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Research Question: To what extent was Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy able to reverse the effects of his policy of War Communism? Theisis: Lenin’s New Economic policy was able to successfully reverse the effects of ‘War Communism’, and strengthen the Soviet Economy. Argument One: The implementation of Lenin’s War Communism policy, following the Revolution, severely crippled the Soviet Economy. Argument Two: Following the disastrous results of War Communism, Lenin implemented his New Economic Policy to reverse the crippling effects. My teacher feels that this topic may be too broad for an IA, and that I should focus only on the NEP, however I am having trouble creat…
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I think this would be a great reference for not only me, but other people thinking about a topic. What are some topics or questions for the History IA that have simply been overdone? Ones that would make the person marking roll their eyes at?
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Okay, I've been searching through the forum desperately looking for tips on how to up marks in essays, as I prepare for my Yr 13 mocks, and attempt to prove I can get a 6 and maybe a level 7. (got a 5 in year 12, but predicted a level 6.) I have good knowledge of historical events and facts. I also believe I can analyse them well - perhaps I could be more in depth, and provide more synthesis from factor to factor, and I would say I follow an argument throughout my essay, although perhaps I could make it more clear what my thesis is, and why I included the point I just did, THROUGHOUT my essay. However, I cannot seem to get more than 12 marks. I've had a few 13s, and two …
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I'm writing a paper 2 in class tomorrow as a practice but also counts as points. It's on the Treaty of Versailles. For paper 2, am I allowed to take both sides (orthodox vs. post-revisionist) view to support my answer or would that be unclear to my position i'm taking?
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Hi Everyone Is anyone able to give me a link to the History HL syllabus, our teacher hasn't given us one and I can't find one on google! Thanks heaps!
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I'm wondering if there's something I could do my internal assessment on that revolves around the Korean War in the Cold War. So far, I was thinking of writing about the significance of the UN's role in the Korean War, but I'm afraid there won't be enough to argue and analyze in it. Dos anyone have any suggestions for topic questions?
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Hey everyone! i began my IA under the title of 'How successful was Bismarck's alliance system in fulfilling his aims from 1871-1890?' In order to answer the question, I was going to research his aims, the treaties/alliances, their outcomes, and the surrounding events that may have affected these alliances. However my problem is that I like to cover things thoroughly. For a rough overview of the chronology i had in mind: >Context (situation of Bismarck/Europe - may affect his aims. Only brief, mind.) Overriding fear of the 'nightmare coalition' of F & R. >Dreikaiserbund 1873. G, A-H, R. >War in Sight Crisis 1875 (affected dreikaiserbund due to the conflict bet…
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Hello My topic is something like -how successful was Margaret Sanger in furthering the women's rights and birth control movement?- But I'm not sure if I should include her feelings about minorities in my question or just talk about it in my paper. Kind of like a good outweighs the bad sort of thing? Thanks in advance!
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I'm afraid that this is one more of those topics that are of the sentiment 'I need help with my IA', but I would really appreciate some more advice/opinions on phrasing a good IA question. Right now, my current question is: To what extent was the internment and treatment of Boer women and children in concentration camps justified in the Second Boer War (1899-1902)? Firstly, if I use the term 'justify', do I need to specify which groups it was justified for? Because really, if I'm honest, it appears as though the internment camps ('concentration camps') were justified for the British, but not from a Boer perspective. So, is there an other word to use apart from 'jus…
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I'm an IBDP history teacher. Are there any IB Chinese history students?
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Can someone please help me: World War 1: Total war and how Germany organized its resources compared to the Allies.
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Hi! I need to write a research question for my IA, and it's due tomorrow. I thought of a question, but I would like someone to look at it to make sure it's good enough. I don't think I should post it publicly. Thank You!
