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Paper 1 The purpose of this thread is to introduce you to Paper 1, the Source Paper. Whether you are taking Standard Level or a Higher Level examination makes no difference as, rather unusually, the sources and questions are the same for both examinations. The reason why I'm doing this is that I've came to notice there's a lot of people here in IBS which don't really understand what's required for this paper. There are three Prescribed Subjects assessed in Paper 1: Peacemaking, Peacekeeping – International Relations 1918–36 The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1945–79 Communism in Crisis 1976–8 For each Prescribed Subject there will usually be four written sources an…
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Hello IB Survival. My HL History teacher, who has taught IB history for years, created a general markband guide for marking history essays, and I felt I should share it with you all on here. This is by no means the official IB rubric, but rather a "guide" that you should aim for when writing your essays. IB Essay Markbands IB 1, IB 2 You do not understand the question. You do not have an argument. You might include some historical facts, but they are wrong or irrelevant. You do not show that you understand what else is going on at the same time (historical context). You do not talk about different interpretations of the topic. 1-2 Marks: Answers…
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Now that I'm done with my History finals (which I've been panicking so much about for the last few months) I'm going to procrastinate by writing some tips on how to do well in IB History while trying not to repeat things that have been said in previous posts on the forum too much. The historical investigation I wrote my historical investigation on Ancient Rome and regret it somewhat, although I did find it interesting. Unless you are very much into history as a subject (and even then), doing your HI on a topic that somewhat interests you and is likely to be of some use in your exams is, I think, the best option. This is simply because having spent so much time on your HI,…
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Both in question 3 in Paper 1 and in Section C in the Internal Assessment, you will be asked to evaluate sources for their Origins, Purpose, Values and Limitations. Here are some questions you should be asking yourself when you are faced with a particular type of source:
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I realized that the mathematics, physics and some other forums have a "help" topic for questions on that subject. So I decided it would be a good idea to start a similar topic to those for History! There is one problem: history (all of you who take history will understand) doesn't ever have any definite answers, except facts like specific years and names. Therefore, this thread would take a little different form: it would be primarily for helping formulate ideas/arguments, giving facts, etc. I'm History HL with a predicted 6/7 (my teacher refuses to tell me which grade he finally decided on). My prescribed topic is Communism in Crisis. If anyone needs any help, I'm will…
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Reading, Notetaking and Knowing in History The following information was given to me by my HL History professor who is also an annual IB grader for History and it is also my own advice that I use all of the time fr my History HL class. These are the major tips my professor has given my classmates and I on creating class-notes and study-notes from books,historiography, etc. that are incredibly organized and the methods aim at reaching each type of persons study-style and note-taking style. I hope this is beneficial. It really helped me. Quick Tips to Utilize: Dividing notes Internal (Micro) vs. External (Macro) Capitalizing Arguments/ Marking Arguments in a Specific Way…
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Here are the links to the notes and sample works for History that we have on our Files archive. To be able to download files, you have to be a VIP member or a VIP subscriber. Please see the FAQ for information on how to become a VIP or how to buy a VIP subscription. If you want to donate and contribute files to our archive, please see this announcement or this FAQ section. History Please keep in mind many of these files (sample essays etc) follow the pre-2010 syllabus. Notes Past paper responses Sample essays Sample Internal Assessments
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Tips on writing a good Historical Investigation Suggested word count for each section: A. Plan of Investigation: up to 150 words B. Summary of Evidence: 400-500 words C. Evaluation of Sources: 200-350 words D. Analysis: 600 - 800 words E. Conclusion: up to 200 words F. Bibliography: Not counted in the word count. Total word count: 2000 words maximum The above section-by-section word count is a suggested allocation of words only, and it is not necessary to stick strictly to it. However, the bulk of your word count should be in the Summary of Evidence and Analysis. While it is not necessary to choose a title within the syllabus you're studying, it would be useful if you do.…
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Hii sorry if my title is written incorrectly, my native language isnt english. i wanted to ask if someone has resources about the downfall of the french monarchy or other things that could help me with that topic? also some IAs that i can use as examples for mine might also help me a lot too thanks yall
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I was told to do my history IA on something I love. I love analyzing movies and society. I had a few other ideas but one of them would be way too hard to put a focus around and the other would be way too hard to find enough sources and proof for. My third idea, however, I thought was pretty good but I'd like a second opinion. Would it be a good idea to do my IA on the history of romcoms and how they aligned with society as they grew? Like, if I were to analyze the makeup of some of the older, more famous romcoms, or just romances in general, vs how society perceived romance at the time, going into how views have or haven't changed?
