Using a comparative approach and emphasising source evaluation skills, this course companion will help students learn content and approaches that are particular to the IB syllabus. Included are the three prescribed subjects with a wealth of source material to help students understand information from different perspectives and from different time periods. A selection of detailed examples is provided on each of the 5 20th Century topics along with case studies from all regions. Also included are links to TOK and the IB learner profile. Examination guidance is also provided.

1. Peacemaking, peacekeeping - international relations, 1918-36 2. The Arab-Israeli conflict, 1945 -79 3. Communism in crisis, 1976-89 4. Causes, practices and the ffects of war 5. Democratic states: challenges and responses 6. Origins and development of authoritarian and single party states 7. Decolonization and the independence movements in Africa and Asia 8. Nationalist and independent movements in post-1945 Central and Eastern European states- Poland and Czechoslovakia 9. The Cold War 10. Index

Authors: Martin Cannon , Alexis Mamaux , Michael Miller , Giles Pope , Richard Jones-Nerzic , Aiden Williams , David Smith , David Keys

`All of the Oxford IB Course Companions are terrific. ' Carolyn Hawkins, IB Coordinator, Cookeville High School, USA