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This topic is dedicated to the Origins and rise of nationalist/independence movements in Indochina/Vietnam. Nationalist and independence movements in Africa and Asia and post-1945 Central and Eastern European states Origins and rise of nationalist/independence movements in Africa and Asia • Anti-colonialism (opposition to Belgian, British, Dutch, French and Portuguese colonial rule) • Nationalism, political ideology, religion • Impact of the two world wars and the Cold War • Other factors fostering growth of nationalist and independence movements HL A&O: 1.Colonialism in South and Southeast Asia and Oceania—late 18th to the mid 19th century •The political structure an…
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Hi, I'm currently working on an essay, and trying to explain why the french revolution was considered a period of jurisdictional and constitutional change. Any ideas? Thanks!
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How did the coverage of the death of John F. Kennedy change with passage of time and changing mood of the country?How did the coverage of the death of John F. Kennedy change with passage of time and changing mood of the country? Is this a good research question? Thanks in advance to any one who helps
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Hi, I'm not sure where to put this (I'm not sure of anything anymore) or if there's a thread similar to this. Remove/move as necessary. I am in desperate need of exam technique advice since I keep hearing different things from different people. My Psychology essays are getting an average of 18 out of 22, but my history essays are getting 5s, and I need a 6 if I'm going to go to Manchester. My psych teacher tells us that we should do our essays like this: "write a line (leave a line) write a line (leave a line)" to make it look neater if we suddenly need to add something we didn't think of before/didn't plan. I understand that there are problems, but I find it easier to w…
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Hi Guys Preparing for choosing my subjects in the IB, and I thought that I would choose HL History, mainly because none of the other group 3 subjects interest me, and I am currently doing well at, and enjoying, HIstory at my school. I was just wondering, what does HL History entail? I hear people talk about the Internal Assessment, and with the exams how you have to choose a region to study.... I am a bit confused. It would be much appreciated if someone could just give me a bit of a rundown on HL History. Thanks
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I keep changing my IA topic and now I'm thinking of asking "Were the Salem witch trials planned by Abigail Williams for personal retribution?" There seems to be evidence that points toward this but I'm not sure how many books there will be on it. I'm also not sure if it's just too commonly accepted that she believed she was actually bewitched, which disproves my argument. My original questions was "How politically effective was the Tongzhi Restoration of China compared to the Meiji Restoration of Japan?" but my teacher said that this was too vague and to only focus on one restoration. I want to do the Tongzhi Restoration, but I'm not sure where to go with it (which is w…
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First of all, I have read around the history section trying to find information that will better my understanding of DP history. But i'm still...confuzzled:P I'm so lost when it comes to history. I wish I never chose it! Had no idea what i was getting myself into, anyways now I'm stuck with it so I'm trying my best to understand how DP history works. DP is definitly different than Pre-IB histroy..atleast at my school, and the fact that I moved away and came back and sort of just jumped in, in the middle of the term...has me veeeery looooost. OPVL??? HAHA..thank god for the IB Survival. My teacher has been, somewhat ...no he hasnt really been helpful ANYWAYS: for my inte…
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we have limited time..whats a good word limit to stick to? i know paper 2 has 2 questions, and paper 3 has 3 questions. how many words would you suggest writing?
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Hello guys! I still have nearly a year before I have to submit my IA but I want to prepare as soon as possible because it will save precious time for later so I have prepared some topics but again I'm having trouble deciding...These are my topics so far: 1) A study of why the United States became involved in Vietnam. 2) How successful were the Soviet Five Year Plans? 3) To what extent was the Tet Offensive central to the success of the Vietnam's People's Army? 4) Assess the role of media and propaganda in two of the wars in the 20th century. 6) How did economical resource prove to be vital in both WWI and WWII? 7) To what extent was the seizure of power in Russia in Octo…
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Okay I already have my research question :To what extent did Rosie the Rivetor represent American woman during World War II? The problem that Im having is deciding what exactly to focus on or what path to take. I know the history behind it and how she was created to encourage women to work but I know i need more than that. I was thinkin of perhaps providing examples of women who are thought to represent the ideal "rosie". I find that in a lot of the books I have they always mention a woman and how she demonstrated characeristics of "rosie". Im not sure if that's good enough or if i need more than examples????
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To what extent did the US Government address the political concerns of Jewish Americans regarding the Holocaust and Nazism during World War II? Is it okay? how can I improve it?
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Hey, i decided that i wanted to do my IA on something about the final solution... but im having problems narrowing it down to a focused question... any suggestions on what i can do?