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So, I missed the day when my class talked about this time period, and I'm trying to read my friend's notes right now but they don't make much sense. I have an exam on Monday, so any help would be appreciated... just general notes/information about what happened during that time period (especially politically). Thank you!!! EDIT: I found the topics I need to know about! Agrarian Reform Communes 5 year plan 100 flowers movement Great Leap Forward
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i have a debate tomorrow and need to defend Hitler. The point that I have to defend is that he did not caused WWII and also any ideas to defend all what he said in his book?
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Hello. Could anyone be willing to help me? I'd like to know if there are reliable books about Great Leap Forward for my Historical Investigation. I was searching by Google, but I couldn't find at least one whole book. Therefore I ask if anyone have or know about a book that contains something useful for HI on Great Leap Forward please write in the forum. I would prefer in a pdf.file but of course any kind of format will do. I ask you this, because there are very little amount of books in my country on countries such as China, Japan. I would be most grateful. Thank you, Fellow IB student.
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Picking a history IA question
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Thank you for the help
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Is this a good IA question? What factors led to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait?
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Hey everyone, I'm new to these so forgive me for my newbie-ness. My first question was recently rejected by my teacher so I had to re-do plan A and B. The research question was: "To what extent can Tituba's confession of being a witch be considered the main reason of the Salem Witch Hunt in 1692?" Fail. So now I chose the most overdone topic so it wouldn't be rejected because I'm REALLY short on time. Propaganda and WWII. I don't know which question to do or which country's propaganda (to narrow it down). I was thinking maybe Germany's, Britain's or American's propaganda. OR maybe two of them, like: "Compare and contrast Germany's and American's propaganda during WWII." …
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Karl Marx & Frederik Engels – Communist Manifesto (1948) Purpose – To educate the people (not defined by countries) about the truth behind communism, not the negative image that is being propagated. To reach across EU, as it has under gone industrial revolution. "To publisize the aims" - Sparknotes Origin – Marx does not invent communism, is an existing “spectre” Bourgeois & Proletarians By bourgeoisie is meant the class of modern capitalists, owners of the means of social production and employers of wage labor. By proletariat, the class of modern wage laborers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to li…
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Karl Marx & Frederik Engels – Communist Manifesto (1948) Purpose – To educate the people (not defined by countries) about the truth behind communism, not the negative image that is being propagated. To reach across EU, as it has under gone industrial revolution. "To publisize the aims" - Sparknotes Origin – Marx does not invent communism, is an existing “spectre” Bourgeois & Proletarians By bourgeoisie is meant the class of modern capitalists, owners of the means of social production and employers of wage labor. By proletariat, the class of modern wage laborers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to li…
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My history teacher is giving us questions from past history exams(2010-2011) for the basis of our History IA to choose from, instead of choosing our own. I was wondering, is this allowed?
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This is my teacher's first year teaching IB US History and he doesn't know what is expected. Would this be a good IA topic: How did the reign of Mary I lead to the acceptance of Elizabeth I policies? Please help! The proposal is due Tuesday.
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I am just about to start my first year of the IB diploma programme and am still unsure on what subjects would best benefit me, I am planning on study psychology (BA) in university, though not sure in which country yet. My largest decision is in the humanities, I am unsure whether to take history or ITGS? I did history at IGCSE and got a B however did not enjoy the subject much throughout the year and am wondering if ITGS would be more helpful in the future? I have also been told that in some universities different art subjects gain different credit points, could anyone clear this issue up please? Thank you for taking the time to answer
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I have my mock exams in just over a week and I was wondering whether anyone had any good tips for revision? Right now I feel like I don't know much (I know key dates and that's about it). Are there learning objectives for History?
