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4. Reform of the Ottoman government
After 1789, the Sultans started reforming aspects of the Empire; these reforms gained momentum during the Tanzimat (reorganisation) period when wide-ranging reforms took place in an attempt to modernise...
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5. Khrushchev: domestic policies
Evaluate the success of Khrushchev’s domestic policies This essay was also written by an IB final year student. It got into the top mark band. The examiner's comments were as follows: Overall - 13/15...
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4. Khrushchev: de-Stalinisation
Essay One To what extent did Khrushchev follow a policy of de-Stalinisation? This essay got into the 10 - 12 band Khrushchev’s secret speech at the 20th Party Congress in February 1956 seemed to indicate...
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3. Stalin: domestic policies 1945 to 1953
Examine the political and economic developments in the USSR between 1945 and 1953. This essay was written by an IB final year student. It got into the top mark band. The essay can be read by clicking...
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2. Stalin: domestic policies 1929 to 1953
'He brought his country and his people nothing but harm’. To what extent do you agree with this assessment of Stalin’s domestic policies in the USSR between 1929 and 1953? This essay was written by a...
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1. Stalin, domestic policies to 1941
To what extent were Stalin's domestic policies successful up to 1941? The following essay was written by a second year IB student and got into the top markband, 13/15. The examiner's comments were as...
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January: Holocaust Remembrance Day Free
You didn’t think about yesterday, and tomorrow may not happen, it was only today that you had to cope with and you got through it as best you could. Iby Knill, survivor of the Holocaust Holocaust...
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7. Nationalism and Independence in India: Videos
In addition to the videos below, others can be found on the various ATL pages for this topic, linked to specific activities. This is a BBC three part series on Gandhi. There are questions to go with...
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7. The Legacy of Genghis Khan
In what follows, the impact of Genghis Khan's meteoric rise to Eurasian domination will be explored and unpacked. Important aspects of his overall legacy will be assessed. Focus will then be given to...
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3. Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1941)
Question Paper The following sources relate to the Sino-Japanese War 1937-41 Source I Extract from the Fundamentals of National Policy issued by the Japanese Government on 7 August 1936 The basis of national...