WWII Questions

1. Evaluate the short term and long term causes of WWII.
2. Assess the role of propaganda in one nation in the Americas during WWII.
3. To what extent was WWII a “total war?”
4. Evaluate the role of air power during WWII.
5. Compare and Contrast the results of WWI and WWII.
6. In what ways and to what extent did Hitler use ideology to control and support his regime?
7. With reference to one right wing leader, to what extent did personal qualities lead to the rise to power?
8. Discuss the part played in the outbreak of the Second World War by two states.
9. "America was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki." To what extent is this statement true?
10. Assess the social impact and results of WWII in one nation.

Back to School with Mao

1. To what extent was the rise to power of Mao due to personal appeal and ability? (06)
2. Analyse the conditions that enabled one left wing ruler to become leader of a single party state. (a period just for Elena)
3. In what ways and with what results was propaganda used by one ruler of a single party state? (06)
4. Evaluate the successes and failures of one ruler of a single party state.
5. In what ways did one ruler of a single party state try to use the arts and education to support his regime?
6. In what ways and to what extent was propaganda important in the rise and rule of Mao?
7. The aims of and policies of single party state rulers rarely followed their declared ideology.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (09)
8. Compare and the contrast the influence outside their own countries of Stalin and Mao.
9. Compare and contrast the rise to power of two rulers of single party states, each chosen from a different region. (08)
10. Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of two rulers of single party states each chosen from a different region. (06)

IA assistance

I hope your summer is going well. Please remember that the best way to keep your stress levels down is to avoid procrastination. If you have any questions about the IA, please feel free to post here.

UPDATE: Many of you have done a great job of getting started on your IA. Congratulations on avoiding the procrastination bug. For those of you who have not started, it isn't too late. In the next four weeks you need to have your sources and done some of your research. If you are having difficulties finding sources, start by googling your key topic words with the word bibliography. The other spot that isn't a bad starting point is the bottom of a wikipedia page. After you get a list of sources, try googling each individual author prior to buying or borrowing the book. Additionally, reading Amazon reviews can be helpful as well. However, this should give you some background on the credibility of the author. When we get back to class, we will talk about the next steps. I hope this helps.