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Ok, so I have a mock Paper 2 exam coming up in about a week and we got the question beforehand. We're allowed to bring an 150 word outline into the essay and we have 60 minutes to write it. The problem is that I don't know how to structure it. For us, we have to talk about three challenges Trudeau faced during the time he was prime minister and the extent to which he successfully dealt with those challenges. Do I just stick with a 5 paragraph essay? What is the key to doing well on a Paper 2 essay? Thanks!
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Hello IBSurvival! So I just started to think about my EE and I was hoping you guys could help me out ! In order to help me, I would like you to please think about one or to two topics (the more the better) that really interest you in History. I don't need anything too specific nor want you to write my research question or anything, just suggestions about what part of History I could write my essay on. For instance, "Modern Egyptian History" would be an example. Simply a topic that you specially like, and from there I will look into it and keep researching. PLEASE try to narrow it down to events or periods of history from the 17th-18th century onwards, mainly be…
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Hi! I'm new to this site so sorry if my formatting isn't right. I am in the process of formulating my research question which is currently "In what ways did political corruption affect the outcome of the Progressive Era", but I'm pretty sure it's too broad and may also be overdone. Any thoughts??
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Good day! Quick and simple question: what strategy should I use for tackling questions that ask for the nature of something. For instance, Analyze the nature of tsardom in the mid 19th century. Thank you! /Primus
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I was thinking of reading some books by myself for history that could probably help me, but I have a hard time choosing what books to read. Are there any books that you would recommend other than textbooks? For History HL, our class has chosen Paper 1: [Peacemaking peacekeeping and international relations]Paper 2: [Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states] & [The Cold War]Paper 3: The Americas ([The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-39] & [The Cold War and the Americas 1945-1981] & [Civil rights and social movements in the Americas]) *Edit: When I looked through my textbook I realized they recommend a list of books that you can…
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Hey guys so I have finally finished my part A and my part C, so now I'm on to my Part B and I have completely hit a writer's block. If you think you can help me write a well designed part B , please inbox me.
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Hi, I am in History HL and have been working on my investigation. I was wondering if I could be some feedback on my question of how to revise it or change it to; To what extent were the conditions and methods successful in aiding the Nazi Group to power in the Weimar Republic?
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Alright so my exams are coming soon, and I was wondering if any of you have some tips for the History paper 2 essays?? I find it really hard to put dates, answer the question and include historiography, so I usually dont get much higher than a 4. Thanks in advance
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I'm planning on writing about the US intervention in Chile when they helped overthrow Salvador Allende and comparing the events there with the US' actual policy of containment/intervention during the time period. My question is currently "To what extent does the US containment in Chile reflect the general containment policy at the time?" I feel like the wording's a bit off but I don't really know how to fix it.
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Hi everyone! I'm currently in the process of choosing a topic for my history ia. I want to talk about the Cold War, specifically the Korean War, but I'm having a hard time choosing a research question that relates to it. I was thinking something along the lines of "To what extent did the battle of Incheon affect the outcome of the Korean War?" But I fear that it may be too broad. Any ideas or tips in coming up with a research question would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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Im pretty interested in these two topics but I'm not sure which one. Israelis & Palestinians seems really interesting and I've never learnt about it But Espionage in the Cold War is also super interesting HELP
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I'm doing my topic on Germany's use of Blitzkrieg in WW2. I am concentrating on its successes and failures: specifically in France of 1940, and then its failures in Stalingrad and Operation Barbarossa from about 1941-1943. How should I format my question? Idk how specific or general to stay. Also, is my question argumentative enough? Or should I change my scope.?
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Hi, So, Part B of my IA (Summary of evidence) is due in 2 days, and I have a few questions. Should I do it in point form or paragraph form? I'm a bit unsure about this, so I want to make sure I choose the better format. Also, what do I do if I can't find many sources? The information is not the problem; I have more than enough information. The problem is I don't have enough sources. Right now I have 5 sources (4 books and 1 disseration). I have all the information I need just from these 5 sources (in fact I have more than I need), so what should I do? Another thing, what if I can't find any primary sources on my topic? I have the 5 sources mentioned above, but they'…
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Hi, My subject for the HI was originally going to be about how Stalin's Great Purge was more effective than the Bolsheviks' red terror. I was going to look at the secret police, the influence on the civil war and the West's reaction. My teacher said it was a good topic but it would be too much for 2000 words so I should pick either one or the other instead of doing a comparison. But I can't figure out how to make it into a thesis in that case. Can someone help me come up with a less broad subject? Thanks.
