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Hi guys! I am new at this site but I have noticed that there are not many topics on Modern History of Japan in IB HL History? Is anyone taking it or can give some tips on that? Thank you in advance
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Is anyone so kind and has an account on the active history website and can send me something? I would really need to get something from that website, but my school does not have an account :
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Hi y'all, I was wondering whether this would be a sufficiently narrowed down IA focus question for my History higher level IA: To what extent did American intervention in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union lead to the development of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda? Please let me know your thoughts on this. What are some changes I could make to make this a stronger question? Thanks!!
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The topic that I chose for my history IA is "To what extent did Cold War tensions affect the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow?". I really like the topic and can find a lot of information about it but i have been told by multiple teachers/students that the topic is too broad. I have tried looking at different aspects of the 1980 Olympics but I'm not sure that is the best route. Hopefully someone can help...Thanks.
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Please help me, if you can. I have been very stuck with the topic that I have right now. I wish to try to find the best way to make a topic on Greek and Roman Mythology. I can not figure out the best way to do this, if it is even possible to have such a topic. I am very confused about this paper. Thank you.
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Hey guys!! So I'm currently trying to formulate an appropriate IA (SL) question BUT I feel like my topic is too meh and my history teacher wants me to do something I have no interest in. I was thinking of focussing on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, and examining mainly Gorbachev's role and how his attempt in trying to improve the situation in the Soviet Union contributed to the fall of communism and hence the cold war. So my question is: To what extent was the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, and hence the end of the Cold War, the unintended outcome of reforms introduced to the Soviet Union by President Mikhail Gorbachev? I don't know if this i…
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For my topic, I'm researching the No Gun Ri Massacre during the Korean War in which several hundred Korean civilians were shot under a bridge, as the U.S. Army was instructed to in case of North Korean spies, and the effects/signifiance of it. I have enough sources to gather information for it to write a good IA but my problem is pulling a question from this. For the life of me I just can't figure one out! The problem is that the massacre went largely unknown until around the 1990s, 40-50 years after the war, so there isn't very much I can write a question on. It didn't carry too much significance in the war, but it did show the lack of proper communication. Maybe I could…
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So i'm finding it hard to understand how to do a good paper 2 essay: How are you meant to weigh up and evaluate the importance of various factors?? For example, how do you justify the fact that propaganda assisted his rise, without just asserting 'propaganda contributed to his rise'?? I don't understand how you're meant to weigh up factors and argue what the most important was, considering there's not that much 'hard evidence' as such? Thanks for any responses!!
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Hello, fellow reader. I'm new to this forum and I need help or guidance if my History IA is good to undertake. My topic is based on slavery to the civil war with the abolitionist John Brown. I have been spending countless nights trying to come up a good research question to start my Plan of Investigation. I am happily open for opinions or tips to make my question better. "TWE is John Brown considered a martyr other than a criminal?"
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My topic is about the Tianamen Square protests. I've been debating if I should focus on the causes of the Tianamen Square protests, or if I should focus on the effects of the protests after it happened. (i.e. on the Chinese economy/Chinese freedom/etc.) Thank you!
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So ever since I've taken HOA last year I came to the point where I can never write a decent essay and I would always get Cs on them :---) Now that I'm in Topics I really really need to step my game up cause of the exam in May but I really don't know where to start? I feel like outlining essays for this class is what I'm really bad at. I know you follow the APEC format but I guess I'm making it more complicated than it already is... Please help!
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Hi, i´m new to this forum so excuse me if I do something wrong, but I need some help with my internal assessment. I am planning to do it about the figure of the samurai throughout the Sengoku, Edo and Meiji periods, and I wanted to know if my main question was satisfactory: "To what measure is the figure of the samurai, as it is portrayed by the media, accurate?" I would appreciate suggestions if you have any... Thanks for helping!
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Hey all, I was thinking of doing my history IA on how cold war gave birth to modern terrorism (especially groups such as the Taliban). I don't know how good a topic this is and I would love to have your suggestions. Thanks!!
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Hello is it fine to write an investigation about semi fictional characters such as King Arthur?and if yes could anyone give suggestions to write something to do with him. Thanks for the help
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I was looking into history IA topics, I want to do something about the marshall plan but I am not which question is best suited "To what extent could the Marshall plan be considered a political success?" "To what extent was the United States able to acheive their goals during the Marshall plan?" "To what extent did the Marshall Plan increase cold war tension?
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Hi, I have my mocks in a few days and I can't find my essay on 'To what extent were Nazi's economic policies a success' and I was wandering if anybody was willing to send me theirs in exchange for one of mine. Please above a 13, but preferably 14. I have essays on the causes of WW2, Stalin, Mao, the Spanish Civil War and Bismark. Otherwise Im pretty good at Chemistry, Biology and Maths SL and I could helpif you have any questions. Thanks in advance.
