NEW IB DP History (2028) : Thematic Study: Conflict – WWII in Asia and Oceania Complete Teaching Pack

Stop stressing over the new syllabus! This comprehensive 5-unit PowerPoint course provides a ready-to-use framework for teaching the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific as your central case study for the Thematic Study: Conflict.

Designed exclusively for the IB DP History guide (2026 version for first assessment in 2028) , this resource transforms the four mandatory inquiry questions into a deep, engaging, and academically rigorous course of study.

Why buy this resource?
This is not just a set of slides; it is a fully realized course structure that saves you dozens of hours of planning. It ensures full syllabus coverage, explicitly prepares students for the analytical demands of the new Paper 2, and meets the IB requirement for studying examples from more than one region (Asia and Oceania).

What’s Inside?
A detailed, unit-by-unit breakdown covering all 4 Inquiry Questions and 16 Lines of Inquiry, mapped directly to the Asia-Pacific conflict:

Unit 1: Why did conflict emerge? (Economic factors like resource scarcity; Political factors like Japanese militarism; Social factors like nationalism; Environmental factors like geography).

Unit 2: What determined the outcome? (Role of leadership like MacArthur and Yamamoto; Strategies like island-hopping; Mobilization of resources; Technology including naval aviation and the atomic bomb).

Unit 3: How did the conflict affect people’s lives? (Economic devastation; Social displacement; Experiences of women including “comfort women”; Experiences of marginalized groups like POWs and Pacific Islanders).

Unit 4: How was peace established? (Military outcome of surrender; Political decision-making like the Tokyo Trials; Social factors of occupation; Post-conflict peace-building and the new constitution).

Unit 5: Course Conclusion & Assessment Preparation: Synthesizing the inquiry questions and connecting diverse global examples for exam success.

Equip your students with the deep, comparative understanding they need for the new IB History syllabus. Download this essential course outline today!