International Baccalaureate History Guide

A collection of key terms and definitions pertinent to the International Baccalaureate History syllabus.

Diploma Programme

A curriculum that offers international education and assessments to students.

Syllabus outline

An organized framework that outlines the subjects to be covered in a course.

Prescribed subjects

Specific topics that students must study within their historical curriculum.

Civil Rights Movement

A historical movement in the US aimed at ending racial discrimination and achieving equal rights for African Americans.

Apartheid

A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s.

Ku Klux Klan

A white supremacist hate group in the United States known for its violent actions against African Americans.

Brown v. Board of Education

The landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Civil Rights Act (1964)

Legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Voting Rights Act (1965)

A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

Nelson Mandela

A key figure in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa; he later became the country's first Black president.

Freedom Rides

A series of bus trips through the American South to protest segregated bus terminals.

Authoritarian states

Governments characterized by concentration of power in one leader or party, often lacking democratic processes.

Cold War

The period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies after World War II.

Superpower

A nation with the ability to project its power and influence on a global scale.

McCarthyism

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence, prevalent during the Cold War.

Cuban Revolution

An armed revolt led by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the US-backed Batista regime in Cuba.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.

Rivonia Trial

The trial of Nelson Mandela and others in 1964 for their involvement in anti-apartheid activities.

Independence movements

Movements aimed at achieving self-governance for a nation from colonial rule.