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ok so I had a research question which was how did the Duvalier regime impact the political and social structure of Haiti? But the problem is that I feel that because I mentioned The Duvaliers in my EE talking about how the Haitian revolution impact on the political in Haiti I would be plagiarizing myself so I came up with a few questions and I would like thoughts on them (1) What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have on African Americans? (2) What caused the Rwanda Genocide? (3) What was Roe v Wade impact on society? If I could do my Haiti topic that would be great but at the same time I would like to do the first question I just don't know if it's to broad.
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Hey Guys!!! I am new to this website, and this is my first post. I was wondering on people opinions on these EE Questions. Please be as brutal as posible!!! Thanks a lot EE Questions: Roman Empire To what extent was the loss of traditional values and the spread of christianity responsible for the fall of the Western Roman Empire. To what extent was the vast over expansion of the Western Roman Empire responsible for their own destruction. World War 2 To what extent was the failure of Operation Sealion responsible for Germany's failure in Russia. Ancient Greece To what extent was the Athens-Spartan war in 431 BC. responsible for Macedonia's success against the …
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Hello everyone, I have started my IA history HL and I need help, my research question is : To what extent did the cult of personality in North Korea impact its culture and ideology. The only way to make my research is to find ressources from the internet but I can not find any book that relates to this subject (history books...) I found indeed a lot of source that can help me but apparently it is not recommended at all to only have websites as sources. Thanks you very much in advance, Poilka.
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hi so i'm having trouble coming up with a research question for my investigation because i want to investigate the dutch christmas tradition of zwarte piet because there's a lot of controversy about the racism behind it but I cant formulate a good question because i want it to be about history not about racism. so im thinking "to what extent is zwarte piet racist" is not going to work pls help thanks
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History IA topic ideas? Also, do History IA's need to be on a topic that was held nationally, or are international topics acceptable?
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IA History IA !
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Hello! So, I'm a History SL student. The problem? I have no teacher! Our school didn't offer history until my year, and now they have stopped offering it again! So, I'm trying to work through this on my own. I have thought of an IA topic, I just wanted opinions, so that I know if what I'm doing is right or not. The topic is: To what extent was the Battle of Berlin 1943-44, a success? Basically, its going to be an assessment of the success of the battle, considering various factors and various historic perspectives. Good? Okay? Acceptable? Let me know!! Thanks. xxx
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Hiya, I've been wonderng if any of you know of some good history website/ books that I could use for my HL class? I was looking over my notes the other day and found that they were pretty vague. I was justing wanting to get an idea as to what concepts I should be focusing on. Thanks!
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I just received the assignment to begin brainstorming topics for my historical investigation and wanted to get some ideas flowing. Anything you have is appreciated. Thanks. Requirements: Event or something to investigate and takes place in (or strongly involving) either Brazil or the US Take place between 1890-1945 Have 2+ points of view that are valid and researchable Example that I cant use: What were the motivations for the US dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Two points of view being to A) take Japan out of the war ASAP 2) scare USSR prior to cold war and show off US strength
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Hey guys, I was just wondering if it's acceptable to refer to yourself whilst writing a historical investigation essay. For example, if I wanted to state my opinion or conclusion on something, would I refer to myself or cut it out completely?
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Hi guys. I am an IB newbie student. The school just made us to choose a subject and a suitable topic for EE and I am thinking of writing it on history. (BTW I don't take history) The things I would like to find out is: 1. If EEs on history generally get good scores 2. If not taking the subject would be disadvantageous to me 3. Any specific requirements/restrictions Thank you!
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Hey IB history people around the world! As you already know you can choose one out of five topics for paper 1. My school chose 'Rights and Protest', but I do not know which of these books is the better one to go. On one hand there is the Oxford version: https://global.oup.com/education/product/9780198310198/?region=international And on the other the Cambridge version: http://education.cambridge.org/eu/subject/humanities/history/history-for-the-ib-diploma-(second-edition)-paper-1/rights-and-protest-(second-edition) If anyone has used these books can you please tell me if you found them to be helfpul or not and what the pros and cons are maybe? Would really appreci…
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Hi, I'm currently doing my history IA and I'm stuck on the Section C. My first source is a radio broadcast on a cartoon, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2. It was aired by a British cartoonist in 2015 and it features historians. How is it valuable? I already wrote that the historians are experts in the field and have the benefit of hindsight but I can't seem to find another value linked to its purpose. Any ideas? Thank you
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So I'm doing my history IA on Reagan and his foreign policies and to what extent did they lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Im not sure what primary sources I should be looking at for this topic. Can anyone help?
