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Do you guys know any good topics for IA History HL about WW2 and what would be my RQ ?
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We had some discussion about this in class... what do you think? Officially, yes, on paper, yes, but in practice?
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This topic shall be an area for discussion, HI help, and propaganda discussion. Feel free to leave any questions and answers. We are okay with anyone posting anything in here, pertaining to WWI that is... -The Lusitania
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Hey guys , I was thinking of doing my EE on 'Assassination attempts on Hitler' . The topic and the question I have not framed properly right now but can you people please help me with my sources ? Primary or secondary . Though primary would be better. Thanks
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Hi! I'm currently on the second half of IB1 and just got to this new Mexican school a couple months ago. The rest of my IB education I took in Finland and Denmark, and my Group 4 subjects were Philosophy (1.5 years) and Anthropology ( a few months), but the only group 3 subject my school is offering at the moment is History, Route 2. I know nothing about History whatsoever; the methods, the schemes and stuff. All attempts to come up with a topic for my IA (which I'm expected to write a first draft for by the end of the month) end up sounding either like a philosophical or an anthropological or a social study. I really don't get how History works - How are you expecte…
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So I'm writing an IA for History of the Americas (HL) and I want to write about the Panama Canal Treaties in 1977. Do you guys think "To what extent did the signing of the Panama Canal Treaties signal a shift in US foreign policy that would introduce human rights into policymaking?" is a good question? I feel like it may be a bit too broad. Help?
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Hello everyone x My research question is: “To what extent did the Bay of Pigs incident consolidate Fidel Castro’s position as the leader of Cuba?†What do you think could be relevant sources to my research question, just in case anyone of you had anything. Me and my teacher have hard times coming up with GOOD sources so any help would be appreciated :-) Thanks!
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I have an essay questions which is "To what extent did nationalism lead to WW1?" but I'm having trouble with how I should approach it. Should I speak about nationalism in terms of military and political effects (and if so how do I go about doing this) or should I focus on Slavic and German nationalism?
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Hi there, Does anyone happen to have the questions for November 2012 & 2010 for History Paper 3? I need them ASAP. I appreciate your help!
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I'm starting the IA process in History right now and I wanted to do something with the Bataan Death March (maybe something to do with the Japanese POW treatment) since it's an interesting topic with a lot of primary sources, but I don't know how to form a good research question out of it. Any help/tips would be great.
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Hi guys! I put 'Dresden' into IBS search and first place it popped up in was 'History IA overused topics' -- how about it, is it a bad idea to use it? I was originally planning to go with something about my own country because it's so obscure but, it wouldn't be relevant to the syllabus and I'd rather use something that I can use in the exam as well. I'm also using Slaughterhouse 5 in my EE, so knowing more about the bombing couldn't hurt, I figure. My idea is to do something in the lines of the reasons for, effects of and justification of the bombing. I'd love to hear your ideas! (Even if you think this is bogus and that I need to run fast from this topic heh.) Thank y…
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Hi guys, so i have already decided on writing a History Extended Essay. Since I live in Asia, specifically South East Asia, i have decided to focus on ASEAN and the Third IndoChina conflict (the one between Cambodia and Vietnam) My topic question is 'To what extent was ASEAN responsible in the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from Cambodia/Kampuchea in 1991?To what extent was ASEAN responsible in the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from Cambodia/Kampuchea in 1991?' I have split the essay into sections/paragraphs but i am finding it difficult to write the introduction & start my essay. Some tips or maybe an example would be great Thank you!
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Hey guys, so I am writing my IB History of Americans Internal Assessment Plan of investigation history paper, and i picked my topic for "How did Stalin rise to power over the triumvirate?" is this an appropriate topic? my school is in its first year offering IB Program, so nobody really knows how this program goes, and I would really appreciate it if you guys could help out. Thanks!
