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Hey guys, I have my HL History paper 1 & 2 final exam tomorrow (ugh) and I just need a bit of last minute help. How important is it to memorise historian's quotes and interpretations for each topic? I know all the basic historiography stuff for Cold War and Stalin but I don't really have much for any of the other topical is it absolutely necessary to get good marks on the essays for paper 2 and 3? Or can I still get decent marks without using it? Thanks!
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Hey, I finally figured out an IA topic that I don't think would be too overdone, but still has to do with the Holocaust. I would like to do something with the "Hitler Youth" program. The only problem is I'm having trouble narrowing it down to a focused question. Maybe something like, "To what extent did the Hitler Youth program successful?" I know that question doesn't sound very good, I want to investigate what the program was about/ did and maybe it's effect on families or WWII?
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hi, I was wondering if "to what extent did prohibition create organized crime in the US?" is a good research question for the history of the americas IA. any help would be appreciated
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Hi, everyone. This is my first post! I am struggling a lot with writing "great" Paper 2 and 3. I have read a few posts here saying that history is a manageable course, a course that would guarantee a 6 or 7 if you pay enough effort. Those posts also said that you will get a good mark in History if you are good in other Arts courses, like English and Psychology. I found that very surprising, because in our school, History is one of the hardest courses ever. I am getting 6 in English and 7 in Psychology, but in History, I am getting a low 5 It's not only for me, but for other students too. 2/3 of our class is getting 4s, and 1/3 (clearly, a minority) is getting a l…
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Hi, we have just finished the Arab- Israeli conflict in history and I have unsuccessfully tried finding past papers on the internet. Does anyone know where I can find a past paper 1?
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Hello guys, I'm currently writing my History IA while checking out the criteria for it. In section D, which is the Analysis, it says that it should include: • an awareness of the significance of the sources used, especially those evaluated in section C • a consideration of different interpretations of evidence, where appropriate. Can you please help me understand what these two bulletpoints actually mean and require? Since I cannot seem to understand them. Thank you in advance!
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Hello all! I'm currently finishing up my EE and in my essay I mention the Soviet Russia a few times. Now, English is not my mother tongue so I'm not sure if it is ok I just call them the Soviets (too informal?) or should I call them the USSR? Regards, Flomer
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Hey everyone, Would "Could the Allies have prevented the Berlin Wall from being built?" be a good topic for my History IA? Thank you xx
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Hey guys! I need help refining my question for my SL History IA. I want to look at how the Tiananmen Square Massacre affected the perspective of the Chinese people in regards to political change. Basically, how the Massacre made them realize that they weren't going to get any change. I'm going to look at interviews and other primary source documents for this. Can someone help me figure out how to better phrase my research question?
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I am in the process of determining my IA topic for History HL. I wanted to do something to do with Canadian history, since that is where my family is from. I was maybe going to do something with Japanese Canadian Internment or maybe the October crisis but I'm having issues narrowing down a topic. Can anyone help? Thanks!
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Hello! My History IA due date is quickly approaching and I am currently trying to perfect my research question. I have a pretty good idea on what I would like it to be about, but I am worried that my current question is not focused enough. Would someone please let me know if they think this is an appropriate question, or areas in which I could revise it to make it stronger? Thank you! Edit: My history teacher requested that I take the question down so as to avoid any possible plagiarism accusations. If the mods would like to delete this post, please feel free to!
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Hi, so i decided that i'd do my HI on the Cuban Missile Crisis time period and Kennedy because he has always intrigued me. For my RQ i still haven't really found a concrete question and the rough draft is due Thursday. So is this good or too broad? "To what extent did the Bay of Pigs lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis?" Also, i heard that you do one HI your junior year, then a second HI your senior year. Im curious as to why.
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Hi everyone ive been thinnking about me EE topic for history, i was going to write about the soviet union and how its policies counter-attacked using the question: In what ways were soviet policies in Europe counter-productive and damaging to the left wing regime in the East? however , i was told that the IB likes it when go go local with your topic, is this true? i was also thinking n writting about "The war of the pacific", a conflict between Chile, Bolivia and Peru in the 1870-80s, maybe here i could investigate about the war as one of discrimnation and racism, specially from Chile both of her enemies, what do you suggest i do? im on the 1st year of my IB
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Hello! I was thinking about doing something like How significant was the Treaty of Versailles as a cause of WWII? Is it too much that I already suppose it is a cause? Also, it doesn't seem really 'refined' to me, but I don't know how to formulate it better. Help? Thanks in advance!
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For my IA, I was thinking of the question: To what extent did Palestine's resistance to the United Nations partition plan lead to the outbreak of the arab-israeli war of 1948? The specific partition plan from the UN is the Resolution 181, but I don't know if that will fit well with the RQ... Any advice would help. And if you have knowledge on either the arab-israeli war or the diaspora, do share.
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Hello, I was thinking of ways to narrow down my Historical Investigation topic and Initially I wanted to write about Hitler's influence on Himmler's rise to power but I found it too difficult to research. Now I am thinking of "To what extent was the Waffen-SS responsible for failure of Operation Barbarossa?" Is it too narrow? Too overdone? Impossible to argue? Thank you.
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Hello! I was wondering if anyone who is studying / has studied the Cold War could recommend a history book about it? Our history teacher is having trouble finding a suitable one as we're studying the entirety of the war rather than just the origins. We've looked through the Cambridge text book but it's not 100% accurate (according to our teacher) and I decided to come here to ask for a better alternatives. Thank you!
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Hey, it is my firts time here. Do you have some books about Korean War? If you can help me thanks a lot
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Hi, I'm looking to write my historical investigation on how succesful the UN has been as a supranational peacekeeping organization, but my teacher's said that I should narrow it down to one specific event where the UN has intervened. However, I'm having trouble thinking of a specific topic that I can write about, any suggestions? I'd like to avoid any ground that's already been "trampled on" like the Arab-Israeli conflict or the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was thinking about the Korean War, could this be a good idea?
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IA Topic Help
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So I don't want my essay to be something totally overdone so I was thinking of doing something on 1990's Hiphop/Rap cultures. I was possibly thinking, How did the death of Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace effect the hip-hop world? Or maybe focus on one of them. Any ideas?
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Hello, I currently working on my IA and I'm not sure where I should mention historians. Is it ok to mention different historians and their views in section A and then analyze them in section D? Or should I only mention historians and analyze them in section D? Regards, Flomer
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Hello everyone, I'm just starting to work on my HI and I have a question in mind, however I'm not sure how well it works. To what extent did economic and foreign policies in the Soviet Union between 1960 to 1975 influence Mao Zedong's ruling in the PRC? Is this an appropriate question? Thanks in advanced everyone!
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Hey guys, I've been looking for some ideas for my History IA. I have to do it on Napoleon and came up with a few questions. I'm just afraid that they're going to be too broad to write a good IA on. I appreciate your help "To what extent did Napoleon's Policies limit the growing independence movement of women?" "To what extent did the Napoleon Code uphold the ideals of the French Revolution?" "To what extent did Napoleon Bonaparte uphold the ideals of the French Revolution?"
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Hey so I'm in IB History of the Americas HL and it's come time for us to pick our IA topics. Since it's History of the Americas does the research question have to deal with the Americas?? Also I would really like to do something on the holocaust (yes it's overdone probably). Would the Americas reaction to the holocaust give me enough words? I don't really know what America has to do with the holocaust lol, but maybe their reaction to it? If I can't find anything on the holocaust then I would probably like to do something on the Great Depression, possibly the causes, but I think that's too broad? Any tips on finding a topic?
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Are my questions for my History IA acceptable? Which one do you think is better? Some helpful advice would be greatly appreciated! "To what extent was Stalin's implementation of the Five Year Plans solely for the benefit of the Soviet Union?" "To what extent was Trotsky a crucial factor to the Bolshevik success in the 1917 October Revolution?"
