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EE Sample 3: The causes of the Holodomor famine, 1932 - 33 (New criteria A grade)
To what extent was the Holodomor famine, between 1932 and 1933, deliberately imposed by the Soviets in order to crush “irremediably hostile” [1] Ukrainian nationalism? Robert Conquest, The Harvest of...
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EE Sample 1: Causes of the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898 (New criteria A grade)
Introduction Between 1896 and 1898, the Philippines rose in revolution against its Spanish colonial rulers.[1] Spain’s first contact with the Philippine islands came with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan...
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IA Sample 1: Marshall Plan
These are the examiner's comments for this IA: Criterion A An appropriate question for investigation has been clearly stated. The student has identified and selected appropriate and relevant sources and...
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IA Sample 2: Suez Crisis
Here are the examiner's comments for this IA: Criterion A An appropriate question for investigation has been clearly stated. The student has identified and selected appropriate and relevant sources and...
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IA Sample 5: Italian general election, 1948
IA Sample 5 “To what extent was the victory of the Christian Democratic Party in the Italian general election, on 18th April 1948, due to US intervention in the campaign?” Here are the examiner's comments...
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IA Sample 4: Operation Gibraltar
These are the examiner's comments for this IA: Criterion A An appropriate question for investigation, appropriate and relevant sources selected and a clear explanation of the relevance of the sources. ...
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IA Sample 3: Battle of Midway
These are the examiner's comments for this IA: To what extent did US intelligence and codebreaking determine the outcome of the Battle of Midway in June 1942? Criterion A An appropriate question for investigation...
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2. Gulf War: short-term causes
By 1990, tensions were growing between the West and Saddam, but also between Iraq and Kuwait. When Saddam invaded Kuwait in August 1990, he miscalculated on the response of the international community...
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1. Gulf War: long-term causes
The Gulf War was a direct result of the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, launching an invasion of Kuwait in 1990. In order to understand why Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 and why this provoked an international...
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Topic 11: Causes and effects of 20th Century wars Free
This topic allows you study a range of 20th Century wars. The study of each war needs to follow the three areas of 'prescribed content' and the themes identified within each area. However, the choice...