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  • Jo

    Site author
    24 Oct 2026

    Hi Josh - See above for suggestions of content re the implications of Truman's policy of containment on the Americas - which could form the basis of questions. e.g. impact for economy, political division, military spending, globalization of foreign...

    b. The globalization of the Cold War under Eisenhower

  • Jo

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    24 Oct 2026

    Hi Alex - hope it goes well! We don't at the moment - maybe use the boundaries for old/existing Paper 1 as a guideline for the time being.

    Teaching and assessing Paper 1

  • Alex

    23 Oct 2026

    Aloha Jo, First summative Paper 1 on the Haitian Revolution this week. Do we have an idea of the Grade Boundaries for the New Paper 1? Mahalo, Alex

    Teaching and assessing Paper 1

  • Josh

    23 Oct 2026

    I agree, I am just struggling to get a grasp of what IB will ask. For example, Truman and the impact of Containment - is that also just an Americas question? 

    b. The globalization of the Cold War under Eisenhower

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