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Hi everyone, So this is my first topic here. I am sorry if someone already asked the same question, but I couldn't find it anywere on this forum. Alright, I am writing my History IA now and I am working on an introduction in the analysis part (D). Is it alright if I include the title in the introduction? (My title is: To what extent was the Second Balkan War of 1913 a disaster for Austria?) Thanks!
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Hey guys im starting my History IA and im going to do it on MAO specifically on what his intent was to start the hundred flower campaign. what do you guys think? is it too overdone?
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I was asked to write an essay and my teacher kept on telling me do not argue by statement. ive been trying and failed all the time.. anyone have any tips on how not to argue by statement. as i cant find the grip of this.. help
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Hello all! I'm starting my history IA now, with the first draft due in a bit over a month. My question is: To what extent did the Truman Doctrine increase tensions between the U.S. and the USSR in the Cold War? Is this an appropriate topic? Or is it not suitable for an IA? Has it been over done? Regards, Flomer
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Hello fellow IB students and alumni, I am currently trying to find a topic for my History IA. The question I have currently is, "In what ways and to what effects has integration into the European Union led to less political autonomy for European states, but more freedoms for their people?" I plan to focus on the European Union's history as a whole, as it is a relevantly new political entity, but would also like to include some information about the treaty of Lisbon. However, this occurred in 2009, which was definitely not 10 years ago. So my question is--how strict is the IB about the ten year requirement? If the majority of my research and argumentation is based around e…
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Hi everyone, I´m doing my Extended Essay in History, my investigation question is: How did the role of the Catholic Church affected or influenced in the Spanish Civil War and Postwar? I would like to get some advisement from someone who has done the IB yet, someone who knows what they ask you for in a Extended Essay in history... Thank you! Hope your advisements make my EE improve!
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hey fellow IB nutters! So i just started IB a few days ago, and my HOTA teacher has given us an assignment in which we must formulate 10 questions about a section of reading. This sounds very easy, and I thought it would be, but actually it's a lot harder than I thought- the questions we ask have to coincide with Blooms Taxonomy ("to what extent," etc). The thing is, i can't think of anything that would cause people to give an extensive answer. How do you go about creating good questions?
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Hey Guys i have been constantly reading that History HL is really hard ( speaking of the workload ) and it's also one of the hardest subjects to get a 7 in. I like History but more like the stuff with the monarchy and all this. Russian Revolution and Hitler is also very interesting for me. I have chosen Route 2 for History. I really need to get a good grade in History and is it really that hard ? My Questions: Do or have you taken History HL and how is/was it ? How would you consider the amount of workload ? How was the History exam ? Did your teachers encouraged you to do History ? ( My IB coordinator for example said: Don't take Physics or Chemistry at a HL guys you w…
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Hey guys. I have this question. Does titles and subtitles count as words in the Historical Investigation? Thank you for your answer
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Hi everyone! The title says it all. History is not one of the subjects I've chosen for my diploma curriculum, but my choice for the test was either it or geography. I won't study any of them, but I prefer being tested on history rather than on geography, the latter being a subject I haven't been studying for years. I have no clue of what my exam will be about, actually, so I've decided to read and lightly study summaries on the major topics I've studied in the last years (i.e. roughly from the Middle Ages to the Seventieth century) and, in addition to this, study three topics I've chosen as "core". My "core" topics I'll put an emphasis on are: 1.Renaissance, with an in-de…
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Hi everyone, for some unknown reason my for history paper 3 my school does the east and south asia and oceania paper. Has anyone does this before? If so any advice? Thank you so much !
