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Introduction
States and regions The case studies in this book cover four of the most popular topics: r r r r
the Soviet Union and Stalin Germany and Hitler China and Mao Cuba and Castro.
IB History and regions of the world For the purposes of study, IB History specifies four regions of the world: r r r r
Europe and the Middle East Asia and Oceania the Americas Africa.
Where relevant, you need to be able to identify these regions and discuss developments that took place within them. They are shown on the map below, which also indicates the states covered by this book.
The four IB regions are shown on this map, along with some of the states covered by this book.
Remember that if you are answering a question that asks you to choose two different states or leaders, each from a different region, you must be careful and choose correctly. Every year, some examination candidates attempting such questions select two states from the same region. This limits them to a maximum of 7 marks out of the 20 available for Paper 2 questions.
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USSR
Germany
China
Cuba
The Americas
Asia and Oceania
Africa
Europe and the Middle East
USSR until 1991