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Hey guys! Give 3 reasons why the US feared the spread of Communism. It's supposed to be short answer but I'm stuck on this question... Thanks for your help
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Hello everybody, I am a new student on the ib program and I have a brother who did his exams on may of the present year (2014), he told me that I should study the topics on that exam by myself so i can get a lot of information that could help me out and teachers get a good point of view about me, so maybe i thought you guys could tell me about the exam, and the questions that you guys had to answer so i can study and have a head start on the program. He also said that if i could find the markscheme, i should keep it so i can check my answers after answering the questions on the exam so i can improve my skills. Thanks for reading and hope i can get some help soon.
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My history teacher became sick leaving my class with a sub for 3 months. The substitute we got only knows how to receive work and is a master at dodging questions leaving me pretty lost when it comes to what to write for my Historical Investigation Analysis. My question is "To what extent is the movie Alexander an accurate reflection of Alexander the Great?" and I've completed my Summary of Evidence + evaluation of sources with some information on two of the battles depicted in the film. I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to what to write and how to write it/format it and can't seem to find any solid examples to get an understanding of what my work should look like. …
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is is true that IB doesn't consider sites ending in .com like reference
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Hi guys! I'm starting my Plan of Investigation today... My topic is on WWII and Germany's use of Blitzkrieg or "Lightning War" in other words. I want to investigate its successes and its failures. Does my research question sound good? To what extent was Germany’s Blitzkrieg successful from 1939-1945 during World War I?
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Hi Fellow world of IB, Im here today to see if anyone is able to help me with a few things. I have typed my Part A but I feel that it is not good enough because I feel that is is lacking A source that discusses women and one that discusses Blacks. Here is my Question: "To what Extent was Hitler able to justify his social cleansing of Nazi Germany pertaining to restrictions upon civil liberties among select minority groups?" I also feel that This just doesn't sound right, so can anyone help me out.? Thanks Lucid Liberal
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So history people, what do you think constitutes a narrative recount? I'm currently doing my history exams and i am a bit concerned if what I've wrote in my exams are narrative recounts rather than proper analysis
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Hello there IB people! Yesterday I did both History Paper 1 and 2, but the thing is that in Paper 2 I answered the two questions in like an hour. Previously, I had read some posts here that suggested no taking too long on writing the essays, as sometimes you can run out of time, so I was kind of concerned that my answers hadn't been long enough. I wrote about one page and a bit more in each question, and did answer specifically to what the question asked. So, what do you think? Will I get very low marks on this one? Thanks a lot for your answers!
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I have my exams in May 2015 and I am sad to say that I have yet to find an effective way to study for history. Fortunately I find the subject pretty easy to understand. Also, I am predicted a 6 in the subject, so it is not as if I am really struggling. However, i am really interested in the subject, and I really want to do the best that I can do. Therefore I'm looking for suggestions as to how I could effectively study for the first and second paper. I don't feel like I learn a lot from just reading the book or even my teacher's notes, as I just zone out after about 10 seconds. So what should I do? Rewrite the notes? Make flashcards? Make mindmaps? What has worked f…
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Hello! I'm working on my IA topic and I've really gravitated towards doing it on lobotomies. My question is: To what extent were lobotomies used to control women and African Americans? I'm pretty sure this question is too broad right now, so any ideas on where to narrow it down would be greatly appreciated! I'm also curious on the feasibility of this topic. My teacher warned me not to get off topic by discussing the science behind lobotomies, but I assured him that I wouldn't dream of doing that-- science is not my thing haha. I think I might end up traveling into a lot of bioethical implications, but I'm not sure if that's necessarily okay.