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Please help clarify something for me. I got feedback from the rough draft of my HI and the only comments were on the title page. The teacher did not make any in-line comments within the paper itself and I am finding the feedback is not helpful. I asked the teacher and she told me that this was the way IB History and historians in general do this. I got specific feedback on rough drafts in other subjects and my EE. Is there a special rule for history or is my teacher just lazy?
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How can I make this research question better and more specific, and is it okay? What were the characteristics of women accused of being witches during the 17th century?
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Is this a good research question for my IB History IA?: "What were the characteristics of women accused of being witches during the 17th century in Europe?"
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I was wondering if this would be a good question for my iB History IA: To what extent did World War 2 affect the creation of the foster care system? Please let me know. Is this a good topic? Is there any other way I could word this? Should I even talk about the foster care system?
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Which youtube channels and resources do you guys recommend for studying maths aa HL?
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Which resources, websites or youtube channels are best for studying for history HL?
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Hi everyone, I am student in IB1 who has to sumbit my choice of EE subject and RQ. I was really intrested in the Romanov family relations with the britsh but i dont have much knowledge on the part of history. I was thinking of doing the RQ on the impact the ignorance of the Romanov cry for help had on the image of the British but my teachers are saying its to broad and I am not sure on what basis i can narrow it down. Im also having trouble finding sources, can anyone reccomed any sites i can find the resources or anything? Thank you
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Here is a useful breakdown of the Paper 2 Markscheme!! Paper 2 Markscheme.pages
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I'm in grade 11. My teacher assigns mock history IA's before the real one next year. My first one I did "“To what extent did the stigmatization of mental disorders limit the effectiveness of shell shock treatments for British soldiers during WWI?". I found it really interesting but I spent way too much time on it and I got a 6. This time my teacher keeps emphasizing its only a 1400 word paper and it should be a simple topic. (Years are 1920s-1940s) My only ideas are 1. How the culture shifted once things were mass produced and automated, and manual labor was not needed in the house. It's really interesting to me how peoples lives shifted so fast. Ofc…
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Hey fellow IB people, I'm taking IB HOA HL (history of the americas) and I'm trying to narrow down my HI idea. I want to do something related to the Chernobyl disaster, perhaps connecting it to the fall of the USSR. Was thinking something like "how did the chernobyl nuclear disaster contribute to the fall of the USSR," but that feels just a touch too broad. any ideas on how I could make it a bit more specific?
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Hey guys, I was recently brainstorming ideas for a history IA quetion/topic and came up with this: "To what extent was the German Campaign of 1813 a catalyst for German unification?" I was wondering if this is a good topic, if it is too vague or broad, etc. Or if you guys think it might be hard to write about or approach. I Have only done a broad collection of sources so far so it would be quite helpful to have your opinions before I start most of the actual work on my IA. If you guys have any sources about this topic or anything else that is useful that would obviously also be greatly appreciated.
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My history IA is due in two days and currently is about 500 words over the limit, does anyone have any tips to make the writing more concise without reducing the quality of it?