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Hello, Could you please help me with structuring my essay? The title is ' The bolshevik state under lenin between 1918 and 1924 was a ruthless dictatorship, caring little for the russian people' To what extent do you agree with this statement? I am stuck on the introduction of the essay, if someone could please help me writing the intro. What could be the plan for next 4 body paragraphs? I thought of dividing the paragraphs in a sort of timeline so starting with the bolshevik consolidation of power (Brest-Litovsk, the destruction of constituent assembly), then go to the civil war (War communism and cheka) and the NEP paragraph. I don't know what to put in the fourth para…
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Extended Essay in History
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Good day everyone, I am writing an extended essay in history. I have chosen to write about why the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen the model on which subsequent camps were based on. I have trouble finding reasons for why it became the model. Can anyone help me please`? Thanks
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Hi, I'm writing my Extended Essay on US involvement in Chile during the Cold War, but I'm having trouble coming up with a research question. Would this be appropriate? "To what extent was United States involvement in Chile during between 1960 and 1973 responsible for Pinochet's rise to power?" I also wanted to know if it's necessary/recommended to quote historians in the extended essay as well Thanks!
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Hi there whoever clicked on this - thank you so much. EDIT: This thread was previously about Rwanda, but since then I changed my idea, to talk about Marie Antoinette. In her trial there were a multitude of crimes that they had her up for (incest, treason, etc.) Should I perhaps analyse her guilt for one of these crimes?She and King Louis failed to produce offspring for about 7 years, and there was propaganda that she was infertile when in fact it was him. Should I examine the cause of their failure to produce offspring? Or the propaganda? Or....Which of these do you think is the most "do-able"? And if so, could someone perhaps help me focus my research question a bit more…
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Is "To what extent was the Nazi persecution of homosexuals justified by the concept of the 'Master Race'?" an obvious question?
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Hi guys! I have chosen to do my ee in history and have a problem. I have chosen to work with the Malmedy massacre but I don't have a solid RQ and scopes. I have about a month left until the deadline so I would really like some help when it comes to choosing an RQ and scopes.
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Hello Everyone, I'm having trouble with my EE My RQ is "How deceive was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914 on the origins of the First World War" Do you think it is too broad and/or needs altering? If required this is my basic structure: -Impact on the alliance system (How the assasination impacted the web of alliances in Europe) -Impact on Germany's war plans (Basically talking about the role of Germany after the assassination) -Other events [Prior to the assassination-(Morrocan Crises, Balkan Wars)] -The Assassination as a trigger of World War I (Histiographical interpretations about the Assassination and the role in World War I) Thanks a lo…
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How successfull was Hitler in promoting the ideal of the family in the Third Reich? Does this RQ work? Does it need a bit of restructure? Any help would be appreciated! Cheers:)
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Hi, I've just started my History IA and I'm not sure what format do to the citations and footnotes in? I read somewhere that you need to use the Chicago Manual style but a lot of people use the Harvard bibliography style! Also, what format do you write the bibliography in? If there's a specific way, do let me know. Thanks!
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Hi, my IA topic is about how Gorbachev's policies were responsible for ending the Cold War but i'm struggling to understand the big pictures. Could anyone please explain to the me Gorbachev's policies in very simple terms and how they affected the cold war? Any sources would be appreciated thanks!
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Hey guys, I need your help to find a topic for my EE in history. I had a theme but it turns out that it is to complicated to work on that one. Now I don't know about what I should write. Does anyone have an idea? I thought maybe something about the wall of Berlin but I'm not so sure about that. Any oppinions for that one?
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Title says it all: To what extent was Chinese Cultural Revolution possible by Maoist propaganda? Need immediate response please Help guys! I´ll really appreciate your comments! TY in advance
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I'm starting the IB in a few weeks, and I'm slightly confused as to which type of history my school has chosen. I know there's Europe and HoA. I asked the teacher what sort of things we'd be covering and he mentioned Russian and French history, but then someone else said it deals a lot with US history (possibly Caribbean/Mexican? my memory is hazy) as well. Basically I am confused. Which of the two is it?
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Hey guys I started doing research on my topic which is the sino-indian war and it's pretty hard to find information on. I have time I think to look at another topic to see if i can find more research. Anyone have any ideas on an ee history topic possibly concerning china, japan, india, etc other asian countries that i can find a good amount of research on? Thanks a lot
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