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I've been having a hard time coming up with a question for my IA. I'm thinking of doing "To what extent did the removal of the 'Four Olds' in China have on the rise of equality in women?" or something like that. Is my question too broad or is it ok?
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For my IA, I'm thinking of doing "How effective was the Tongzhi Restoration of China compared to the Meiji Restoration of Japan?" Is this question too broad? I'm also worried that the answer is too obvious, but I have no idea what else to do. What do you guys think?
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I really want to do something on John Brown and his effect on the American civil war. However I am having troubles coming up with a strong thesis for this topic. Can any History genius out there help me?
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Hey, I needed help with my History IA. My research question is 'How historically accurate is the depiction of the Soviet Union (post the revolution) in George Orwell's Animal Farm?'. I will be comparing the novel with a history textbook. Is this topic ok or should I do another one becasue my history teacher was like comparing with a fictional work is not advisable. I am not sure what to do. I have another topic in mind and have worked on it too. This topic is somtheing along the lines of was the Cold War merely interrupted by the Second World War? Help will be appreciated. Thanks a lot, Varsha
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This topic is dedicated to the The role of Germany in the origins and development of the Cold War. Major themes Origins of the Cold War • Ideological differences • Mutual suspicion and fear • From wartime allies to post-war enemies Nature of the Cold War • Ideological opposition • Superpowers and spheres of influence • Alliances and diplomacy in the Cold War Development and impact of the Cold War • Global spread of the Cold War from its European origins • Cold War policies of containment, brinkmanship, peaceful coexistence, détente • Role of the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement • Role and significance of leaders • Arms race, proliferation and limitation • Soc…
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Hi,im in history sl, and i have an ib mock in a week (OMG) we chose the following two topics and studied only what are listed 1. single party states - ideology - Hitler, rise of power 2. cold war - origin of cold war (1945-49) I think i might be able to choose an essay question from cold war section, but when i saw a list of question for SPS in 2009 exam paper, I WAS TOTALLY FREAKED OUT we never studied 2 leaders of SPS and nor did we studied anything else except Hitler should I study by myself for musolini or other SPS leaders? Help me, please...
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So, my school has now idea what it's doing with IB. They keep changing the rules about how we have to do everything (I'm half-convinced they're going to make "four legs good, two legs better" a rule next year) and now my History IA is due tomorrow and I'm confused about the internal citations format. My topic has to due with American Cold War policies, so I have a lot of government documents and I'm not sure how to parenthetically cite them. For example, I use the Atlantic Charter, but it feels stupid saying "In 1941, the Atlantic Charter laid out ideals for ending the conflicts and restoring liberty to the post-War world (The Atlantic Charter)." I also have, for example,…
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Hmmm Im doing the section C of IA and I have chosen 2 articles from old newspapers as a primary sources and hmmm... to be honest i dont know what are the limitations of that sources!! I am totally lost (((
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I am supposed to have a topic / research question by the end of this week. So far i have narrowed it down to four : to what extent did U.S involvement affect the outcome of the Mexican Revolution? to what extent did the Chinese involvement affect the outcome of the Korean War? To what extent did Lysenko-ism play a significant role in the creation and existence of Soviet Russia / (or communist china)? to what extent did the capaci massacre of Sicily encourage the expansion of crime organized by the Sicilian Mafia? Personally, i'm leaning towards Sicilian mafia, since it is a topic that intrigues me. But the first question, with the Mexican revolution would have a LOT o…
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yepp the question is in the title ) Do you know how many sources?? I decided to analyze old newspapers and I have particularly 3 that fit into my topic but I dont know how many can i analyze . plase help
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Hi, What would you considered Napoleon's three greatest accomplishments? I know that the civil code would be would of them, but I'm having a hard time trying to decide on the other two.