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I wasn't sure whether to post this in the Extended Essay forum, or this one. I am working on my history extended essay, and i am a considerable way in. Background info; I don't take IB history; I last took history at IGCSE level. My supervisor/mentor for my EE is an english teacher, and is frankly incompetent at the technical history stuff. She has absolutely no idea on how i could tackle the evaluation.. Therefore, my brothers and sisters of this IB forum, could you help me out?
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Hi, As the exams are coming closer and with all the 6 subjects to study for, I really don't have time to review everything. Thus I am trying to think of a short-cut. As I looked through the old exams for history paper 1 communism in crisis, i noticed that in the years that are even (i.e. May 2010 & 2012), students would be tested on China; while for those years that are odd (i.e. May 2011, May 2013), collapse of USSR & Eastern Europe would be tested instead. So assuming that this trend will continue, i think that for this year (May 2014), paper 1 is going to be about China. So my question is: Would it be wise to only study for China or would it be too risky? Thank…
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What is the cut off year for history? For example, I want to write about Cuba's Rectification Process and Special Period. I would be writing specifically about the years 1986-1996, but I'm afraid that its too recent. Does anyone know if there is a cut off or something? Thank you!
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I have a paper 3 in class essay on Napoleon soon.. Is the structure of a paper 3 essay similar to a paper 2 essay? Will you lose marks if you don't have an introduction (because you don't get much time for each essay)? What is the best way to approach the topic? If I need an intro, do I need to come up with a hook or do I just write the thesis statement? What are other ways to get into the 18-20 range on the markband besides using historiography and challenging the question? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!
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Hi everyone, I really need help for my take-away essay... I have a lot of troubles of comprehension because English is not my first language. And also I can't find relevant information on the essay question. So the essay question is : "Yuan Shikai's rule (1912-1916) was detrimental to the fortunes of the new Chinese republic". To what extend do you agree with this statement? Please help, it is very urgent ! Thanks all
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So we are starting on our History IAs, and I need a little help on finding a concentration within the topic that I am choosing. I really want to use McCarthy/McCarthyism, but I have no idea in which aspect I want to concentrate on. You all know the dreadful "be specific" in IB. Any advice? Thanks!
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Could someone help me with the question of my IA in history? Was the failure to impose oil sanctions the biggest single reason for the failure of the League of Nations to deal with the abyssinian crisis Could you also suggest me some books Thanks
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I love history, so narrowing down to one question is hard, but is this a good question for my Internal Essay? To what extent did the separation of the United States from the rest of Europe hinder the US in World War Two? If you can reword it in a better way, please do.
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Hey guys, I'm really interested in Spanish history so I have selected the topic of Spain's return to democracy for my internal assessment. My research question is "How did the death of Francisco Franco contribute to the return of democracy in Spain?" I am just a little bit confused on how I should go about structuring my argument. It is not really a controversial topic, so should I talk about how there was already weakness in the dictatorship that Franco led, and how Juan Carlos I's appointment just helped put into place a movement that was already happening before Franco's death? I found a lot of sources that talk about how the violence in the Spanish Civil War also …
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Dear All, "To what extent was the role of the state a key factor in determining the success of the economic miracle in any one country of the region in the second half of the twentieth century." is the question that I need to answer in my history essay in a week... it's a Paper 3 question. I am currently having a difficulty with understanding the command term "To what extent-"... what am I supposed to talk about as in reply of such questions? Also, what do I have to do to write a 6 or a 7 Paper 3 essay?? Is it really different from Paper 2? Detailed answers would be much appreciated... thank you so much Gayon
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Hey! Would u help me, check if there is something wrong in my IA? It is section A, B, and C. PM me!
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I apologize if this question has been asked before, but I am writing my Historical Investigation and am about 1,300 words in and have yet to complete Section D and E. I'm concerned that I'll go over the word limit. I know that Section F: Referencing and the appendix do not count toward the word count, but what about section titles, etc? Also, should I label my different sections A, B, C, etc? Thanks!