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Hey guys! Do you think that a topic 'TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE USA HOMEFRONT SUCCESSFUL DURING WORLD WAR II?' would be approperiate for my historical investigation? Or maybe you have any suggestions how should I change it? Cheers i beg of you to tell me something smart Friends of mine said that historical investigation topic should be somhow controversial, so I'm lost and confused :///
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Hello everyone, first of all, I must say I´m new at this so, I don´t if this is where I should put my questions or intrigues. My extended essay is to compare the Ecuadorian constitution of 1967 with the one of 1998, focusing on the economic articles (By the way I´m Ecuadorian). What I need is to know where can I find some interpretations for both constitutions. I will really appreciate any kind of help Thank you
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Hello guys, I am planning on writing my history IA on Holodomor in Ukraine and I was wondering if the research questions I came up with are specific enough: - To what extent can Holodomor be considered a genocide? - To what extent can Holodomor be considered an attack on Ukrainian nationalism? - How significant was the impact of collectivization on Holodomor? Thank you very much!
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I took a whole journey from document to document to finally get the code of the specific report I'm looking for for my Historical Investigation. It's a report of the commission sent to se about the Ã…land Islands case in 1921 by the League of Nations. I found it in the UN catalogue, and it's marked as public and free use, but I can't see any link or anything to download or view it. Here the link: http://biblio-archive.unog.ch/detail.aspx?ID=170804 Does it mean that I could only have access to it physically?
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Hello to all, I was wondering if anyone can tell me whether this question for my History IA is "worthy". "Were the lives of the Russian people better under Lenin's Russia rather than Stalin's?" I know it's not great, or perhaps not even possible, but I'm really stuck trying to find a focused investigation question. If anyone could provide some advice that would be fantastic. I really enjoyed studying about Lenin and Stalin so that's why I'd prefer writing my IA on either one them or even both. Thanks a million
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Hi everyone, my first post on this forum. Just an inquiry on my Historical Investigation research question. To what extent was the “Reign of Terror†(1793 – 94), led by the Jacobin Club, a necessary part in establishing the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity? ^The above is my question. Is it too broad? Should I focus on one aspect of the ideologies? Thank you in advance for any replies ^.^
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HELP! I have no idea how to answer question 4 on paper 1. We have new books ´the move to global war ´and my question is on page 93-94. but can someone give me a sample how to answer fourth question?
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"To what extent did Josef Stalin's rule over the Soviet Union adhere to the ideals of Marxism?" Is this a good topic for my IA? or is it too narrow/broad? lol
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Does anyone mind giving me some advice on my history IA question? Thanks! To what extent did World War One, culture clash, and the lust for power allow the Ottoman Turks to instigate the Armenian Genocide?
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I need help looking for examples of indirect rule and settler rule by European countries in West Africa, during the years 1500-1800
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Okay, so I am thinking about writing my HI on whether or not Guy Fawkes is a terrorist or a hero. I know from an English stand point he is a flat out hero as I myself am English but living in the United States i have heard otherwise. I was wondering if you guys could help me formulate a better question than "TWE is Guy Fawkes a hero more than a Terrorist"
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Okay, so I am thinking about writing my HI on whether or not Guy Fawkes is a terrorist or a hero. I know from an English stand point he is a flat out hero as I myself am English but living in the United States i have heard otherwise. I was wondering if you guys could help me formulate a better question than "TWE is Guy Fawkes a hero more than a Terrorist"
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Stupid question I know, but I don't actually know what Paper 3 is. We just started covering one of the topics but we haven't been told whether it's an essay, source analysis...?? I have no idea what it is in short Thanks
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Hi, I am interested in the battle of Agincourt. I am very interested in medieval battles when people were killing each other for, what we see as now, no reason. My current thesis is: To what extent did the battle of Agincourt affect the 'Hundred Years War'? How do you recommend I narrow this down? Thank you in advance! -The Emperor of San Francisco
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I have a timed writing in two days on the causes of the First World War, are there any tips to what I should inlclude/delete? Thank you.
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I am in my second year, and both my english AND my history + TOK teacher left after last year. My new history teacher has not taught anything like the IB in years, she's been teaching civics and economics to 9th grader for like the past 5 or 6 years. Of course she has no idea how to do the IA, so more or less I've been mimicking the samples from last year's IAs, including the part C. So we turned in our Part C, and she said that we structured our part C wrong. This is a snippet from I wrote, and what she said about it: I wrote: The origin of this source is a limitation, as his status as the Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, and his …
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Okay, so I am thinking about writing my HI on whether or not Guy Fawkes is a terrorist or a hero. I know from an English stand point he is a flat out hero as I myself am English but living in the United States i have heard otherwise. I was wondering if you guys could help me formulate a better question than "TWE is Guy Fawkes a hero more than a Terrorist"
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Hey guys! I´m currently doing HL history in Norway and we got new books which are called ´´the mov to global war by keenly rogers.... and 2 others they look similar. There is no study guides to them! Any of you have notes to share?
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Hey, So I was planning on doing my IA on the 1998 Riots in Indonesia during the reformation. I got it approved by my history teacher/coordinator but now that I'm searching for sources all i can really find is news articles, a few documentaries and a couple books. (and of course a wikipedia page) but is that enough??
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