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Peopleee please tell me what do you think about that topic: Did the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution accomplish its goal of prohibiting the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol? or maybe: Was the period called Prohibition successful at all in the USA?? I have to do my IA as fast as possible !! There are no sources on topics such as crime, mafia, chemists and so on. I want to assess whether 18th amendment carried out its role.. because then it was repealed so it mustnt be entirealy successul as it was repelaed by 21st amendment and it was the first repealemnt to the constitution ever !! please help me i have to do my ia on prohibition because i know somethi…
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for my historical investigation i want to use the film the pianist and focus on the life of jewish poles during the holocaust the problem is i don't really know how to go on with this investigation i mean i don't want to simply compare the movie to real life events anyone have ideas? Thanks
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I have to cite this document, but I don't know how... http://www.winstonchurchill.org/images/pdfs/for_educators/Gilbert%20TCC%20Lecture%20CHURCHILL%20AND%20BOMBING%20POLICY.pdf Gilbert, Martin. "Churchill and Bombing Policy" The Fifth Churchill Centre Lecture. Washington, D.C. 2005 This is how they quoted it in the cite, and I think this citation is for later in section F... but if I want to put it in footnote, what do I have to do? 1) First of all, I don't get the text type of this... It is apparently a lecture note, but where does it belong in MLA? a book published in internet? a lecture? (I don't think it's lecture) 2) how would I put the page number if it is a lectur…
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To what extent was Churchill responsible for the bombing of Dresden? Is this question okay? If that question doesn't work, are these questions okay? - What was the significance of Dresden? - What was the significance of bombing of Dresden? OR what do you think of this one? - To what extent was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? Could you help me to phrase the question better? Also, can I choose primary sources for evaluation? Please help, thanks (btw whats up with me and the bombings? :b)
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Hey, this might be kind of stupid to post, but I'm really worried about History. It used to be one of my strong subjects, but IB kinda took that away from me. Even though i know my stuff I don't get good grades, so the problem basically lies in how I answer the questions. Our teacher doesn't seem to find it important to teach that to us, but my analysis and essay skills do not seem to be very good according to the grades I get. People always tell me to go in depth on the question, but I'm not sure how to do that. I would be really grateful if someone could help me out here, because I'm pretty sure I can do it I just have to figure out how to answer it according to IB crit…
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Hey takers of IB History! I just wanted to how important the dates are in writing the essays on exams? I'm in SL if it makes a difference. I ask this because I'm pretty decent with reasons, background, connecting events, etc., but HOPELESS with the years, let alone the months...
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Hi, For my IA, I decided to do the topic of "propaganda during the Cultural Revolution". I was thinking of this for my question: "To what extent did propaganda play during the Cultural Revolution?" However, I found this to be quite weak. What would be a better question to have so I can have a clear conclusion in the end? I don't think there's no way to measure the "extent" per se, because the "extent" cannot be clearly measured because there is nothing to be compared to. If you think that my whole IA topic sounds unpromising, please give me advice on what to change it to. Since I already took down notes on the Cultural Revolution, anything related to it would be fine. …
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Hi, I did my IA on the question from the syllabus, the one about Dresden... Putting the exact words, the question is: Why, and with what consequences to its citizens, was Dresden bombed in 1945? 1) Does copying the question from the syllabus counts as a plagiarism? My teacher told me that it is and I have to craft the question somehow... 2) Can I change the question to something like: Why did the allied bombed on Dresden in 1945? Is there any problem with the question? 3) Or since my 2 sources chosen are arguing different sides (1. Dresden was bombed because it was significant to allies and essential to win the war 2. Dresden was bombed in order to create fear), can I cra…
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Hi, I was wondering, which of these two topics would be stronger to write about (as in less people writing about it, easier to get higher marks )? - The enlistment of non-Germans in the SS (I am having a little bit of difficulty forming a 'To What Extent' question with this one) - Chiang-Kai Shek and how he led to the rise of communism in China. Thank you guys very much!
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I was just wondering if there are any other schools that also assign TWO Historical Investigations to their History HL students, instead of just one. I finished my first one last December but was (unpleasantly!) surprised today when I was assigned another one! Are there any other schools out there that also have to do TWO Historical Investigations for History HL students (or SL too maybe)? If so, why is this? Cheers and take care all.
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Where do you guys find sources when writing essays for History?
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Hi was wondering if I could get some help on some potential topics for my HISTORY IA I was thinking latin america and cuba please help!
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Hey guys, so I intend to write my Internal Assessment on Swedish Neutrality in WW2. The thing is, I don't know how to get a good research question without it being too obvious (obviously..). For example, my first thought was to write something about what "price they had to pay" in order to stay out of the war. But that feels sort of obvious too. Does anybody have any good ideas? Thaaaaanks.