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Hi everyone! Right now I'm about to produce some nice IA-essay in history and I'm still trying to come up with a good research question. I was just wondering about what is tolerated? The answer shouldn't be too obvious, it should be a ''historical problem'' and historically relevant, yes I got that. But really, where goes the line? I have looked for official rules but haven't really found any. Are there any precise guidelines? I think it's a bit vague. And also, is popular culture completely forbidden to research or can you do an essay on for instance a musician/band's career or impact on whatever? Can you study the the history of the camera or the history of table tenn…
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Hi. I have a week left to hand in my historical investigation and I was wondering if anyone wants to swap with each other to kinda check/critique it? PM Me!!
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I understand the time limitations for Paper 1 and that the final question is the most important and is worth 8 marks. My problem is that, during both of our past mock exams, I have not been able to produce a very good essay, in my eyes, with the "allotted" 20 minutes. For the other questions, however, I have received full if not almost full marks. So, are there any pointers for writing question 4? Should I give myself more time (e.g. 25 minutes) to complete it if I seem to struggle with producing an answer? Should I just practise more to perfect my technique? What really constitutes an exceptional answer for this question?
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I am starting my history IA and I was wondering if my question was good enough for a historical investigation. My question is "To what extend did Hitler's early life influence his radical ideals"? Do you guys have any feedback on at and how I could do a IA with this question? A possible outline maybe? Please and thank you very much, anything would help.
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So i had already written al IA, but muy teacher told me it was to general, and broad. It was "To what extent did the American civil war advance technology? I still want to do the IA on the civil war, I was thinking on " To what extent was Lincoln's election the main cause of the war?" But it feels too broad, or not good enough. I had also the idea of making it about how important was the march to the sea to win the war, or a certain battle. My teacher told me I could focus on how the war advanced certain technologies, such as rifles or warships but I don't know if that will be enough to wrote about
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Hey guys, I just choose my History IA topic, The Nicaraguan Revolution, because my mother is from Nicaragua and its a topic we haven't went over in my IB History class so I wanted to learn more about it. I have notes from my IB History text book and there is a section dedicated to the main causes of the Nicaraguan revolution My question is how to format and write my research question What were the causes of the Nicaraguan Revolution VS How did the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua’s government led to the causes of the Nicaraguan revolution?In regards to formatting the IA, my notes are formatted with long term causes which focuses on Somoza dictatorship, the Somoza dynasty …
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I have a topic which I don't know if it good. It is to what extent was the failure of The Bay of Pigs blamed upon JFK's decisions. I would really like some feedback o. The is topic.
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URGENT HELP NEEDED PLEASE So I have my history IA to do and I'm still confused on my specific research topic. I want to do something about the Iranian Hostage Crisis (like that one in that movie Argo, 2012) but I don't know what to focus on. How the events in the movie (Argo) are inaccurate? The different views of the media in Iran and America? How the event was portrayed in American media and how it has changed? Are these even substantial research questions? please help omg it's due really soon and I guess its my fault I'm procrastinating but please. THANK YOU.
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Do you think any of these questions might be good to do an HI on? 1. To what extent did the Münster Rebellion politically affect the course of Lutheranism in 1536? 2. To what extent was the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 successful in instigating peace between the Lutheran and Catholic states of Germany? 3. To what extent was the emergence of Calvinism successful as an international movement compared to Lutheranism? I just don't want to do something that has been done too much in the past. Just let me know what you guys think. And Please feel free to reword it as my wording may not be the greatest. Thanks
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When does a source need to be put in the appendix? I have a couple primary source documents from the internet (declassified CIA and NSC documents). Do they need to be put in the appendix?
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I have a topic which I don't know if it good. It is to what extent was the failure of The Bay of Pigs blamed upon JFK's decisions. I would really like some feedback o. The is topic.
