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IB Diploma
History
Cross-Reference Grid
This cross-reference grid details where coverage of the
IB Diploma History syllabus can be found in publications
from Cambridge University Press.
This document was prepared independently in
November 2003 by:
Pauline Dicken
St. Johns International School
Brussels
Belgium
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The following abbreviations/references need explanation:
Paper 1
Prescribed subjects 1–3. These are for Paper 1 in the external examination
1. The USSR under Stalin, 1924 to1941
2. The emergence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), 1946 to 1964
3. The Cold War 1960 to 1979
Paper 2 (20th century world history)
Topics 1–6
1. Causes, practices and effects of war
2. Nationalist and independence movements, decolonization and challenges facing
new states
3. The rise and rule of single-party states
4. Peace and cooperation: international organizations and multi-party states
5. The Cold War
6. The state and its relationship with religion and minorities
Paper 3
Regional options. There are five for paper 3
1. Africa
2. Americas
3. East and South East Asia and Oceania
4. Europe (including Russia/USSR)
5. South Asia and the Middle East (including North Africa)
The books highlighted on the following pages in bold are considered the most useful.
Some are mentioned as “suitable for reference only” as they are too specialised to
merit general class usage.
CAMBRIDGE HISTORY PROGRAMME GCSE
These are included as suitable for the less able IB students or those who have greater
difficulty with understanding English, though in my opinion, their use is very limited.
Book ISBN Coverage/Comments
Germany 1918–1945 0 521 56862 5 suitable for:
• Topic 1 and 3, Paper 2
• Topics 15, 16 Paper 3, Europe
The USA 1917-1941 0 521 56864 1 Of very limited use for Paper 3,
Americas. Topic 11 only
The First World War 0 521 57775 6 suitable for:
• Topic 1 Paper 2
Book ISBN Coverage/Comments
Russia and the USSR 0 521 56867 6 suitable for:
• Prescribed subject , Paper 1
• Topics 1 and 3 Paper 2
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Superpower Rivalry 0 521 59739 0 suitable for
• Topic 1, the Korean War and
Vietnam War, Paper 2
• Topic 5 Paper 2
• Topic 19 and 21, Paper 3
Arab-Israeli Conflict 0 521 62953 5 suitable for:
• Topic 1 Paper 2
• Topic 12, 19 and 21 Paper 3
CAMBRIDGE PERSPECTIVES in HISTORY
Revolutions and Reaction 0 521 56734 3 Suitable for
• Topic 1, 2, 3, parts of 5 and 6 Paper
3, Europe
Revolutions and 0 521 78607 X Suitable for
Nationalities • Topics 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 Paper 3 Europe
Conflict, Communism and 0 521 77796 8 suitable for
Fascism • Topics 1 and 3 Paper 2
• Topics 14, 16, 18 Paper 3 Europe
Democracies and 0 521 77797 6 suitable for
Dictatorships • Prescribed subject 1, Paper 1
• Topics 1, 3 and 5 Paper 2
• Topics 14, 15, 16, 18,19 and 21
Paper 3 Europe
The Cold War 0 521 79808 6 suitable for
• Topic 5 Paper 2
• Topic 19, 20,21 Paper 3 Europe
The European 0 521 77605 8 suitable for:
Dictatorships • Prescribed subject 1
• Topic 3, Paper 2
• Topic 16 Paper 3, Europe
The Changing Nature of 0 521 00064 7 suitable for reference only for:
Warfare • Topic 1 Paper 2
• Topics 1, 2, 6, 14 and 18 Paper 3
Europe
Opposition and Resistance 0 521 00358 X suitable for reference only for:
in Nazi Germany • Topic 3 Paper 2
• Topic 16 Paper 3 Europe
Hitler, Chamberlain and 0 521 00048 3 suitable for reference only for:
Appeasement • Topic 1 Paper 2
• Topic 18 Paper 3, Europe
Book ISBN Coverage/Comments
Hitler and Nazi Germany 0 521 59505 9 suitable for:
• Topic 3, Paper 2
• Topic 16, Paper 3, Europe
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Fascism 0 521 59872 9 suitable for:
• Topic 3, Paper 2
• Topic 16, Paper 3, Europe
The Holocaust 0 521 59501 0 suitable for reference only for:
• Topic 3 Paper 2
• Topic 16 Paper 3 Europe
The Origins of the First 0 521 56861 7 suitable for:
and Second World Wars • Topic 1, Paper 2
• Topics 14 and 18, Paper 3 Europe
Nationalism in Europe 0 521 59871 0 this book is too general for classroom
1789-1945 use, though it could be a valuable
reference tool for extra reading for
students at HL studying for the Europe
regional Paper 3
Revolution 1789-1917 0 521 58600 3 suitable for :
• Topic 1, Topic 3 and Topic 13,
regional option Europe
British Imperialism 0 521 59930 X again suitable for reference only for
those students at HL studying one of the
regional options (not Europe) for Paper 3
Russia: Revolution and 0 521 36790 5 suitable for:
Counter-Revolution 1917- • Topic 1 Paper 2
1924 • Topic 13, Paper 3 Europe
Hitler and Germany 0 521 37629 7 suitable for:
• Topic 3 Paper 2
• Topic 16, Paper 3 Europe
Economics and Politics in 0 521 77760 7 suitable for reference for:
the Weimar Republic • Topic 15 Paper 3 Europe
The Cambridge Illustrated 0 521 00254 0 Excellent reference book for:
History of the British • Topic 2 Paper 2
Empire • Paper 3 Options Africa, East& South
East Asia and Oceania, South Asia,
the Middle East and North Africa
The Cambridge Illustrated 0 521 79431 5 Limited reference value for the study of
History of Warfare • Topic 1 Paper 2
• Topic 14, 18 Paper 3 Europe
The Cambridge Illustrated 0 521 66993 6 suitable for
History of the Islamic • Topic 6 Paper 2
World • Topic 1 Paper 3 Africa
Paper 3 South Asia, the Middle East and
North Africa-reference only
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