Time to Speak Bitterness (The IB Scores Are In!)

Actually,there can't be too much bitterness from this set of scores. If any of you are reading this, I am very proud of how much you accomplished. We had fifteen sevens in IB history and almost everyone received a five or higher. Congratulations, you certainly earned it. If any of you are having trouble getting your scores, you may e-mail me and I will let you know how you did. Hope you are having a wonderful summer.

Questions for Tess

1. To what extent was the Cold War ideological?
2. How did the end of the Cold War effect the world?
3. Did the United States "win" the Cold War

1. Describe how Deng came to power and then solidified that power.
2. Examine the effectiveness of agricultural reform in China.
3. To what extent were the four modernizations implemented.
4. What effect did Deng's reign have on the society
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of the industrial reforms of Deng.
6. Why did political reform fail in China.
7. Describe the events surrounding Tiananmen Square and evaluate the Chinese response to the incident.
8. How were China and the U.S.S.R. similar in their reform efforts? How were they different?

Possible DBQ Topic questions

1.Evaluate the quotation “By the end of the 1970’s, both the United States and the Soviet Union had decided that détente had outlived its usefulness.”
2. Evaluate the following statement, "From the outset the Soviet intervention on Afghanistan was doomed."
3. Compare and contrast the war in Afghanistan with the war in Vietnam.
4. To what extent was Reagan responsible for the rise in tensions during the early 1980’s?