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Hello everyone!!! I'm a new IB student and it's my first time using this platform :) This year my teacher of history had to go, so now I have a new one but she doesn't know much about the IB. Therefore, I'm a bit lost, especially in my IA, which I want to start so I don't get saturated next year. For the last week I've been killing myself looking for sources for my inquiry question "To what extent were the Bismarckian alliance systems a cause of WWI?", but aside from not knowing how to look for sources, I've found that the inquiry question it's quite wide. So, reading some comments on this web page, I wanted to narrow it down. Since I really want to do so…
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Hey!! I want to start my history IA as soon as possible, but I'm struggling with the topic. Do I look for some research questions which relate to the topic I learnt in school? Because I saw some people online say it will not waste your time and it’s good for exams, but will the teacher be unhappy(give me a low mark) about it? Like you didn’t choose it because you like or something? I choose those RQ below, but they are not relate to those topics I leant, tell me which is the best and how I can improve the RQ: To what extent did Qing internal conflict provide the conditions for the Boxer Rebellion? Was the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 a me…
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Hey!! I want to start my history IA as soon as possible, but I'm struggling with the topic. Do I look for some research questions which relate to the topic I learnt in school? Because I saw some people online say it will not waste your time and it’s good for exams, but will the teacher be unhappy(give me a low mark) about it? Like you didn’t choose it because you like or something? I choose those RQ below, but they are not relate to those topics I leant, tell me which is the best and how I can improve the RQ: To what extent did Qing internal conflict provide the conditions for the Boxer Rebellion? Was the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 a me…
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Dear IB History teachers, We have established a new school and just hired a history teacher. They are trying to build their curriculum, but we are having trouble finding history textbooks that cover the topics that she wants to teach. The topics she is looking at teaching are: SL - Prescribed topic (Rights and Protest) we have this one ordered. SL - World History topics {Society and economy (750-1400) and 4. Societies in transition (1400-1700)} HL - 3. History of Asia and Oceania (Sub-topics (3), (5), and (13).
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Several sources have told me that I should include the opinions of historians in my essay. However, I am not quite sure how to do that. How should I include it? It would be helpful if you could also give me some examples. Also, I am not sure do I have to include opinions of historians for both Paper2 and Paper3? (I understand that paper 1 is just from sorce book is OK so I do not have to include my original opinions of historian) Thanks for reading and answer this. And if you have Model answer for History HL Final, Pleae put URL or File.... I just wan…
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Hey guys, So my IB World History IA is about whether Ronald Reagans SDI played a prominent role in ending the cold war, and I found this article source called "Did Star Wars Help End the Cold War? Soviet Response to the SDI Program," It was a really informative secondary source. I really want to use it but the problem is that it tackles the same exact question I am addressing, literally. So, would it be okay for me to use and cite it as a secondary source, or should I avoid it due to the similarity between the research questions. Thanks in advance!
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I'm struggling to come up with different topics to discuss and analyse for my History IA investigation section. My question is: "To what extent did Konrad Adenauer influence The Berlin Crisis of 1958-1963 as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany?". I have some notes and sources but don't know how to approach writing an investigative essay on this. Any tips, ideas, or suggestions? Thanks!
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I know I want to do my IA about something like "How far did violence impact the negotiation process in South Africa between 1990 and 1994?" and one of the sources im going to use is Mandela address to the nation. Do you guys have any idea of what other source I could use? thanks!!!😁
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so i am working on my history ia and i know what i wanna write about but idk what specifically i wanna talk about alexander the great and how he wasn't from egypt but became a pharaoh anyway and dive into that, but it's not specific enough. any ideas on how to get more specific? i'm way into the mythology aspect as well but i don't know how, if at all, to tie it in.
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I'm doing my History IA on the Korean war and I have a question, however I'm in doubt about whether or not it's good enough. Anyone have any advice? Q: "What was the significance of the Battle of the Imjin River to the Korean War?"
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Hi everyone! I am currently writing my History extended essay and I am wondering how the word count sshould be distributed. I notice that I'm putting most of my words into the body and I am writing more than 500 words per claim. Is this too much? Please help!
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So I am writing my IA and the topic I chose was, To what extent did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre cause the Indian Independence movement?. I was wondering if you have any good source recommendations and any help would be appreciated.
