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c. Social effects of industrialisation
Japan’s change from a closed feudal society to a modern industrial state took place very quickly – and led to many social changes in the lives of the Japanese. These were not always positive. Indeed,...
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IA Sample 7: Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs
This IA scored 22/25. It achieved the top mark band for all 3 criteria. This essay used footnotes throughout using Chicago style. Section A: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation...
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b. Impact and significance of key developments
Under the slogan "rich country, strong military, Japan used and adapted western technology to industrialise. Their success was to have profound consequences not just for its inhabitants but also for its...
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7. Japan: The Meiji Restoration (1868) and constitution (1889)
The Tokugawa Shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa Bakufu controlled Japan between 1603 and 1868. Society was characterised by a strict social order and isolation from the rest of the world. But during...
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6. The fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, 1853 to 1868
While the bakufu were struggling with the social and economic problems discussed on the previous page, a foreign crisis developed which brought matters to a head. The arrival of Commodore Perry from the...
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4. China at war 1931 to 1949 (ATL)
From 1931, China was subjected to an invasion by the Japanese; this conflict became part of the wider conflict of the Second World War from 1941. Although Jiang and Mao created a second United Front to...
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5. Afghanistan (1979 - 1992) (ATL)
This page covers the fighting in Afghanistan that started in 1979 with the Soviet invasion of this country. We have also covered the causes of the conflict in European region Paper 3 Topic 16 ATL: Khrushchev...
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5. The Mongol Impact on Central Asia Under Genghis Khan
The Mongol impact on Central Asia left permanent damage and trauma - both psychological trauma (horror and fear) and geographical trauma (physical destruction). In this section, through historical sources,...
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6. Cold War conflicts in Asia: Videos and activities
On this page you will find videos for Cold War conflicts in Asia along with activities and questions. Other videos can be found on the ATL pages relating to the specific conflicts. For videos on Vietnam...
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2. Methods used and reasons for success
Vietnam finally achieved independence in 1975 following wars against both the French and the US. It was the tactics used by the Vietnamese under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap...