Unit 15: Paper 2 — Authoritarian States (20th Century)
Topic 15.1: Emergence of authoritarian states Questions
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Examine the conditions that led to the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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Which memory hook does the topic use for the four conditions that allow authoritarian states to emerge?
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Approximately how many Germans were unemployed by 1932, helping Hitler's rise?
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Which feature of the Weimar constitution let the president rule by decree, bypassing parliament?
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What term describes Italians' feeling that they were cheated of promised territory after the First World War?
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Which pairing correctly matches an authoritarian leader to the IB region used for Paper 2 comparison?
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Discuss the view that authoritarian leaders came to power more through coercion than through persuasion.
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By which method did Hitler come to power in Germany in January 1933?
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Which slogan did Lenin use to win mass support before the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917?
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Which method best describes how Mao Zedong came to power in China in 1949?
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Evaluate the importance of the impact of war in the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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Discuss the role of economic crisis in the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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To what extent was the weakness of existing political systems the most important condition in the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region?
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Compare and contrast the conditions that led to the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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Analyse how social division contributed to the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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Examine the reasons why fragile new democracies failed to prevent the emergence of two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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Evaluate the view that no single condition can explain the emergence of an authoritarian state, with reference to two states each chosen from a different region.
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Discuss the importance of the aftermath of the First World War in the emergence of two authoritarian states in Europe.
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Examine the conditions that enabled the emergence of one authoritarian state in Europe and one in the Americas.
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Examine the methods used to establish two authoritarian states, each chosen from a different region.
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