An HL-only Paper 3 regional option covering European history. Paper 3 is the depth-study paper: study three of eighteen sections in detail.
Here we cover how Paper 3 works and the sweep of the Europe option — the French Revolution and Napoleon, the unifications of Italy and Germany, and the Russian Revolution. Collect ⭐ stars, then press Start.
Paper 3 is HL only: 2 hours 30 minutes, three essays, each out of 15 (total 45), demanding depth of knowledge about specific European histories.
The Europe option has 18 sections spanning the medieval and early modern periods to the 20th century — from Charlemagne and Renaissance states to the World Wars and the Soviet Union. Your class chooses three for depth study.
The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille (14 July 1789), overthrowing the monarchy. Its radical Reign of Terror (1793-1794) gave way to Napoleon, whose empire ended at the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
Nationalism reshaped 19th-century Europe. Italy was unified by 1861, and Germany was unified under Otto von Bismarck in 1871 following wars of unification and his practice of Realpolitik.
Sort each topic under its strand of European history.
The Russian Revolution of 1917 — the February collapse of the Tsar and the October Bolshevik seizure of power led by Lenin — created the world’s first communist state and, in time, the Soviet Union.
Tap an item on the left, then its match on the right.
The option runs into the 20th century: the First World War (1914-1918), interwar diplomacy and dictatorship, the Second World War (1939-1945), and the Soviet-dominated East until the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) and collapse of the USSR (1991).
Paper 3 rewards precise, detailed knowledge and argument about causes and consequences within Europe. Use exact dates and figures and, where possible, historiography.
Tap the events in sequence, earliest first.
Address the command term, plan a thesis and several analytical points, support each with dated evidence, and reach a clear judgement. Allow about 50 minutes per essay.
Paper 3: HL only; 2h30; three 15-mark depth essays
Option: 18 sections of European history; choose three
Revolution: 1789; Reign of Terror (1793-94); Napoleon to Waterloo (1815)
Unifications & Russia: Italy (1861), Germany (1871, Bismarck); Russian Revolution (1917)
Depth skill: precise dated evidence and argument within Europe
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