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Resources on Mao
by Guest Loco Mo Mo- 3 replies
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Hi, I'm currently revising Mao and looking back at my notes, it seems I have little information on him (probably because of my terrible history teacher) My new teacher has given us textbooks on Mao but its pretty rubbish at telling you the important things. Thus I was wondering whether any of you have any websites/resources where I could find some information on Mao (his rise, domestic and foreign policies etc.) Thanks
Last reply by Eastcoast93, -
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Hey! As you know we have 1 hour to answer the 4 questions in paper 1 (or 5, it depends how you see it). I am slow when writing exams. When I had mock exams, I barely had time to finish Paper 1. I didn't answer the last question with enough depth and I had 4/8 marks in that question. What is your advice for time management in paper 1? How much time should be dedicated to each question?
Last reply by Eastcoast93, -
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Hi I'm just Interested. We have studied Hitler, Stalin and Mao Ze Dong. Will I do well on Paper 2 if I really Focus only on Stalin and Mao? For the wars, I'm thinking of focusing on Algerian War, WW1, Gulf-War and Falklands war. would that also be enough? Thanks
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Are IA topics about the Korean War too overdone? Originally, I was going to do an ia topic about what was the primary cause that led to the fall of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea; however, I'm having slightly a hard time attempting to find books at my library about this topic, and I was debating about switching my question to something that still interests me and would be a tad easier to find.
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Hi! I'm about to start writing my historical investigation and I've chosen to focus on the Cuban Missile Crisis (we've had it in class) . I desperately need help to find an essay question I've thought about something along the lines of: What consequences did the Cuban Missile Crisis have on the USA's foreign policy? <- I imagine this is the most overdone topic EVER, but I seriously cannot think of anything else, and I'd prefer to write about something that I can use later (We've read about the Cold War (you know, the fancy purplish book)) So do any of you have any good suggestion or how you could alternate the question to be narrower? Laura
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Good day fellow IB students The may IB exams are on the door and I really need advice on how to study for my history exams. I have both OSC revision guides (for p1 peacekeeping, and p2 single part and cold war resp) and the actual "course literature", which is based on A-levels more than IB and contains plenty of unnecessary information, so i was wondering, is it enough reading through the OSC guides or not, given that I have already read all the course literature required during the previous 2 years as a part of "before class preparations". Please give me advice
Last reply by marauder7, -
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Im changing my HI topic at last minute..Would one of the followong be a good topic to investigate? To what extent did WWI Cause the Great Depression in the United States To what extent as the Great Depression caused by the dust bowl? What effect did WWII have on the U.S Economy? Was the U.S Recovery after the great depression due more to the New Deal Policies or WWII? Thanks
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So I hit a rock with my IA. I can't find crap on the "Phoenix operation" In vietnam that can be used, nor can I think of a decent question. Can't find any books at my local college, nor any journals or such on JSTOR which is quite the shame. My Section B and C are all due next week (See, my history teacher is the devil which is why I'm having so much trouble with this. She didn't say my original question would work until two days before the section A was do which is why I'm so stuck because I've been scrambling. I thought this counterinsurgency operation known as the phoenix program would be good so I told her, and now I'm stuck. What I REALLY want to look at is the CIA a…
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I need someone to help me with an essay I have to write for AP World History. This is the question: For the period from 1500 to 1830, compare North American racial ideologies and their effects on society with Latin American/Caribbean racial ideologies and their effects on society. Any help on what the ideologies were?!?
Last reply by Corbear52, -
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Heeey guys, What have been the specific topics under peacekeeping of History Paper 1? I know Abyssinia has been done, the naval conference has been done...what were the other ones under peacekeeping?
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Hello, I'm in IB-1 and studying History HL at the moment. I find History quite difficult in the aspect of writing essays. Its quite difficult for me to distill down all the information. While I do it thematically, I haven't had much success with it. I've narrowed down the problem to the lack of familiarity with the content. I'm having trouble studying and making notes with the subject. The problem is that there is too much information in the textbooks, so its difficult to predict essay questions. Do you guys study and make notes thematically, chronologically, or...?
