GEO HISTORY BAC. The history-geography, geopolitics and political science test (HGGSP) began for some of the baccalaureate candidates on Wednesday. Until tomorrow evening, there will be several thousand to take the specialty test. Discover the topics and answers to the test…
[Mis à jour le 11 mai 2022 à 15h50] The history-geography, geopolitics and political science specialty (HGGSP) is one of the most popular among high school students, who have had to work since Wednesday May 11 on two specialties counting for the 2022 baccalaureate. For 2 p.m. and for 4 hours, several dozen thousands of final year students are working on the dissertation or the document study, a set that will amount to a coefficient of 16 in the final grade. A second session is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, May 12 with another round of history-geo scripts and candidates to black them out.
The very first subjects of HGGSP are also known: an hour after the start of the tests, behind closed doors, they were communicated by the Ministry of Education. Bac candidates had to choose between two dissertation topics and a study of documents:
- Essay Topic 1: « The conquest of space from 1957 to the present day: rivalries and cooperation »
- Essay Topic 2: « The United States and the Environment at Different Scales ».
- Critical study of documents: « The evolution of the forms of war » with a print by Johann Lorenz Rugendas (1775-1826): « The great battle of Austerlitz, beginning of the 19th century » (document 1) and an extract from an interview with the commander US special forces Stanley McChrystal (2003-2008) in the journal Foreign Policy in 2011 (document 2).
What are the subjects of the history-geography specialty test?
The subjects for the 2022 History-Geography, Geopolitics and Political Science (HGGSP) specialty exam are now available on this page. With our partner Studyrama, you can now find out below about the topics of dissertations or the study of documents. Bac candidates will also soon be able to discover a corrected version of the history-geography test.
Our partner Studyrama also offers, for each baccalaureate specialty test or almost, a answer key that allows candidates to discover the answers or in any case the milestones that should be followed in their copy. The answers to the history-geography test will be published below:
The history-geography specialty test takes place over 4 hours and is divided into two parts. The first is a dissertation and the second a document study, it can be a photo, a text or a map. The two exercises are compulsory for all candidates, but the ministry has provided for an adjustment: a doubling of the subject of the dissertation. For the first part of the test, the candidate will therefore have the choice between two different dissertation subjects, each relating to a theme of the program.
The document study will cover another theme studied during the year so that three themes out of the four probable ones are addressed, which means that no subject should be neglected during the revisions. If this seems like a greater dose of work, this instruction is above all intended to offer candidates the best chance of success.
What are the dates of the 2022 baccalaureate history-geo exam?
The history-geography test was normally to take place like all the other specialty education exams in March, but the Ministry of National Education has decided to postpone the series of tests to May to prevent certain candidates from be penalized by the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic on the school system.
It is therefore between May 11 and May 13 that the tests are held, and that of history-geo was scheduled for this Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
When will the results of the history-geography test be published?
The results of the history-geography specialty test will be available on July 5, at the same time as the results of the other tests (French, philosophy and grand oral). The fact that specialty courses are evaluated one month earlier does not affect the publication of the results.