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Date November 2018 Marks available 15 Reference code 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.22
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of the Americas) Time zone TZ0
Command term Discuss Question number 22 Adapted from N/A

Question

Discuss the impact of the Mexican Revolution on the arts.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact of the Mexican Revolution on the arts, which may include visual art, literature, music, theatre and film among others. Candidates may argue that artists were influenced by Marxism and viewed intellectual art as a symbol of the old aristocracy. The revolutionary artists, such as Rivera, Orozco or Siqueiros, produced artworks for the people and gave importance to mural paintings on and in public buildings. Candidates may refer to the changes in the themes of their artworks, which became more politicized. Artists and intellectuals focused on Mexican history and traditions, with intellectuals, for example Enriquez and Vasconcelos, promoting indigenous cultures. Candidates may refer to the foundation of the National Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology or the editing of indigenous literature. They may also address the impact of the revolution on literature by referring to the novelists of the revolution or to music with the corridos or to educational reform.

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Syllabus sections

HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 2: History of the Americas » 11: The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940) » Impact of the revolution on women, the arts, education and music
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 2: History of the Americas » 11: The Mexican Revolution (1884–1940)
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 2: History of the Americas
HL options: first exams 2017

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