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does anyone know which year Japanese history was included in the official IB papers?
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I am so very conflicted in choosing my IA question, I literally have questions regarding VERY different topics. If you guys could help me choose a question or improve a question that would be great! I attached all my possible questions! History IA Topics.pdf
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Do you think this topic will work? This is my History HL IA for the new syllabus. To what extent does the interpretation of Japanese constitution article 9 affected the revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty in 1960? If this doesnt work, do you have any suggested topic in this field?
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Hi IBers, I am trying to revise for the subjects as the mocks are near. For the History, I don't really know how should I study wisely. It is all messed up in my mind. Can you please give me some suggestions about revision tactics and being more effective and productive? I have past papers, but I do not know how to study more efficiently. I take Route 2, Peacemaking, peacekeeping—international relations 1918–36; and the chosen topics are Causes, practices and effects of wars & The Cold War. As an option, I take Aspects of the history of Europe and the Middle East. If anyone studies the same/similar topics, I will be very happy if we can make some kind…
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How successfully did Hitler promote the ideal of the family in the Third Reich? Just wondering, I just finished my HI and I am already having regards about doing this topic. I know you are going to tell me "it depends on the essay". But I basically wrote about the ideal family image and values during the Nazi Regime did I just write a 2000 word essay on the wrong topic? And I am not sure how to talk about anything else, especially the success part since there is was basically no opposition to his "ideal" German family so you can't argue he was unsuccessful.
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Hi! This is for the new 2017 syllabus IA (just a heads-up, though I'm pretty sure it doesn't change the RQ format). I've already done part 1/3 of the IA (the source identification and evaluation part), so while I'd appreciate phrasing and diction help, I'm sticking with this topic. I had already changed from 1870s US reconstruction policies to WWI US neutrality, and then from that to this. I have a penchant for Canadian history, which we study as much as US history in our Americas HL topic, so here it is: How was Prime Minister Borden’s leadership responsible for deepening the rift between French-Canadian and Anglo-Canadian national identity from 191…
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I'm supposed to finish my history IA rough draft tonight. I want to do it on the Rwandan genocide but I cannot come up with a specific question. So far I have come up with "What were the leading events to the Rwandan genocide".
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Hi, I'm currently in the middle of writing my Historical Investigation and I am having some trouble. At first I had trouble choosing a question and ultimately choose "how did the camps of interned Japanese to that of interned Jews during World War Ⅱ?". I was having trouble on how to structure my essay so I talked with my teacher and we decided upon doing the conditions in which the internees were kept in and the following paragraph would be about the treatment towards these groups which includes physical abuse and death tolls. In each paragraph I would be comparing how in some ways they were similar, but then comparing how they were completely different. I'm still u…
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Hi guys what do you think about my history ee topic: To what extend were crusades motivated primarily by religious factors?
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Hi, I'm currently in the middle of writing my Historical Investigation and I am having some trouble. At first I had trouble choosing a question and ultimately choose "how did the camps of interned Japanese to that of interned Jews during World War Ⅱ?". I was having trouble on how to structure my essay so I talked with my teacher and we decided upon doing the conditions in which the internees were kept in and the following paragraph would be about the treatment towards these groups which includes physical abuse and death tolls. In each paragraph I would be comparing how in some ways they were similar, but then comparing how they were completely different. I'm still u…
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Hey everyone! I have a unique idea for my history IA... What does everyone think? I just want to validate it To what extent is Hamilton: An American Musical historically accurate in its account of Alexander Hamilton’s actions during the American Revolution?
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'To what extent did the United Nations decision to not block RTLM broadcasting before and during the Rwandan genocide........ ' what can I finish this with??! what could I add that would make me investigate why they didnt block it?
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I'm in the process of writing both my extended essay in History and my History IA. I know that an even younger than 10 years in the past can not be investigated. The question is: Can I use sources published after 2006 (10 years ago) in my investigation or do the sources also have to be older than 10 years?
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Hi everyone, I am currently in the DP in the 11th grade. Unfortunately, lately I've been kind of struggling in my contemporary history class (HL). Right now we are focusing on WWI and WW2 (the causes, effects, dictators, battles, etc.) What are some good websites I can use to understand these topics? Thank you.
