Sample essays
Sample essays in IB History that are not past paper questions.
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To what extent was the Weimar Republic doomed to fail?
Topic: To what extent was the Weimar Republic doomed to fail?
This was used as a take-home paper 2-style exam. It received a perfect score with an American grading scale. Since it's not an exact paper 2, the IB scale is a bit difficult to judge.
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To what extent do you agree that the Kaiser was responsible for the outbreak of the First World War?
A discussion of the extent that the Kaiser was responsible for the outbreak of the First World War.
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How successful were Bismarck's domestic policies between 1871 and 1890?
Essay about Bismarck's domestic policies
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Sample Essay: Rise and Rule of Single-Party States
Sample essay I wrote in class under exam conditions for the option Rise and Rule of Single-Party States.
Question: In what ways, and for what reasons, were culture and education controlled by rulers of single-party states?
This essay earned 15 marks from my teacher.
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Sample Essay: Success of Hitler's regime
Sample essay I wrote in class under exam conditions as part of our Rise and Rule of Single-Party States option.
Question: How far was the single-party regime in Germany successful by 1940 in achieving its aims?
Grade: 13 marks.
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Sample Essay: Italian Unification
Essay I wrote under exam conditions in class on Italian unification.
Question: Why did it take so long to unify Italy?
Grade: 6
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Modern Warfare vs Past warfare
This is an essay (history) regarding the idea that nature of modern warfare is more like the nature of warfare from the past and examines how history has a tendency to repeat itself from a militaristic perspective. The essay received a level 7.
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Civilisation Essay
This is an essay that points out the mistakes major civilizations have made in the past and how there are three common factors that lead to the destruction of many civilizations. The factors create traps called 'progress traps'. The essay received a level 7.
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Was the Treaty of Versailles fair with Germany?
This is an essay for the IB history in which we look at different aspects about the Versailles Treaty and we determine if it was fair with Germany
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paper 3 specimen
this is the specimen of 2017 history paper 3
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IB history paper 2 peace treaties essays
it covers two types of essay questions: evaluate the success of peace treaties at the paris peace conference and evaluate success of peacekeeping efforts in the interwar period.
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IBDP history EE sample essays
IBDP history EE sample essays
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HL Paper 3 on China
Mark: 12/15
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TOK ESSAY 2021 - SPANISH
“Areas of knowledge are most useful in combination with each other.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge
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How far is it true to say that Napoleon I was an enlightened despot?
The first essay I've ever written
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Louis XVI Essay
Written on the question: To what extent did the actions and policies of Louis XVI cause the outbreak, and affect the course of, the French Revolution until 1793?
Time limit: 85 minutes
Grade: 17/20 (7)
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Napoleon III and Italy
Written on the question: Evaluate this statement: Without the interventionist foreign policy of Napoleon III, the unification of Italy would not be possible.
Time Limit: 70 minutes
Grade: 13/20 (6)
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Bismarck's Domestic Policies
Written on the question: "Bismarck's domestic policies from 1871-1890 were failures." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Grade: 15/20 (6)
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Alexander II's reforms: causes and consequences
This file summarises all of Alexander II's reforms, why he made them and their consequences. It has a list of references for further research
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Mao Rise to Power essay
This is an internal paper 2 essay on analyzing Mao's rise to power. I got an ib grade 6 for this essay.
Hope this helped!
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For what reasons and with what effects did Tsar Alexander II emancipate the serfs?
This is an international paper 3 essay on Alexander II's emancipation of serfs.
I got an ib grade 7 for this essay.
Hope this helps!
- alexander ii
- history
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Grade 7 Lenin essay
A history essay on Lenin.
Marked by an actual IB examiner which received a 7 (17/20)
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IB History HL: WW1 final assignment ( paper 2 format)
This was a unit test we got for the unit on world war one and it was formatted as a paper 2. I scored a level 6 on this, I was missing some analysis for some sections and historian perspectives.
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Grade 7 Stalin essay
An essay on Stalin's rule and how he developed the Soviet Union into a major industrial power. This was marked by an actual IB history examiner and received a 7 (16/20)
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Sample Essay on Hitler`s rise to power
This essay got 12/15, so a weak 7.
The question was:
To what extent did popular support for the aims and ideology of one leader contribute to his emergence to power ?
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