Rome Medieval History, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution Semester length units on such topics as the History of Slavery, Hollywood and History, the Renaissance, Medieval History, Victorian England Modern History - the 2 World Wars - causes and consqequences, the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler, the aftermath of World War II - the cold war, civil rights movement in america Sue Woolley Ancient World: Egypt, China, Japan, China, Australia. Indigenous Australian society and effect of British settlement. Study of one Asian nation, usually Indonesia. Elements of medieval society: castles, law and order, government, knights, the Plague, witch craze. Colonial Australia, Gold rushes, transportation, penal servitude, explorers of Australia , Eureka Stockade. The Stolen Generation, Maralinga Atomic Testing, First World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam War, Women and the Vote, Great Depression. Indian Independence movement. Apartheid and South Africa. Child Labour. French Revolution, Russian Revolution, Age of Dictators, First World War and Collapse of Democracy, Fascism vs Communism, Cold War, End of Communism and fall of the Wall. Paulene see below Ancient history - Greece, Troy, archeological evidence for Troy, mythology and culture; Ancient Egypt, then medieval society, Mayan and Aztec and finally indigenous peoples, especially Australia Compulsory: Australian political and economic history 1914-2007, with reference throughout to indigenous history French Revolution and the terror. The Russian Revolution. Boer War, imperialism and the establishment of SA in 1910. "The world in 1900" - cultural, economic, social and political overview. Continue imperialsim theme with the 1916 Easter rising and Partition . World War I on the western front - Germany and Britain [not France!] Germany 1919 - 1939 and Ireland 1968-1998. Anne McCallum

15. Canada in the 19th century: War of 1812, the expansion of the West Confederation (1867), Macdonald's National Policy, The North-West Rebellion of 1885, Immigration at the turn of the Century, Laurier's leadership, and the lead up to World War I. Students take Grade 10 History at the age of 15. World War One (causes, Canada's role) The 1920s (the bubble of prosperity, new inventions) The 1930s (causes of The Depression, life on the Prairies) World War Two (causes, Canada's role, The Holocaust) The Cold War (rebuilding after WW2, new superpowers, the Korean War, life in the 1950s - suburbia, prosperity, the arrival of the teenager, post-war immigration) 1960's-1970's (leadership of Diefenbaker, Pearson, Trudeau, Quebec's Quiet Revolution, FLQ Crisis in Quebec, trade relationship with the USA, protests/counter-culture movement, women's movement) 1980s-1990s (Federalism vs. Separatism, Constitutional Crisis, Quebec's Referendums, Aboriginal Rights) Students can choose courses such as: World History to the 16th Century (grade 11 course that covers ancient civilizations up to the early 1500s), American History (grade 11), The West and the World (grade 12 course that covers the 1500s up to WW1). There is also a grade 12 Canadian History course that focuses more on the politics and economics of Canada. N/A French Revolution, Enlightenment, World Wars, Canada, Colonialism/ Imperialism , Aboriginal societies, human rights -factors contributing to the expansion of globalization since the Second World War(international agreements, international organizations, transnational corporations, media and transportation technologies) -impact of globalization on the quality of life of individuals and communities -how the forces of nationalism have shaped, and continue to shape, Canada and the world -analyze how the development of nationalism is shaped by historical, geographic, political, economic and social factors (French Revolution and Napoleonic era, contemporary examples) -examine historical perspectives of Canada as a nation (Louis LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, the Fathers of Confederation, First Nations treaties and the Indian Act, Métis and Inuit self-governance, Louis Riel, Sir Clifford Sifton, Henri Bourassa, French-Canadian nationalism, Pierre Trudeau, National Indian Brotherhood) Maureen Haney

17. What is History? Ancient Greece Ancient Rome The Middle Ages The Renaissance The Reformation Absolutism in Europe England in the 17th Century (focus on development of Parliament) The French Revolution The I ndustrial Revolution in England and Germany The German Kaiserreich (focus on Unification, Constitution, Nationalism and Militarism) Imperialism (focus on Britain and Germany) The First World War The Weimar Republik Nazi Germany The Cold War Germany after 1945 (focus on the development of the two German states and the process of reunification) The French Revolution Industrialisation Nationalism in Europe Nazi Germany Russia between 1917 and 1991 Germany after 1945 Cradle of Mankind; Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Middle Ages; Reformation French Absolutism; French Revolution; Industrial Revolution; Unification of Germany; WW I; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; WW II; Cold War; Germany 1949 - 1990. The IB course follows route 2; topics as above and Arab-Israeli conflict; Civil Rights Movement in the USA; South Africa 1948 - 2001.