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I wanted to know if this was a good extended essay question, initially i wanted to do my ee with the topic of the cuban revolution, but ended up changing to the emancipation movement in south africa: "To what extent the actions of The African Congress and their leaders were decesive to end apartheid and the recuperation of the civil rights for the civil black race? My main concern is if it might be too broad
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Hi! I'm hoping to get some advice on how to make my research question more precise in what I want to talk about. I'm interested in the Arab-Israeli conflict. my question is To what extent did the decisions made by the British government challenge the authority of Palestinians in their land in 1948? I want to focus on: Sykes-Picot agreement Balfour Declaration Agreements made by the British and/ French government that started the Nakba 1948
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Hey everyone, I am planning on writing my history IA on the Indian Independence. So far my research question is "To what extent was India’s Independence caused by mismanagement of power by Britain?" I don't know if this is a good question but my main problem is i am unable to find sources in order to answer my question. Thanks for the Help.
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me with the investigation portion of my HI. My question is "To what extent did the treatment of interned Japanase Americans compare to interned Jews during World War Two?" I'm having trouble coming up with my body paragraphs. I'm not sure whether I should do one paragraph about how they're completely different and another one about their similarities. Any suggestions?
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I have a list of questions that I am considering to write my history IA, but I don't know if they're good and which one to choose. Any suggestions will help How important was the role of Gestapo to the maintenance of the concentration camps from 1933 to 1945? To what extent did Hitler’s creation of 3 enforcing organizations contribute to the collapse of Nazi Germany? To what extent did Hitler’s creation of 3 enforcing organizations contribute to the Nazi’s failure in the second half of world war 2? Were there any other solutions to the overpopulation problem other than the “Final Solution”? D…
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Hey! I was planning to do my historical investigation on the Cuban Missile Crisis and to what extent the double agents in the crisis influenced the secret concessions for U.S and Russia. Is this topic too broad? Should I focus on one side and one agent? If I focus on one agent, I thought it might be difficult to find information on the topic Thanks! ~Kriti
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Hi Everyone, I am in need of help for the IB History course. I am looking for textbook/resource recommendations for the following history topics. Paper 1: Military Leaders Both Genghis Khan and Richard the Lionheart Paper 2: Society and Economy For the following topics The spread of Buddhism Cultural developments during the Song dynasty (960–1279) Architecture of Angkor Wat: Trade along the Silk Road The rise of the Samurai in Japan Paper 3: Japan 1912-1900 Any topics Paper 3: Impact of 20th Century Wars on SE-Asia All topics Kind regards Sam
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For my investigation I was going to look at the Loray Mill Strike in NC, and I wanted to know if my question was too broad. My question was: To What Extent Was Communist Influence During the Loray Mill Strike to Blame for Poor Unionization in North Carolina? Is that too long? Or would it be better to say "To What Extent Are Communists to blame for the Poor Unionization of NC? Thanks for any help
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Hi, I want to do my extended essay in history, as I'm taking HL. The topic I'm leaning towards is on Napoleon Bonaparte and how/whether he influenced the increase of nationalism in France and throughout Europe. Is this a good, broad enough topic for the ee? What are your thoughts on this topic? thanks guys
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Hi! I need to start working on my HI as soon as possible but I'm struggling with the topic. My interests are Rape of Nanking(Nanking Massacre) and Comfort women. I had some R.Q. but as I researched I couldn't write about it My R.Q. are: To what extent was the rape of Nanking and Anti-Japanise in international press drove colonial Japan to establish comfort stations To what extent how did rape of Nanking lead Japan to surrender in WW2 To what extent rape of Nanking affected on Korea To what extent rape of Nanking had benefits on Japan's army. I tried to stay on those R.Q. but I don't think I can use those. (If you gu…
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Hi everyone, I wanted an opinion outside my school about the validity of my research question. I initially wanted to go with "To what extent were women in the US allowed to aid the army during World War II?" as my research question but due to no sources whatsoever I came to the conclusion that I should change it and I came up with "To what extent was Stalin’s five year plan successful during 1928 to 1932?". Can I use this research question? (I take history HL)
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I'm starting with the IB next year and my subject choices at the moment are: HL English HL German HL History SL Visual Arts SL Maths SL Bio I've heard that having English and History as higher level subjects can be pretty taxing and I don't know if I should keep it or change to geography. I find history interesting, but the amount of content to memorize looks pretty daunting. Should I change from history to geography?