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I wrote a history essay and scored only 7 out of 20. The biggest difficulty is to write 'IN DEPTH' analysis. What is the definition of IB-History (SL)style regarding In Depth Analysis? Thank you very much~
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Hey guys. I am currently in my senior year taking HL IB history. I was wondering if anyone, who did really well in the history exams, had any advice on how to do well on the exams. I don't want to have to wait till the last minute and cram all the information into my head. I was wondering if anyone used a particular studying method that was really helpful in scoring well for the exams? Any advice for the History exams would also be really helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Well, I am pretty much behind with my work and I, for some reason, can not yet decide on neither a detailed research question nor a topic to write about. So, I was thinking about just putting two topics along with a question and hope that some of you might help me in determining the best of them and/or improve existing ones, for maybe others using the one that I have not chosen in the end. ^^ Topic: The War of 1812 (USA vs British on Canadian soil) RQ: Based on the field post of the British generals, how did the structures and equipment in the combat forces differentiate between the British and the US-American fighters? Sources: "Select British Documents of the Canadian W…
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Hey Everybody, I chose to do my Historical Investigation on the Kornilov Affair. Has this topic been done too much. My question as it is: Why was the Kornilov Affair so influential in obtaining mass civil and military support for the October Revolution?? How can I make this question a little more unique??? Any suggestions??
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I know I am behind with my work and that's why I'm posting this. I need help to find my research question for my History IA. My idea is to write it up on the espionage between USSR and USA in the cold war, especially about a guy called Gary Powers. Please help. Thank You.
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I just tried a practise essay (half a paper 2 - so 45 minutes for one essay) and wrote nonstop after 5 minutes planning but only got 1.5 sides of A4!! Help, how do you write faster? Also, how much do you usually write in 45 minutes?
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Just wanted to confirm with you all...But can you cite Wikipedia in your IA as background information? I feel that we can't, but I just want to make sure...
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Hello, guys. I'm about to be a junior to take the IB diploma. Now I realize that I have so much hesitations toward choosing my classes. For the group 3, my school only offers European History and Social Cultural Anthropology FOR FREE. (I don't want to pay 1500 bucks in order to take Economy, B&M, or psychology online). I'm from China and I was an exchange student in VA last school year. My IB school will be in IN next school year. I want to major in science. I tried World History 2 last semester in a public school. I found that I didn't hate it, nevertheless the history class in a public school is somehow superficial, as I believe. I also seem to be interested in geog…
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how does one challenge the question when it is a "to what extent" question? Thanks
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I was wondering for the summary of evidence portion, is there a certain number of citations we should have: minimum or maximum? Also are those the same citations we have to use for Part F? Thank You
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I know there have been a lot of these posts on the history forum, but I have a couple of questions about my topic. The area of history I am interested in writing about is the Russo - German/Soviet - German relationship after the Versailles treaty up until Rapallo. The RQ I have been sort of picturing is how the Polish Soviet war and its outcome caused the treaty of Rapallo. The reason I'm having doubts about this is that I do not have any primary sources. To compensate for this I tried to change my plan to include areas were primary sources in English could easier be found. For instance using Genoa and the attitudes of the western nations towards communism as a topic, bu…
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Is this topic suitable for Historical Investigation and could it be used for an EE ? My topic I chose is related to the Indo Pak war 1. Kashmir Crisis: How did the division of Jammu and Kashmir damage the peace in the Indian Subcontinent ? 2. To what extent was the "Two Nation" theory proposed by Mohammed Ali Jinnah successful ? 3. How well did Britain deal with the issue of Indian independence ? Thanks in Advance
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I have managed to gather a lot of information on the crisis and was looking to do a question on something to do media and the crisis. My current question looks like this To what extent did president Kennedy's Sate department reply to the radio announcement in Moscow differ from his public announcement? I don't think its ok so I haven't started it. However i wouldn't mind doing a question on foreign policy, 'to what extent did the cuban missile crisis affect American foreign policy; a more detailed version of that question. PLEASE HELP Thanks
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Books for history?
