Sample essays
Sample essays in IB History that are not past paper questions.
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History Paper 2 - Mao
This essay got a level 6.
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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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sample essay on alliance systems
essay + all the sources i used !! very helpful for IB and it got a level six
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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 collectivisation was a political success but an economic failure and a human disaster?
A discussion of the extent that collectivism was a political success, but an economic failure and a human disaster.
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10. Compare and contrast the causes and nature of the two 1917 Russian Revolutions.
Essay question from May 2010 paper 3. It got 16/20 points (if I recall correctly) from my teacher.
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Compare Mussolini’s and Hitler’s methods in acquiring power in Italy and Germany respectively
A comparison of Mussolini's and Hitler's methods in acquiring power in Italy and Germany, respectively.
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Ib History SL Essays
A bunch of essays I wrote in my first year of History SL
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Compare and Contrast Hitler's and Stalin's Roads to Power.
A compare and contrast essay about Hitler's and Stalin's roads to power. This essay was awarded a 6.
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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: 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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The Treaty of Versailles’s Impact on Germany
An essay discussing the Treaty of Versailles' impact on Germany.
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Rise of Hitler
An essay outlining the rise to power of Hitler
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Rise of Stalin and Castro
An essay comparing the rise to power of Castro and Stalin
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Analyse The Successes And Failures Of Bismarck's Foreign Policies
Hope it helps!!!
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Examine the Causes of WWI (7 essay)
Essay exploring the causes of WWI
paragraphs split thematically: Nationalism, Militarism and Alliances
Essay argues that Nationalism was the most important factor
Includes Historiography from AJP Taylor
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History Paper 3 essay - To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles was a harsh and unfair peace?
Obtained a 7
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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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Essay on militarism as a cause of WW1
Militarism as a cause of WW1 is evaluated
- WW1
- militarism
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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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History essay on the rise to power of Hitler
History essay on the rise to power of Hitler which obtained a 7.
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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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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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Was Stalin's personality much the most important factor in explaining the Great Purges?
An essay discussing whether Stalin's personality was the most important factor in explaining the Great Purges. This essay was awarded a 6.
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