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Just a quick question as I am about to embark on my historical investigation...(25% of the course mark ahhhhh ) So I am doing one on Park Chung Hee (Former South Korean President) Doesn't matter if you guys are familiar with the subject, I just want someone to verify that my question is appropriate and narrow enough. Here it is: To what extent did Park Chung Hee's despotic rulership bring about drastic growth on the South Korean economy between 1961-1979? Constructive criticism or tips would be greatly appreciated as always on this website (Does it need some tweaking? Is it narrow? Confusing? Good question for a Historical IA?) Also, if you have …
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I am currently lost on finding a topic for my Historical Investigation and I need help on finding a topic. I have a few interests that I could possibly use, but I am confused on what the topic/research question will be. Some interests I'd be willing to use would be: -Battle of Thermopylae (Very few primary sources) -Baseball -Cello -Lewis Carroll -Roald Dahl -Some sort of presidential history thing Thanks!
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I have almost finished my first year of IB and I'm currently taking HL Chem, Business and English. I am getting 3s in Chem and I know it's only the first year and there's room for progress but I was thinking about moving from HL Chem to HL History. I would have to learn the whole syllabus over the summer which is the only issue. Recommendations or suggestions please?
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Around how many footnote citations are recommended for the Historical Investigation?
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So I have realized one of the negative aspects of my essays for History was the lack of historiography, though is it necessary to like make specific references to historians for a certain matter, for example: "Robert Service is one of the historians who believes..."? Or can I just say that IB-beloved sentence "there is much debate among historians on this..." and then pass on and say the spectrum of opinions, without making specific ref? My Hist teacher told me we could just do this, but Idk
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To what extend did ideas expressed in and events occurring in the American and French Revolutions contribute to social unrest and, ultimately, revolution in Saint Domingue? To what extent do the events in Saint Domingue influence the ideas expressed by and decisions of French Revolutionaries? Please provide examples with reference to each of the major socio-racial groups (grands blancs, petits blancs, gens de coleur libre, esclaves/noirs) in Saint Domingue. I have done my research but only gathered a few results, I need help on this topic and any thoughts you might have, please. I have to write an essay on this question. Thank you!
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Hi guys! We've been working on our HI in history but I've been struggling so much. I thought my question was solid but then I looked more into it and I feel like it's too narrow.The topic I was thinking was WW2 ( History is my weakest subject and I really don't know what else to go for) and for the question I had thought about why did the US' Isolationism during 1930s-1940 fail to keep them out of war? And I had my book sourses ready but then I started looking more into them and there's just a lot of information but not really centered around this idea. Then I went online and couldn't find much. Idk if I should change my question or idk
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Hi people! I'm writing my first in class essay tomorrow about the 1917 Bolshevik Russian Revolution and while I am preparing, I would just like to get some insights from other students who have written IB History essays in the past (just in general, regardless of the topic). 1. What structure do you generally follow when you write? (Just wondering if there are other ways to approach this other than my own) 2. Some crucial tips when writing a history essay? Since this would be my first one, I want to make sure that I am not deviating too much from the ideal structure. Thank you very much all for your insights!
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Is it possible to compare Stalin and Hitler on Paper 2 the question of comparing two dictators?
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Can someone validate my IA topic which is, How influential were the secret societies in the rise of 3rd reich?
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Hi, I'm about to start writing and research HI in next week. And I'm not sure what topic is going to be. I wanted to write about Korea under Japanese rule which happened between 1910 and 1945. But my history teacher told me that period of time is too long. She said I have to choose specific events that happen during that time. I kinda wanted to do about women or the agreement with Japan about sexual slavery that happened December of 2015. Can anyone help me to choose topic for my HI?