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I'm doing an in class essay tomorrow and need some help on the question. The question is "in what ways, and to what extent, were the policies of Peron successful in achieving there aims?" any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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Hey guys. I am just looking for feedback on my current question to see if it is specific enough to score well. "To what extent did the increase in illegal immigration from Mexico to the US during the 1990s contribute to the rise of Carlos Slim Helu?" Additionally, I am from the US, and I am having trouble finding books about him. I know for a fact that there are tons out there, but I cant find any. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should use to research? Thanks a bunch!
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Hey everyone, So the title is pretty self-explanatory, I'd like some advice on my HI. I'd mainly like to know if my topic is suitable. I was looking for something where there are two distinct sides, and two ways of looking at it, and we did this in class and I got interested, because obviously the Bolsheviks say they weren't involved, yet others say they were. So yeah, is this a do-able topic? If not, could you suggest any improvements? EDIT: Also, I just found out TODAY that this is incredibly similar, if not exactly the same as, a topic that a guy in the year above me did. Should I avoid it now? Because I know that my teacher signs the whole authenticity thing, to say t…
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Can anyone help me in identifying the practices of the three wars that were fought between India and Pakistan in 1947, 1965 and 1971?
Last reply by dimika, -
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So... for my mocks we got May 2011... However, this year our coordinator decided to choose what to give us for mocks instead of our History teacher (she just assumed it would be Nov 2011)... What our coordinator didn't know was that we had already practiced the May 2011 exam entirely! So, when we saw May 2011 on our mocks we thought "This is going to be great!" ... yeah, it wasn't... The May 2011 topics that the coordinator had printed off were different from the ones we were given? They were only slightly different, but enough to change the entire point of the questions (on Paper 2 there was one questions that was "Analyze why collective security failed during the interw…
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So, I've been thinking on doing my IA on Philippine History, on the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. I have some research questions in mind, but not sure if they're too broad or whatnot. I kind of need help in deciding and rewording them. :/ To what extent did Imelda Marcos contributed to the downfall of Ferdinand Marcos? OR to what extent was the Philippine martial law of 1972 based solely on power? OR In what ways did Ferdinand Marcos improved the lives of ordinary people during his regime? Imelda Marcos, is the wife of Ferdinand Marcos and some say that she contributed to the corruptions of the regime. So...I thought that was interesting. While some say that the martial law …
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Hello everyone! I am writing my Historical Investigation and I am in need of some help/opinions. My question is: "To what extent did the German Campaigns in the Balkans cost Adolf Hitler the Second World War?" I have some research and a few sources, but am looking to add more. I've found some evidence to support my view, but if anyone had any suggestions/ points I could write or expand upon, that would be great! The main points I'm addressing so far are: - The fact that the German Campaigns in the Balkans delayed Operation Barbossa and depleted supplies ( militarily, but also the amount of forces prepared for the Russian Invasion) - Capture of the Balkans was unnec…
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Hello, I have several IB history text books, and I am unsure whether I should use all of them to write my notes about the same topic or can I use one?
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Okay, I know there's millions of these posts on here, but I just want to really narrow down my topic. So far, I have: To what extent did the economic and social changes brought on by the "Roaring Twenties" in America cause or influence the Great Depression? I'm doubting whether or not this topic is strong enough, or if there is enough information to write about. I really want to keep my topic relating to the Roaring Twenties though. Could anyone help criticize/tweak my topic?
Last reply by marauder7, -
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I was wondernig what sources are valid to use? Can I include an interview with a family member? If not, can it be a supporting source, for facts in section B or sth? How do I put it into the bibliography then? Also, should the sources for OPVL differ? Must one be a book and another a speech or document? What sources dont you recommend using?
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I was hoping to do my Historical Investigation on Maria Theresa, but I'm not sure how to pick a topic that is not too broad, and that actually can be found in sources. During my EE, I found myself continuously changing topics because my research questions were too uncommon. Help?
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History Resources
by Guest Humaira- 6 replies
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Does anyone have any good resources for history? online websites for example i need information on the vietnam war, what are some good sites/books? this post would help everyone in IB history. thanks
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What I'm struggling with the most for my investigation is how to distinguish between summary of evidence (part B) and analysis (part D). Theoretically I know the difference (comments on other posts have been helpful) but I find myself repeating things I already stated in part B when I am writing my analysis because it's necessary to the flow of my argument. It feels too repetitive for comfort.
