Cambridge IGCSE World History

Syllabus 0470 · 2024-2026 · sourced from Cambridge Assessment International Education — official syllabus PDF, verified 2026-08-19.

1. 1. Core Content – Option A: The Nineteenth Century, 1848–1914

   • 1.1 Were the Revolutions of 1848 Important?
   • 1.2 How Was Italy Unified?
   • 1.3 How Was Germany Unified?
   • 1.4 Why Was There a Civil War in the United States and What Were Its Results?
   • 1.5 Why, and With What Effects, Did Nations Gain and Expand Their Overseas Empires?
   • 1.6 What Caused the First World War?

2. 2. Core Content – Option B: The Twentieth Century, 1919–1989

   • 2.1 Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair?
   • 2.2 To What Extent Was the League of Nations a Success?
   • 2.3 How Far Was Hitler’s Foreign Policy to Blame for the Outbreak of War in 1939?
   • 2.4 Who Was to Blame for the Cold War?
   • 2.5 How Effectively Did the United States Contain the Spread of Communism?
   • 2.6 How Secure Was the USSR’s Control Over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?

3. 3. Depth Studies

   • 3.1 Depth Study A: The First World War, 1914–18
   • 3.2 Depth Study B: Germany, 1918–45
   • 3.3 Depth Study C: Russia, 1905–41
   • 3.4 Depth Study D: The United States, 1919–41
   • 3.5 Depth Study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, 1939–c.1945