Unit 7: Paper 2 — Innovation and Transformation
Topic 7.2: How did the innovations transform societies? Questions
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By what year had feudal domains and the samurai class been formally abolished in Meiji Japan?
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Which invention is most closely associated with the early stage of Britain's Industrial Revolution?
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Explain a relevant example of political change caused by innovation from your thematic study.
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According to the comparison between Britain and Meiji Japan, which statement is accurate?
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What event directly triggered Japan's drive toward rapid modernisation after 1853?
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Which strand of change does the growth of trade union rights among British workers best illustrate?
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To what extent did innovation transform the economic structure of societies you have studied?
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Analyse perspectives on the transformation of a society by innovation, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse continuity and change in the transformation of a society by innovation, using one example from your thematic study.
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Analyse cause and consequence in the transformation of a society by innovation, using one example from your thematic study.
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Explain a relevant example of environmental change caused by innovation from your thematic study.
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Explain a relevant example of economic change caused by innovation from your thematic study.
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Evaluate the claim that political change was always a consequence, rather than a cause, of innovation-driven transformation.
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Discuss the view that societies transformed by innovation always experience significant continuity alongside change.
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Examine the significance of the state, compared with private individuals, in driving innovation-based transformation of society.
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