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I am currently a grade 11 IB student who is potentially going to pursue a career in medicine. I currently have Bio, Philosophy and Chem for HL. My school offers History HL and Philosophy SL and HL and I need to fill that one spot for an HL course and I don't know what to choose. I don't know how rigorous History and Philosophy HL but I need to choose one of the two, but I don't know which because I am more of a science-math person (though Math HL is.. yeah no) So please help! Thanks!
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Is there any way to narrow my topic or branch off onto something better? My Question: To what extent did the age of enlightenment in England affect relationships and marriages?
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can someone tell me the validity of this question how far did occultism influence hitlers anti semetic views
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I need a topic for my historical investigation. It has to correlate with our coarse outline on the history of the Americas. I would like to do it on the Industrial revolution, so if anyone has any ideas please share. I had one listed below but as you can see, it is too broad. Any and all help would be very much appreciated!!! To what extent has child labor in the textile industry affect children's health?
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Hi all, As a student whose first language is not english, i still dont quite understand why i even chose to write my EE on history... but here we are. My topic is basically TWE did technological advances contribute to the success of the Blitzkrieg campaign in France, 1940. I had a 3200 word draft, but i divided it into 4 separate parts: tanks, Stuka dive bombers, use of radios and river crossing equipment. My adviser apparently isnt too impressed with the essay. He thinks it lacks cohesion /focus, but i actually put at least 20 hrs of reading and research. I found a lot of essays, books, etc but a lot of those do not go in much details regarding the technol…
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Hello! This is my first post on this forum and I am excited to see the feedback each of you are able/ willing to provide. I am in my first year within the IB program (Grade 11) and have been working on finding a topic for my extended essay. This process has proved to be much harder than I intentionally thought it would be, and I have had multiple ideas be rejected multiple times. I have decided I want to write my EE on history, in regards to a topic I am extremally passionate about the influence of large companies on the modern world, specifically the desegregation of American health. Nonetheless, my mentor does not think my initial question will do well "To what ext…
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Hello Interwebs, Im retaking, does anybody know what they tested on last year for paper 1 of route 2 history. Usually they have the option to test three prescribed subjects:, Peacekeeping – International Relations 1918–36 • The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1945–79 • Communism in Crisis 1976–89. Any past examinee takers please respond. I think they wont repeat what they tested last year thus eliminating one less thing to study. Thanks.
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I am currently lost on finding a topic for my Historical Investigation and I need help on finding a topic. I have a few interests that I could possibly use, but I am confused on what the topic/research question will be. Some interests I'd be willing to use would be: -Battle of Thermopylae (Very few primary sources) -Baseball -Cello -Lewis Carroll -Roald Dahl -Some sort of presidential history thing Thanks!
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I'm thinking about doing the IB Extended Essay on the History of Science, what do you think ??? Specific issues that might be a good idea? Thank you in advance.
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My history teacher just had a meeting. Apparently, IB has changed their grading system for the History Investigation. One History Investigation will be chosen by random per school. The score of the randomly picked paper will determine the score of the whole class. In short, everyone gets the same score. It doesn't matter if you deserve a 7; if IB picked a paper scoring 1, you get 1. IB will only be reading one paper per school. My class has 26 history students. Honestly, the only solution I see is editing and checking all 26 papers myself. I'm not sure if this grading system only exists in my country. All I know is that this grading system is more than unfair for tho…
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Hello everyone, I am taking IB History of the Americas and I was planning to do my IA topic on this question: "Tow what extent did the influx of Asian immigrants during the 1960s incite anti-immigrant and nativism feelings in America?" I was planning to concentrate on the immigration quotas that were lifted on the immigrants during the 1960s. Personally, I feel like I need something more to make it interesting in terms of certain events or specific things that were a result of the influence of Asian immigrants in American society. Please give me any ideas and suggestions that would revise this IA topic question. Thanks for all the feedback!
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Okay, I am seriously stressing out. I'm way past my due date for picking a topic for my History HL IA just because I've been trying to find something I am genuinely interested in for the last two weeks. If you guys could suggest literally anything I'd be seriously grateful! Thanksss
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