How conflict affected people's lives
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What are the four lines of inquiry for 'How did conflict affect people's lives?'
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Economic impact, social impact, experiences of women, experiences of marginalized groups.
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Define 'war economy'.
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A country's production reorganized entirely around fighting a war (e.g. factories making shells instead of cars).
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What were soldaderas?
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Women who travelled with Mexican Revolutionary armies, cooking, nursing, smuggling supplies, and sometimes fighting or commanding troops.
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Give one economic impact of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).
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Railways, mines, and haciendas were destroyed; export agriculture collapsed; roaming armies caused local famines.
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Give one economic impact of the First World War on Britain.
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A war economy developed with rationing of food and fuel, as factories switched to producing munitions.
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How many British women worked in munitions by 1918?
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Nearly one million.
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Name a marginalized group affected by the First World War in Europe.
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Colonial troops — e.g. over a million Indian soldiers and around 200,000 troops from French West/North Africa fought for European empires.
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Compare women's experiences in the Mexican Revolution and First World War.
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Both gained new roles and visibility, but soldaderas often faced direct violence and loss, while European munitions workers gained wages/independence yet lost jobs once peace returned.
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What happened to many British and French women's jobs after 1918?
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Many lost their wartime factory jobs to returning soldiers, showing the change was not fully permanent.
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What role did Algerian women play in the FLN during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962)?
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They acted as couriers, bomb-carriers, and organizers, gaining new agency but facing serious risk.
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Which historical concept links impact directly back to why total war demanded mass mobilization?
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Cause and consequence.
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What must a Paper 2 §B(b) 15-mark essay include?
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At least two examples from two different IB regions, compared explicitly, with a clear substantiated judgement.
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