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2. Castro: Consolidation and maintenance of power
During its first four years, Castro consolidated the new government's political position, began radical social and economic reforms and established a new pattern of foreign relations. Theme Two: Consolidation...
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Prescribed Subjects for Paper 1 Free
There are 5 prescribed subjects to choose from for Paper 1 which range from Medieval to Modern and can provide a starting point for designing your IB history programme. You can go on to choose Paper 2...
Delivering the existing 2020 curriculum
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Paper 2 is an essay paper for both Standard and Higher students. This page gives an overview what is required; see the page Essay writing for Paper 2 to get hints for tackling Paper 2 essay questions...
Delivering the existing 2020 curriculum
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Paper 1 is a source paper in which students must answer four questions on four sources which are all related to one of the prescribed subjects. This page gives an overview of what is required; see Guidelines...
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3. Challenges faced in the first 10 years and responses to the challenges
In 1975, after more than a century of foreign domination and 20 years of war and division, Vietnam was finally a single, independent nation, free from external control and interference. However, the impact...
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4. Cambodia (ATL)
Cambodia was seen as a 'sideshow' to the Vietnam War; however by the 1970s events inside of Cambodia had resulted in the rise of a deadly communist group called the Khmer Rouge whose rule was to lead...
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June Blog: 75th Anniversary of Korean War Free
Korean War memorial in Washington June 25th marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. This conflict is known as ‘the forgotten war’ - it was overshadowed by the Second World War which...
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EE Sample 7: Stalin: terror and coercion during first Five Year Plan
Introduction 1928-1932 was the period of the First Five Year Plan (FFYP) when the Soviet Union underwent economic, social and political changes which determined its historic development and made the...
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IA: Graded student examples
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d. Political effects of industrialisation
Japan had adopted many western practices which influenced its political development. There was now a written constitution for example. However, political development also reflected traditional Japanese...