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Does anyone know of any good books on The Arab-Israeli Conflict or The Cold War topics? We already have the Oxford 20th century world history course companion book but our teacher says that it isn't very good. So do you have any other recommendations? (:
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Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone knew of good history notes outside of IB survival because I and probably a lot of you aren't VIP members. I would be looking for a good set of: Spanish Civil War notes World War One and World War Two notes and any others pertaining to Route Two I can offer Imperial Russia Notes, Russian Revolution Notes and Communism in Crisis (Russia) notes via email to anyone who would like them.
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I'm doing my extended essay on how the health of the Aboriginals of Australia was affected during colonization and does anyone know if I can find the book "Illness in colonial Australia" by F B Smith online somewhere? I live in Sweden and it's not available in any library here.
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My teacher told me that you can't include facts that happened after ten years ago in your history IA, because it is not considered history. Is that true? For example: My topic is related to the Cuba-U.S relations, and I wanted to include the lift of restructions and easening the embargo that Obama issued in 2009, but it didn't happen before ten years ago, so I can't include it. I don't know, I have searched online in pages concerning History IA help, and all of them said nothing about this thing she told me. I feel sorry because I don't trust her, she barely helped us in this, so she gives me the impression she does not know a lot... Plus she quitted, leaving us unprepare…
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At my school, I'm going to be taking an IB class called History of the Americas. However, I can't find a class like this listed on the IB website... does anyone know what's going on?
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For my topic I was thinking about doing- to what extent were propaganda and repression used in the united states during world war 1 and was it necessary? Or to what extent did the letter from Birmingham jail impact the african American and The clergymen who did not approve of him? Are any of these credible enough? I know that sources might be an issue but I'm willing to deal with that if I know I have a decent topic Thank you in advance! My school hasn't really prepared us for this haha. This forum has been a huge help!
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Remark
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How long does usually remark take? It's been almost 3 weeks now and I have not got any feedback yet.... Makes me anxious
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Hey everyone! Okay, so over summer we had to write our first IA that will be graded by the IB and honestly I'm freaking out!! What exactly am I supposed to write in Section A? How should I start it? Thank you so much and good luck!!
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Hello folks! I've recently been set loose to begin work on my History IA, considering a question along the lines of "Were Objections to the Treaty of Versailles Justified?". I've been doing some research, looking through books and reading through the actual treaty, and I'm beginning to realise I need to narrow down my question, because there are so many conventions and points to cover. Would it be considered too contrived or too narrow a question if I was to focus on certain articles or chapters? For example, just on the war reparations, or articles regarding disarmament, etc.? Or could I combine certain chapters/articles and simply disregard others completely? So I might…
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Hey! I am starting my History IA and have decided upon two topics that I would like to write about. It's either "Did the purges in 1936-39 help establish Stalins power?" or "What role did Germany play in the outbreak of the war. Aggressor or victim?" It would be smart to write about Stalin because I'm not as confident on that part of the curriculum so it could be good for revision, also it would be within the interwar year period which means I might be able to use the knowledge on paper 1 (?)... However, I really want to write about Germany because the war guilt question is something that really interests me, and I already know which historians to use etc. So what do you …
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I have some questions regarding my historical investigation topic. I was thinking about investigating to what extent the Polish - Soviet war contributed to the treaty of Rapallo. First of all is this topic good enough? Second of all I'm having some trouble finding primary sources is this a requirement?
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Hi guys, I've got a 3 in my HL History and honestly I am quite happy 'cause I wasn't prepared for history almost at all, I was able to study for Napoleon, Alexander II and some Hitler and Mussolini bits... I was not surprised that the questions which showed up on the test were not completely what I hoped for. In total I've got 24 pts so yey I should have got my diploma but that is not the case. I failed to get min of 12 pts on my HL, so I requested history remark. I have the highest possible 3 which means that I am off by 1 point to hit a boundary of 4 which would earn me the Diploma with 25 points and fulfilled HL requirement. Sounds like there is some hope but actually…
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Hi! Is it OK to investigate the economical (or the political, social, etc.) causes of a war for the historical investigation? Thus, the reseach question would be: how did the economical factors lead to the outbreak of...
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