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I have deadline on investigation plan 27th of February, and i don't even know the proper headline for my internal. The best thing i am thinking about is : In what extend was General Patton's role positive in World War II Is my topic narrowed enough? I will be grateful to any kind of help:))
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IA and the vietnam war (CIA)
by Guest- 2 replies
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Well now would you look at that. It's another IA question. I'm just basically stuck on making it narrower. What's worse is my teacher doesn't care that my topics keep getting rejected and I don't really know enough about the Vietnam war to create a decent question. I have all of these sources too including a fantastic primary source. My question is "How did the CIA policies effect the war in Vietnam?" Apparently that's too broad so I don't mind limiting it. But I really don't have any ideas on how to limit this question other then how they were responsible for the assination of some president or something. I wasn't entirely sure. Thoughts?
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Alright guys, I am in need of your help. My Historical Investigation topic is due tomorrow and I have a few ideas for what I want to do. My problems are that either I can not think of how to word the question properly, or I can't figure out what part of my topic I want to investigate. If someone could help me it would be greatly appreciated (: THANKS Questions I have: 1) To what extent did Julius Caesar's assassination lead to the establishment of the Roman Empire in 44 B.C? 2) To what extent do the Casket Letters written by Queen Mary Stuart prove to be true? 3) To what extent did Tituba's confession to be a witch start the mass hunt for the witches in the Salem Witch T…
Last reply by MelanieRenee, -
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Just a few questions on my history IA. Is 9 sources enough? I only frequently used 4. Also, I need help on how to do endnotes. Thank you!
Last reply by Tony Stark, -
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I have got a problem with my HI. I MUST use more sources for my HI but I actually do not know many that would help. My work is about showing the difference in viewing the fall of the Second Reich by Adolf Hitler in his 'Mein Kampf' and the historians. Basically it is about presenting opposite views. Any help about the historical books/sources?
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Hi guys, its really starting to annoy me that i cannot get a 6 or a 7 in History SL essays. We have been probably doing in IB1 about 8 essays or so and the only grades i get are 5s. 10-12/20 Can you guys please help me or give an advice how to tackle 6s and 7s, it just seems so difficult. don't know really what im doing wrong so its hard to improve! thank yous
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Hi guys, my school does ROUTE 2: single party states. i'm having my mocks soon and i'm currently reviewing the rise to power of mao. just wondering- if the question were to ask about the conditions that led to mao, how would you organize this? how far ahead do we have to go? i.e. would we need to start from chinese hostility towards foreigners as demonstrated by the boxer rebellion, etc? if anyone could state the conditions that led to the rise of mao it would be great! many thanks!
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History IA: Suggestions for my topic
by Guest Humaira- 2 replies
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The topics I am interested in writing about are: -decolonisation of britian in cold war and the effects of it. -british/french relations with soviets in cold war -cambridge spies: to what extent were the cambridge spies successful...? and to what extent was the significance/value of the information gained by the cambridge spies? what do you think of these two questions? how can i narrow some of the topics? I don't alot about these two topics, but they seem to be interesting for me. I honestly don't know where to go from here, and my teacher doesn't know much as he is new to the IB program. any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance!
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Hello there, Firstly I'd just like to say, I'm pretty new to this site so please don't shoot me down too hard if I've posted this in the wrong place, or haven't seen a thread that already has this information, but I'm sort of panicking and need information quickly! What exactly should I put in my evaluation of sources? Should I include any information from the sources themselves? I'm using a document (the Marshall Plan speech) and a recent analytical/narrative book. My teachers keep telling us not to talk about "superficial evaluation", so I'm beginning to really wonder if what I've written is analytical or relevant enough! If someone could just give me points further tha…
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For my history IA, I decided to investigate the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China. My current RQ is "To what extent were the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests counterproductive in leading to a more authoritarian government in the aftermath?" My teacher said it was confusing and I've started to think that my RQ is a sort of non-question, because the Tiananmen Square protests did lead to a stricter society. I'm thinking about changing it to "To what extent were the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests the cause of the government shift towards authoritarianism?" Any help/potential suggestions on how to formulate my RQ would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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I'm writing an essay about the independence movement of Brazil (about 1810 or so to 1822) and I'm having a really difficult time finding primary source documents. If anyone can help me out and tell me where I can find worthwhile stuff for Brazil at this time period or even just a database or something that may be useful, I would be really grateful.