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I'm currently trying to find a good topic for my history IA. I am interested in doing something with artillery in WWII. However, I don't want to solely focus on the weapons themselves. Instead I want to focus on the soldiers who operated them as well. My two current topics that I have developed right now are, To what extent was American Artillery more effective and decisive than German Artillery in WWII?, and What was the effectiveness of American forward observers in WWII? However, my teacher thinks that these topics only focus on the artillery weapons and incorporating the people behind the weapons would make my topic to broad. Do y'all have any idea how I could eithe…
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I have to figure out what I want to write my history EE about and I am really not sure what topics would be interesting to consider, I really want to do it about ww2, any suggestions?
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i feel like i am not efficient at all when it comes to writing my history IA and EE, or even when writing any assessment, i overthink alot and so i have a difficult time trying to finish things, it will take me a long time, but i am not being efficient or productive😫 does anyone have any tips on how to be efficient w time and just get stuff done
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Hi all, I'm currently tackling an essay outline regarding the conditions that led to the rise of authoritarian states in China. My course has mainly focused on how the CCP rose to power under the GMD. However, for my body paragraph on economic factors, I would like to write about how Yuan Shikai's failure to establish a strong central government in China led to exacerbated the poor economic conditions in China at the time, which ultimately led to the GMD taking over. Is this fine or should I focus solely on the CCP? Cheers.
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hi! i've been trying to narrow down my question for my history ia. my current question is, "Who was to blame for the escalation of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident into the Second Sino-Japanese War?" is this okay? i was already planning to look at both sides, but would it be better to narrow down the question to "To what extent can the [Chinese/Japanese] be blamed for the escalation....etc.?" thank you!
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My question is about the Space-Races effects on U.S education but I don't know what arguments to use, please help.
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My question is about the Space-Races effects on U.S education but I don't know what arguments to use, please help.
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Hey This is my question, To what extent did the Jim Crow law socially and economically affect African Americans 1960-65? But my history teacher says that its too broad and it wont score a good grade, any advice n how to make it more concise or narrow it down?
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Hi!!! i´m starting to do research for my IA history essay and i have chosen to do research based on a question i found here which is To what extant did the Polaris A2 test during Operation Dominic influence the US administration´s secret concessions during the Cuban Missile Crisis? but i need help with the research does anyone know any good resources that could help me write my IA on this question or does anyone have any other IA question that is good and is easy to find resources on. 😥
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Looking for a research question on Indira Gandhi for my history IA? Any suggestions to help narrow down is much appreciated.
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Heyy I'm currently searching for possible topics for my history IA and I am supposed to hand in a possible leading question very soon. However, somehow I have not yet been able to decide on a specific topic. I have several possible question, but am not quite sure yet whether they are suitable. The questions are: In how far was the threat from Western Imperialism the primary cause for the Meiji restoration in 1868? To what extend did the Meiji restoration succeed in improving equality in Japan's social system? To what extend did the Matchgirl's strike of 1888 have a significant influence on improvements in working conditions throughout the UK in the 1…
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My current topic is: To what extent was the Polish army prepared for defending its borders against Nazi Germany in 1939? aand im not really sure if i still should continue this topic my sources arent really showing different views and thats what im afraid of. Is it important for the sources to be contrasting ones? also they are secondary but quite detailed do i need to have a primary source?
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I have my research question picked out and my sources picked out but I have no idea how to start my investigation. My question is "To what extent was the Holodomor responsible for Joseph Stalin’s consolidation of power by 1941?” I would really appreciate some help either tweaking my question or getting some topic suggestions for my investigation. Thank you!!
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Hi everyone, I've been trying to narrow down my IA question for history. It is on the topic of Fidel Castro and his significance in Women's rights in Cuba. I want my question to be, "How significant was Fidel Castro's role for Gender equality in Cuba". However, I feel as if this is too broad and I won't be able to go into depth for every single aspect of the answer. My question is whether I should be more specific and focus on how he helped women in the workforce or military. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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