International AS History is a flexible and wide-ranging syllabus covering modern history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The syllabus builds upon skills gained at International GCSE or O Level and develops lifelong skills including understanding issues and themes within a historical period.

The emphasis is again on both historical knowledge and on the skills required for historical research. Learners develop an understanding of cause and effect, continuity and change, similarity and difference, and use historical evidence as part of their studies. 

Topics assessed in 2022 European option: Modern Europe, 1750–1921

• Paper 1: The Russian Revolution, 1894–1921 
• Paper 2: France, 1774–1814

Paper 1 Document question [1 hour 15 minutes 40 marks] 

1 Question Candidates answer one two-part document question on one of the options given. Candidates must answer both parts of the question they choose.

Paper 2 Outline study [1 hour 45 minutes 60 marks] 

2 questions Candidates answer two two-part questions from three on one of the options given. Candidates must answer both parts of the questions they choose.