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how do you feel about these historical investigation questions? which one do you like most? to what extent did the February Revolution affect the Russian Civil War? to what extent did Umm Koulthoumme's music affect Nasser's promotion of Nationalism & Pan-arabism in Egypt? How did the Turkish war of Independence help Ataturk's campaign for a secular Turkey? i feel like these questions are too broad, obvious, juvenile. your thoughts? I'd love any suggestions or questions you have. thank you!
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Hey! I'm just starting to gather research on potential IA topics— Nazi propaganda in particular. The thing is, I'm having some difficulty narrowing down my topic a bit more. Could anyone help with some suggestions? And is it worth the endless searching of topics when it would be much easier to take more of a concrete, single, controversial event?
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Hello! Could someone tell me how to cite historical documents found in websites? For example, George Marshall's speech at Harvard that was found in this site http://www.marshallfoundation.org/library/MarshallPlanSpeechfromRecordedAddress_000.html I've tried with word and citation machine, but there is no specific format for citing these kinds of documents Thanks!!
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So I want to do my Internal Assessment on Mao Zedong and how his ideas during his rule affected the government and politics during his rule, but I don't know how to format the question... Someone please helpp!!!
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No one in my class is getting 7s right now, and my teacher is new the IB so I want to check on some things. 1) When we write those 45min essays, how much are we supposed to write? I write about 3 pages, but this is having already known the essay topic before our practise exams so I have already prepared. I guess in the real thing, I'll need to plan for longer. 2) Do you give a balanced argument, or do we argue for one side and give evidence as to why we believe in that side? Again, my class is not sure. Our teacher has said that up until level 6, they want you to argue balanced, but for level 7 you need to have an argument. But if you write with an argument and miss the …
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The moderator from last year at my school said that we should do our summary of evidence in bullet form rather than in paragraphs. I can't find anywhere besides this moderator that says we should do this, and I have to write the rest of my IA today and it's due tomorrow. Don't judge. I'm just nervous and I want to know if anyone has heard this from other moderators or teachers. Thanks!
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Can anyone read this over a plan of investigation and give some feedback? thanks
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What does the IB exactly mean when they say "scope"? My teacher said I had to include more "scope" :/
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So I've been assigned a comparison paper on two Latin American independence movements. I have chosen the Brazilian and Mexican independence movements. Basically, the conceptual areas this paper needs to address are (not necessarily in this order): background information on the movement, causes which led to the movement (bit redundant there, but those are my teacher's words, not mine...), outcome of the movement, and which of the two revolutionary movements was most successful in terms of its original rationale and/or purpose. With this in mind, I was hoping to get some advice on the structuring of my paper. What do you think the most effective way to organize it? The pape…
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What exactly needs to be on the cover page of the Historical Investigation? I know the topic you are research and your candidate number, but what else? Also, do we need a header on each page?
Last reply by Eastcoast93, -
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I have just finished my historical investigation and was wondering about the formatting. I know it must be size 12 Times New Roman Font and that the word count must be on the cover page. I was just wondering if there were any specifications about spacing, page numbers, and headers? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I have to chose my topic for my history IA (Regional /Asian History), but I'm sill at a loss for one. I'm trying to find a topic which encompasses the Samurai, but I can't quite find the right question for my paper. Can anyone help me with at least narrowing my topic so I can get a decent question?
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Could you guys please help me come up with an outline for this essay question? Thanks
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Ok, I'm trying out a few different topics but i need to know if I could get a good paper out of discussing/investigating the origin of Hitler's hate for the Jews. I know there are many different takes on this but do any of you think it'd be okay? If not, any suggestions? I'm trying to go more on the path of the Holocaust.
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