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Hi, I wanted to do my IA on Reichstag Fire so I've done lots of research already But I dont know how to formulate the question Do u think IB will penalize my IA question if I formulate it like Who was responsible for the Reichstag Fire? Is it too short? Thats what I thought... Please anyone, comment, advice, anything. Please, I must finish it in this weekend Thank u
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This topic is dedicated to Cuba—Castro in the 'Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states'. Major themes Origins and nature of authoritarian and single-party states • Conditions that produced authoritarian and single-party states • Emergence of leaders: aims, ideology, support • Totalitarianism: the aim and the extent to which it was achieved Establishment of authoritarian and single party states • Methods: force, legal • Form of government, (left- and right-wing) ideology • Nature, extent and treatment of opposition Domestic policies and impact • Structure and organization of government and administration • Political, economic, social and religious…
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Hello, I wonder if anybody could help me find sources about kirov murder? You could provide your own sources of help finding these showed below.. Really need them:) Thank you Did Stalin have Kirov murdered? Robert Conquest, The Great Terror: A Reassessment (1990) chs. 1-3 (esp. ch. 2) J. Arch Getty, Origins of the Great Purges (1985) appendix: the Kirov Assassination J. Arch Getty, “The Politics of Repression Revisited” (section on ‘The Kirov Affair’) in J. Arch Getty and Roberta Manning, Stalinist Terror (1993) Amy Knight, Who Killed Kirov? (esp. the later chapters dealing directly with the Kirov murder) Robert McNeal, Stalin: Man and Ruler (ch. 9) Roy Medvedev, Let His…
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Hello, I've got a question to my topic. I want to write about an ancient culture and chose the Mayas. Here I have several possibilieties, like the hierarchy in the population or rituals, but I think the mortuary practices nad the imagination of the life after dead are really interesting. Therefore my topic should be something like: "How did the imagination of Mayas about Xibalba (realm of the death) changes from countriefied regions to mountains?" But I am sure that there must be a better formulation of the topic, but do you think it fits in the IB context? I am trying to put some stuff about the preparations for death in case of buildings etc in it but I don't now how to…
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I know I want my topic to be Nixon's trip to China, but I'm having some difficulty formulating a good research question. I'm currently considering: To what extent was Nixon's 1972 trip to China the result of American efforts? To what extent did Nixon achieve his goals for his 1972 trip to China? Or perhaps something focusing on Kissinger's role... I'm not sure. Comments on my ideas so far would be very appreciated (:
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For the purposes of the History Paper 2 regions, would World War II be considered a war in Europe or Asia? For instance, if the question asked about a war from two different regions, could I do something like World War I and World War II given that (ooh) I only discuss the Asian theatre of the Second World War?
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I have a quick question about the use of sources in Section B and Section D. Are we allowed to use sources we didn't cite/use in Section B (Summary of evidence) in Section D (Analysis) ? I thought I read something about this somewhere. The question originates from the recommendation of "What you present in B, you analyze in D"
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Sorry, I feel like I ask questions all the time on here for history, but we have a long-term sub right now who is not IB trained and so I don't have a ton of resources for help at school. Anyway, with a question like "Analyze the reasons for Germany's defeat in World War I," is it appropriate to challenge the assumption of the question? One of my friends feels that Germany was not defeated, but rather forced to surrender, and isn't sure if it would be appropriate to challenge in an Analyze question. Thanks
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Did the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution accomplish its goal of prohibiting the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol?
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How do you recommend writing this section of the Historical Investigation? I know were supposed to take sort of an OPVL approach to it, but can anyone offer anymore advice? Oh, I'm in History Higher Level.
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For my IB HOTA class were doing an in clase essay exercise instead of taking a final and i could use a little help braimstorming, , the second question: The Constitution has been called a "living document". Explain in relation to the amendment process.I generally am going to be writing about how we can make an amendment to continue to adapt the government to newer needs and opinions, or get rid of amendents that are no longer needed or wanted. I figured i might use the second amendment as a discussion point and use the Arizona shooting as a reason why america is thinking about tightening gun rights. if anyone can think of anything else that could be used or has an opini…
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Hello everyone, I have a question about Section D. Analysis of the Internal Assessment. How do you recommend undertaking this section? I have the information given out from IB, and a few examples, but that really isn't much help. I know that were supposed to analyze in Section D of what we put in Section B, but how do we not reiterate too much? Would more analysis solve that problem. I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions lol, it's just that my teacher told me my analysis was bad after he read my rough draft lol.
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Hey IBSurvival! What do you think of the topic: How did the (effects of the) Molotov-Ripperdrop Pact affect Estonian-Finnish relations? It's the best I could come up with. Any comments? Suggestions? Too narrow/too wide? Thank you!
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I'm decent at History of the Americas HL, but am really struggling with the papers 2/3 command term "analyze." I'm never sure how to treat the question and write a thesis. Any ideas?
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