Russel Tarr (ActiveHistory.co.uk)

ActiveHistory: IBDP History

History EN ↓ 53 episodes

A series of AI generated revision podcasts to help students of IBDP History revise some of the most popular topics in the examination, brought to you by Russel Tarr of www.activehistory.co.uk.

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Russel Tarr (ActiveHistory.co.uk)

Episodes

Mao's Rule of China: Aims, successes, failures 12.02.2025 32:47

A podcast covering the key bullet points of the IBDP History Syllabus, based around the scheme of work at www.activehistory.co.uk: Consolidation and maintenance of power • Use of legal methods; use of force; charismatic leadership; dissemination of propaganda • Nature, extent and treatment of opposition • The impact of the success and/or failure of foreign policy on the maintenance of power Aims a...

Historiography in IBDP History 11.02.2025 19:01

This podcast investigates how IBDP History students can make use of historiography in their written work. It considers key themes and insights from excerpts of works by E.H. Carr, John Lewis Gaddis, John Tosh, and John Lukacs. These historians offer diverse perspectives on the nature of history, its relationship to other disciplines, and the role of the historian. For a worksheet, teacher notes an...

The Rise of Mao Zedong: The Chinese Civil War 11.02.2025 17:33

A key topic for Paper 2 (Rise of Authoritarian Rulers AND Causes, Practices, Effects of War). For an accompanying worksheet, teacher notes and an interactive quiz based on this podcast, visit: https://www.activehistory.co.uk/podcasts/