*Disclaimer: The NSF History Bee is not related to the National History Bee conducted by the International Academic Competitions.
The questions will be related but not confined to the following categories.
Junior History Bee:
- U.S. History
- Colonial Period
- Pre-Civil War Era
- Reconstruction & Progressive Era
- World War I, Interwar Period, and World War II
- Rights Revolution and Cold War
- World History
- Pre-Columbian American History
- Ancient History
- East Asian History
- African History
- Colonial Era
- Post-World War Period
- Indian History
- Ancient India
- Medieval India
- Colonial India
- Republic of India
- Empires
- Independence movement
- European History
- Medieval Europe
- Age of Exploration
- Colonization
- Enlightenment Period
- Napoleonic Period to First World War
- Imperialism
- World Wars & Interwar period
- Cold War
- Current Events
- World Current Events
- U.S. Current Events
- Elections
- Conflicts
- Agreements
Senior History Bee:
- U.S. History
- Colonial Period
- Pre-Civil War Era
- Reconstruction & Progressive Era
- World War I, Interwar Period, and World War II
- Rights Revolution and Cold War
- World History
- Pre-Columbian American History
- Ancient History
- East Asian History
- African History
- Colonial Era
- Post-World War Period
- Indian History
- Ancient India
- Medieval India
- Colonial India
- Republic of India
- Empires
- Independence movement
- European History
- Medieval Europe
- Age of Exploration
- Colonization
- Enlightenment Period
- Napoleonic Period to First World War
- Imperialism
- World Wars & Interwar period
- Cold War
- Current Events
- World Current Events
- U.S. Current Events
- Elections
- Conflicts
- Agreements
NOTE: Even though the Senior History Bee syllabus topics are the same as those for Junior History Bee, the questions will be harder for Senior History Bee and may require deeper understanding of the subject matter.