Unit 20: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Asia & Oceania
Topic 20.17: Developments in Oceania after the Second World War (1945–2005) Questions
Practice 20 exam-style questions for IB History Topic 20.17. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
1Choose1 mark
2026
The Dawn Raids of 1974-1976 in New Zealand primarily targeted which group of overstayers?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question2Choose1 mark
2026
What percentage of Australians voted in favour of the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question3Compare and contrast15 marks
2026
Compare and contrast the reasons for, and the impact of, government policies towards migrant and indigenous minority groups in Australia and New Zealand after 1945.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question4Evaluate15 marks
2026
Evaluate the extent to which Fiji's independence in 1970 resolved the challenges facing the state.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question5Evaluate15 marks
2026
Evaluate the impact of the Mabo decision (1992) on indigenous rights in Australia.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question6Analyse15 marks
2026
Analyse the economic consequences for Australia and New Zealand of Britain joining the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question7Compare and contrast15 marks
2026
Compare and contrast the paths towards indigenous self-determination followed by Australia and New Zealand between 1945 and 2000.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question8Examine15 marks
2026
Examine the reasons for, and results of, the emergence of independent Pacific Island states after 1945.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question9Compare and contrast15 marks
2026
Compare and contrast the process of decolonisation in the Pacific Islands with the process of transition to self-determination in Zimbabwe.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question10Compare and contrast15 marks
2026
Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Robert Menzies (Australia) and Keith Holyoake (New Zealand).
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question11Analyse15 marks
2026
Analyse the impact of Robert Muldoon's government (1975-1984) on New Zealand's economy and society.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question12Examine15 marks
2026
Examine the reasons for, and effects of, changing immigration policies in Australia and New Zealand in the period after 1945.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question13Evaluate15 marks
2026
Evaluate the significance of the Second World War in changing attitudes towards women's roles in Australia and New Zealand after 1945.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question14To what extent15 marks
2026
To what extent did Gough Whitlam's government (1972-1975) transform Australian society?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question15Examine15 marks
2026
Examine the reasons why policies towards indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand shifted from assimilation towards self-determination between 1945 and 2000.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question16Analyse15 marks
2026
Analyse the reasons why New Zealand experienced radical economic reform under David Lange's government (1984-1989).
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question17Discuss15 marks
2026
Discuss the reasons for, and consequences of, Australia and New Zealand's shift in foreign policy alignment from Britain to the United States after 1945.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question18Examine15 marks
2026
Examine the causes and consequences of the Dawn Raids in New Zealand (1974-1976).
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question19To what extent15 marks
2026
To what extent was New Zealand's 1984 nuclear-free policy a turning point in its relationship with the United States?
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock Question20Discuss15 marks
2026
Discuss the reasons for the growth of a distinct national identity in Australia and New Zealand after 1945.
Markscheme and model answer locked
Unlock QuestionReady to practice Topic 20.17?
Get instant AI feedback on your answers, view detailed markschemes, and track your progress across all IB History topics.