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Hi guys, Need some helping finalising my topic. My topic is Mao Zedong's role in Cultural Revolution (good/bad), but there are so many topics I can analyze because he made so many decisions. So my question is, can I just chose to cover 2-3 of his decisions? So in my Plan of Investigation I can state I will be analyzing x, y and z Can I do that? Can I ignore other decisions he made and only look at the few selective? Please advice! Thanks
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Hi Guys! My draft for my IA is due in two weeks and I haven't started yet. I'm not really sure how I should go about tackling this essay. I don't really understand what I am meant to do and it is making it hard for me to start. If anyone could give me some tips and clarification on this I'd really appreciate it! P.S my topic is on the Rosenstrasse protest in Nazi Germany
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I'm falling behind on my history IA as I'm struggling to come up with a title. I just thought of having one along the lines of "How did John F Kennedy's leadership affect the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962". Do you think this would be a suitable research question for the IA? Thanks
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For this I am assuming that the papers (history) for this session have already been made. So I've checked all past papers from 2010(first examinations) to 2014 may, (including the specimen) and I've noticed they haven't repeated any particular topic from the areas in which they focus which are: Areas on which the source-based questions will focus are: aims of the participants and peacemakers: Wilson and the Fourteen Points terms of the Paris Peace Treaties 1919-20: Versailles, St Germain, Trianon, Neuilly, SeÌ€vres/Lausanne 1923 the geopolitical and economic impact of the treaties on Europe; the establishment and impact of the mandate system enforcement of the provi…
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Hi. I'm working on a history EE, and i've researched a substantial amount. i have sources that would work for a variety of research questions. my problem is whether the one i've sort of settled with is deep enough, and if i wouldn't be narrating historical events. I've been told it's crazy that i'm doing a History EE considering i don't do the IB subject, but that's not my fault, my school doesn't offer IB History. i did it in igcse so i know i have an interest in it. Anyway, the EE will be on Tanzanian (my country of origin) post-colonial policies. the question i'm currently hovering above is; "To what extent can the failure of the Villagisation scheme be attributed to …
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Hey guys, Just wondering: what type of information can you present in the footnotes in a Historical Investigation (apart from page number citations from sources ofcourse). Been seeing some samples which seem to have certain content down there, which is not counted in the word count. Can be really helpful actually. Thanks
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Hi guys, Tomorrow is my first Paper 1 test on a subtopic from "Peacemaking, peacekeeping—international relations 1918–36," and I just had a few questions- The test will be on the first 31 pages of my textbook; is it necessary to really study (memorize) all of this, because as far as I know only question 4 (out of 4) on Paper 1 requires your own knowledge. Questions 1 and 2 are directly from the sources, and 3 is OPVL, so that might be sources and your own knowledge (little of both), but 4 is really the only one where your own knowledge is required. So should I study a lot from the 32 pages or just leave it, as question 4 is the only one that really requires all th…
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Hello world! So, IB is slowly starting to trample my schedule with assignments, IAs, projects and whatnot. One of the assignments I have to do is a historical investigation, and I had to come up with a good investigation question, but I don't know if it's good or not.. This is my research question: To what extent did technological advancements during the Korean War help the U.S. and ROKA to retaliate against the North Korean forces? Please tell me if I should narrow down my topic more, or if I should alter it. Any comments will be grateful:)
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Hey guys, im doing HL history and I am terrible at keeping good notes. If anyone has some good notes on successes and Failures of Castro, Mao, and Hitler it will help me immensely. I dont know if its allowed here but i really need them to jumpstart my learning in history and if you guys need to email them to me you can just email me at ___________ Thanks again!
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Hi guys, There's some basic but informative summaries on this page: http://scoopsheets.com/20th-century-history/ If you need a quick summary or overview of the causes of the world wars I'd look there, there's not loads of other stuff but it looks like it's only just been set up so hopefully there's more to come!
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Hello, I am new to the forum and I'm loving it so far. History HL is mandatory at my school, and I have absolutely no idea how to go about this. I was thinking of doing something related to Spanish, Finnish, or even Russian history. I've been thinking I could compare Santiago Carrillo with Stalin, yet I am guessing I would have to narrow this a bit. How could I go about doing that? Do you think it would be a good idea? I am quite lost to be honest, so I do not know how to approach this. Maybe I could analyse a historical movie and see how well it portrays an event or conflict? Any advice? Thank you
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Hi guys! I am planning to do my IA on something related to pearl harbour. So if anyone has something good for what research question can be framed then please help and also if any other topic is in your mind please share. Thanks.
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I'm supposed to submit my first complete draft of my History IA tomorrow, and so far it hasn't been going so well. My question is "In what ways did anti-semitic propaganda contribute to the rise of Hitler and the Nazis?" So basically it's a "rise of nazism" question, so pre-1932, with lots of propaganda analysis (cartoons, speeches etc). The question seemed fair at first, but my teacher is telling me that my sources aren't relevant and that I may need to reevaluate. Also, as it turns out, anti-semitic propaganda really didn't have much of an effect on the rise, so I would need to go against my own question in Section D. Any help on how I should tackle th…
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My topic is Reinforcement of the British defense of the Imperial colony of Hong Kong in the Battle of Hong Kong, 1941. with the question: "To what extent was the reinforcement in 1941 of British Hong Kong in the Battle of Hong Kong justified?" I'm just looking for feedback as to whether my topic/question is specific enough, and could be covered within the confines of the EE. Thanks!
