AICE World History (AS Level)

This college-level course examines the nature and use of historical evidence, causes and consequences, continuity and change, and similarities and differences related to human activity of the past. Topics include: Discovery and Exploration, Rise of Nation-States, Reformation, Wars of Religion, Absolutism, The Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Development of Modern Nation States, Liberalism, Nationalism, Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and World War 1 and its aftermath, International Relations Since 1919, Russia: 1881-1939, the Rise of Fascism, Causes of World War 2 and the Final Peace Settlement, The Cold War, and World Issues. This course is required for those enrolled in the Cambridge Programme. Students will sit for AICE examinations. This course has an associated Standards of Learning (SOL) test. Students will participate in these tests only when they have not yet earned sufficient credit for graduation and/or satisfied federal testing requirements.