SL-HL. This one hour and thirty minute exam will require two extended-response questions. At least one question per topic addresses economic (E), social (S) or gender issues. At least one question per topic requires two regions. At least one question to be comparative or be based on a quotation.
Topic 1: Causes, Practices and Effects of War
Major Themes>
Different types and nature of 20th century warfare-
Origins and causes of wars-
Nature of 20th century wars-
Wars for Detailed Study> WWI, WWII, & Chinese Civil War (1927-37, 1946-49)
Sample Previous Questions> See ActiveHistory
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Tasks: Use the criteria listed in the Introduction page to create your study guide. In some cases you will find additional sections and/or themes to add to your product.
Types of 20th Century Wars- You are to create a study guide listing the following types of war using WWI, WWII and the Chinese Civil Wars for context:
Civil, Total, Guerilla and Limited
Tactics and strategies, air, land and sea for each of these specific types of war drawing on examples from the 20th C
You are to include the following criteria in creating your study guide:
Definition, Examples, Elements of How Each is Distinct and Similar (discuss tactics, economics, geography and technology used in your examples). Note there is an entire topic on technology and war so you might work with them to not duplicate each others’ work.
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Women and War (Home front: economic and social impact- including changes in the role and status of women. Under social impact remember to cover education of children and girls specifically. Note that other teams are developing study guides on the effects of war and they will be leaving it to this team to thoroughly cover this topic.)
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Resistance to Occupation- Resistance to occupying forces
Your focus is WWI and WWII for resistance movements looking at specific groups but also institutions of society as in religion, financial leaders, government bureaucrats, intelligentsia, etc.
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Revolutionary Movements
Chinese Communist Revolution within the context of being a revolution based on overthrowing and resisting those in power.
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Technology and Tactics
You are to create a study guide that describes the use of technology and specific tactics used in WWI, WWII and the Chinese Civil Wars. Be able to show the development of technology looking at its use in land, sea and air warfare over time. Note there is a team working on 20th century war so you might work with them to not duplicate each others’ work.
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Long-term, short-term and immediate causes of WWI
Remember to use ESPRAT+G and the IB “Economic, ideological, political, religious causes” to organize your response. Leave the social subtopic of “Women and War” to that team.
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Long-term, short-term and immediate causes of WWII
Remember to use ESPRAT+G and the IB “Economic, ideological, political, religious causes” to organize your response.
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Long-term, Short-term and Immediate Causes of the Chinese Civil Wars
Remember to use ESPRAT+G and the IB “Economic, ideological, political, religious causes” to organize your response.
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Effects and Results of WWI
Think of “effects” in terms of influences... how the war caused certain actions or chain of events to occur. Look at “results” as more concrete, tangible occurrences as in geographical, political leadership, economic changes that came about due to the events and actions of the war. Specifically include the listed IB theme of “Political repercussions and territorial changes” and “Post-war economic problems”. Leave the social subtopic of “Women and War” to that team.
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Effects and Results of WWII
Think of “effects” in terms of influences... how the war caused certain actions or chain of events to occur. Look at “results” as more concrete, tangible occurrences as in geographical, political leadership, economic changes that came about due to the events and actions of the war. Specifically include the listed IB theme of “Political repercussions and territorial changes” and “Post-war economic problems”. Leave the social subtopic of “Women and War” to that team.
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Effects and Results of the Chinese Civil Wars
Think of “effects” in terms of influences... how the war caused certain actions or chain of events to occur. Look at “results” as more concrete, tangible occurrences as in geographical, political leadership, economic changes that came about due to the events and actions of the war. Specifically include the listed IB theme of “Political repercussions and territorial changes” and “Post-war economic problems”. Leave the social subtopic of “Women and War” to that team.
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Comparing and Contrasting WWI, WWII and the Chinese Civil Wars
Remember to use ESPRAT+G and the IB “Economic, ideological, political, religious causes” to organize your response. Specifically include the listed IB theme of “Political repercussions and territorial changes” and “Post-war economic problems”.
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Peace Settlements and Wars Ending Without Treaties
We have a study guide for the Paris Peace Treaties so students will need to review that study guide in the context of Paper 2 Wars and the outcome of peace settlements.
The Chinese Civil Wars did not end in a treaty as the KMT leadership evacuated to Taiwan. The creator of this study guide will need to outline the events in the Fall of 1949 as the Peoples’ Republic of China was announced while efforts were made to solidify the CCP’s hold on the nation with no formal surrender of the KMT. Specifically include the listed IB theme of “Political repercussions and territorial changes” and “Post-war economic problems”.
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Attempts at Collective Security pre- and post-Second World War
We have a study guide for Paper 1 covering the Interwar Years attempts at collective security and disarmament. The task here is to report on efforts at the end of WWII including the meetings of Allied leaders pre and post the end of the war to plan for the future. This study guide should include information on the Marshall Plan and the initial events of the Cold War. Specifically include the listed IB theme of “Political repercussions and territorial changes” and “Post-war economic problems”.