prismofreality Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Are IA topics about the Korean War too overdone? Originally, I was going to do an ia topic about what was the primary cause that led to the fall of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea; however, I'm having slightly a hard time attempting to find books at my library about this topic, and I was debating about switching my question to something that still interests me and would be a tad easier to find. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alefal Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 I suppose that is dependent on what your focus will be on. You could do a comparison of two different newspapers which discusses a certain event, for instance a Russian or Chinese (North Korean news articles from that time are generally much harder to find, unfortunately) and an American article discussing the UN capture of Pyongyang in October 1950, or two historians' views on how the Korean War affected the American election in 1952. If you just make it narrow enough, or choose a field that is not very much explored (by IB students anyways), you don't have to worry about it being overdone. I myself am thinking of comparing two newspaper articles, one from Soviet Russia and another one from the USA or something like that, about the UN intervention in the Korean War. And, for the Joseon dynasty, any history book discussing Korea during the 1800s (especially from 1850 and onwards) and early 1900s should discuss the fall of the dynasty. I even found a brief description of its fall in a book about the Korean War. There are loads of books discussing the older Korean history, just keep on looking Now, of course, I do not know if any of the books are accessible in your library. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stned Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 OH WOW! I thought I was the only one doing my IA on the Korean War My topic is the role of USA in the Korean War. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davionmark Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Hmmm have you considered arguing how the Korean War was a major reason that led to the swift economic and political recovery for Japan? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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