Flashcards · IB Diploma Programme World History · Topic 3

HL options: Depth studies flashcards

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What themes run through the HL option History of Africa and the Middle East?: The impact of external powers, the rise of nationalism, state formation, economic change and the role of religion and trade, using the countries and rulers your teacher selected.
How is Paper 3 structured, according to the study guide?: HL only: three essays in 2 hours 30 minutes on your regional option, each marked out of 15, so about 50 minutes per essay.
What does depth mean in a Paper 3 essay?: Secure long-run knowledge of one region: a clear chronology, turning points, several themes at once, and judgements on what changed, what stayed the same and how much it mattered.

What themes run through the HL option History of the Americas?: Colonial and national development, reform and political change, economic growth and inequality, social movements and relations between states.
Necessary cause vs sufficient cause: Necessary: it had to be present for the outcome to happen. Sufficient: it was enough on its own to produce the outcome.
How should you select evidence for a Paper 3 essay?: Choose five or six well-developed, accurate examples that support the argument, rather than a long list of facts that turns the essay into narrative.

What themes run through the HL option History of Asia and Oceania?: Imperial influence, modernisation, nationalism, revolution, the role of ideology and the effects of war, weighing internal weakness against external pressure.
How should you use historians in a Paper 3 essay?: Refer to different views where relevant and only when you are sure of the view and its author. If you cannot recall the name, describe the position without attributing it.
Why should you revise all the sections of your regional option you studied?: Learning one section and neglecting the others limits your choice of questions in the exam.

What themes run through the HL option History of Europe?: The political and social effects of revolution and reform, nationalism and the creation of states, industrial change, ideologies and conflict.
What makes a strong Paper 3 essay structure?: A thesis in the introduction, thematic or chronological paragraphs that each answer the question, and a conclusion that reaches a sustained judgement, staying within the date limits.
What are the four regional options for HL Paper 3?: History of Africa and the Middle East, History of the Americas, History of Asia and Oceania, and History of Europe. A school chooses one.