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When it comes to word count what counts? Do section headers count? Does my bibliography count?Should I be worried that I have no print sources? I have over ten sources right now, and multiple primary sources it just happens that they're all online.Putting quotes in footnotes. Is it okay? How do I format it?Thanks in advance!
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Hi everyone My IA is due way too soon and I have come up with the following topic To what extent can the Hossbach Memorandum be considered as an evidence for Hitler planning to go to war The two sources I will be comparing are excerpts from A.J.P. Taylor's The Origins of the Second World War and Richard Overy's The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered, so they are both views from historians, opposing each other. Do you think I have chosen a good research question which is focused enough? Do you think my sources are good?
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Hey Everyone, Did anyone by any chance do a History IA on something to do with the Cold War, WWII or something involving the holocaust? All tips welcome. Research question ideas are welcome as well. I was thinking something along the lines "To what extent were social exclusion and economic persecution of Jewish people between 1941-1945, contributing factors to the rise/establishment of Israel as a Jewish state?" Thankss
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For exam prep, I'm making a list of possible questions for the three units that I chose to dissect and then making outlines for them to study. The Emergence of the Americas is one of them so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what sort of questions could be made under this section? I have a few rough questions, here they are: 1. To what extent did imperialist ideologies influence American foreign policy from 1880 to 1908? 2. Examine America's role in the First World War. 3. Assess the reasons for US entry into World War One. 4. Account for the shift in American foreign policy from isolationist to intervention in the Western hemisphere (but if a mor…
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Hi, so i'm struggling immensely with my Research Topic. I was wondering if you guys could help me work with, "To what extent did joining of the workforce in World War Two liberate women in the United States?â€
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I'm wondering if you guys can help me.. I'm just starting my History IA and have the question: ""To what extent did the Bataan Death March contribute to anti-Japanese propaganda during world war two?" I don't know if this is a good question, as it is not exactly arguable..I'm so confused as to what a good research question should look like.
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Hi guys, So I'm starting Part B of my history IA (Summary of Evidence), and I just wanted to ask where do I include historiography? Do I include it in Part B or Part D? In Part B I'm supposed to use factual knowledge (from sources) that supports my argument/answer to the research question, and in this case I can only use one-sided historiography, if you know what I mean. I can only bring up views of historians who support my argument/answer to the research question (it wouldn't make sense to bring up views of historians who are against my argument/answer to the research question in this section as Part B is factual knowledge that supports my argument/answer). However, m…
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I'm preparing for my entrance exams, and the material I need to cover includes the situation in Europe after the Great War, the causes and consequences of WWII and the world after, into the present days. I have a Polish textbook, which I use to study, but as the exam includes an essay, I need to get familiar with the English nomenclature. Anybody would recommend me books/documentaries focusing on those topics?
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I need to write up my History IA and I wanted to explore something to do with the World Wars and so I have decided to do an IA on the extent to which the Treaty of Versailles resulted in the outbreak of the Second World War. I was alerted to the fact that apparently this is a really common topic, is this true? Additionally, is this too broad to do in 2000 words and is it even worth exploring if I aim to achieve the high band of marks. Thanks.
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Hi, I have several questions about my HI. First, I'm writing it in French, so does that mean I have to translate all quotes etc. into French? I know to translate the shorter ones, but if I have a longer one, the type that isn't included in the word count, do I have to translate that too? And what about documents in the appendix? Another question about the word count: Do in-text citations and subtitles count? Also, I'm having trouble keeping my word count short in the B section. It has about 900 words now and so the entire thing is about 2300... Any advice for cutting it? Thanks
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Hi guys , please help me choose a topic for my history EE. Can you suggest me a few topics ?
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Hey guys, I'm having some trouble chosing my internal assestment topic for history... I would love to do something about the egyptians since I live in Torino which is has the second best egyptian museum in the entire world and my uncle knows everything about the history of Egypt... Do you have any ideas? Let me know thank you
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