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So I have a history IA topic in mind that I'm interested in, but I'm not sure if it works or not. I want to do it on the culture of Al Andalus (Islamic Spain 700-1500), and how it was a culture of tolerance and diversity. I was also thinking about relating it to architecture. So some of my idea for a research question were: How significant was the contribution of the multiculture of Islamic Spain to the architecture monuments of that era? What were the philosophical traditions resulting from coexistence in a multicultural Islamic Spain and what effect did this have on the architecture of that era? or simply, What were the philosophical traditions resulting from coex…
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HIIII , so i'm going to compare a book(the rape of Nanking) and a movie(the city of life and death) regarding the Nanking Massacre in 1937. I have troubles in section D about the analysis part. I understand how the criterion wants us to "demonstrate our understanding of the issue in it's historical context", I don't really understand that part. So, Like what do we need to include in the Analysis section when i'm comparing these two sources? Please help!!!!!
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So I'm a little skeptical about the topic I want to investigate for the history IA and was wondering if anyone would like to help me out? It's "to what extent did the passage of the Nuremberg laws contribute to anti-german sentiment in the United States between 1935-1939?"
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I am writing my history IA on the war reparations imposed on Germany post WW1. I am struggling to write Part B, the Summary of Evidence, because it isn't supposed to have opinions in it, but my topic is the French verse the British beliefs. Below is the last two paragraphs. Can you give me some ideas on what I'm doing wrong or right?
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so I just got back my first essay that required us to interpret and I screwed it up. I want to learn how do you stay on topic when writing history essays like this
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So I have my first IB history essay due soon, and for the mark scheme bands, it says something about "successfully challenging the question". My essay question is about "the extent to which Alexander II deserves the title of Tsar Liberator" and I don't know how that kind of question can be challenged. Also, what is meant by conceptual ability? Thanks
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Hi, I'm a junior and this is my first IA, how do I create my title page? I'm not sure about what information I need to add to the title page or anything. If someone could show me an example that would be awesome!
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Hi guys, So tomorrow I have a History test, and it's basically in an essay format. We're going to be given 3 questions, where we choose 1, and write an essay on it. The unit is WW1: Causes, Practices, and Effects. Our teacher said that the test can be on anything from the WW1 chapter in our book, which is about 75 pages! How can I study for this? I mean, I'm supposing a question per topic, Causes, Practices, and Effects will be on the test, as there are 3. So I will pick one of the 3 to answer (causes, practices, or effects). So do I just study maybe 2 of the 3 topics? That way I can probably hit at least 2 of the 3 questions. Or should I just study 1 in extreme detail,…
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'Analyse the role of China during the Cold War'. My teacher set this as an essay title, although we were asked just to write a detailed plan. She said it is very important that we identify the argument but I'm struggling with that. I cannot skip that part as it would also help me write the introduction. Can someone please help me identify the argument and expand a bit? Thanks !!!
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So I'm feeling kind of desperate because I've got so much source material that I'm drowning in information! To relieve the stress, I was wondering whether I could alter my research question from this... To what extent did the youthful participation in the Soweto riots of '76 precipitate changes in South Africa that ultimately led to the end of the Apatheid? ...to this... How did the youthful participation in the Soweto riots of '76 precipitate changes in South Africa that ultimately led to the end of the Apatheid? Basically I would narrow the focus of the essay by not mentioning the other factors that led to the end of the apartheid. But by limiting the other implications…
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Hi guys, So lately I've been working on my History IA, my question is "What was the role of the CIA in the Chilean coup?" but I'm having some trouble with section D. Some examples online that apparently received 4/6, 5/6 and 6/6 for section D all seem to analyze the evidence but my teacher says we should talk about the reliability of each source and whether or not we can trust it. Which should I follow, so far I have noted that we/can can't trust a source but he says that should be the primary thing in section D. One side note, what does the criteria mean by "the significance of sources in section C"? Thanks, this is pretty urgent so if you could please answer soon. Th…
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“Compare and contrast the causes, nature and consequences of the two revolutions in 1917 (February and October)†Someone please help!!! This is really urgent!!! Thanks
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