Sample essays
Sample essays in IB History that are not past paper questions.
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Was Stalin's personality much the most important factor in explaining the Great Purges?
An essay discussing whether Stalin's personality was the most important factor in explaining the Great Purges. This essay was awarded a 6.
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To what extent do you agree that collectivisation was a political success but an economic failure and a human disaster?
A discussion of the extent that collectivism was a political success, but an economic failure and a human disaster.
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Argument that Weimar Republic had chance for survival (chance that Hitler will not take power).
An essay giving arguments for the chance of survival of the Weimar Republic in that Hitler would not gain power.
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Had Russia chance for democracy in 1917?
An essay discussing whether Russia did have a chance for democracy in 1917. This essay was awarded a 6.
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Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as the leader of the USSR in 1929?
An essay describing why Stalin rather than Trotsky emerged as the leader of the USSR in 1929. This essay was awarded a 5.
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Was the Bolshevik seizure of power inevitable?
A discussion of whether the Bolshevik seizure of power was inevitable. This essay was awarded a 5.
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To what extent do you agree that reforms of Alexander II were successful?
An essay describing the extent of the success of the reforms of Alexander II.
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How and why was Adolf Hitler officially a Chancellor of Germany on 30th January 1933?
An essay elaborating upon the reasons as to how and why Adolf Hitler officially became a chancellor on January 30th, 1933. This essay was awarded a 5.
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Compare and Contrast Hitler's and Stalin's Roads to Power.
A compare and contrast essay about Hitler's and Stalin's roads to power. This essay was awarded a 6.
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