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Date May 2019 Marks available 15 Reference code 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.25
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of Asia and Oceania) Time zone TZ0
Command term Discuss Question number 25 Adapted from N/A

Question

Section 13: Impact of the world wars on South-East Asia

“The First World War had a limited impact on the independence movement in Vietnam.” Discuss.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the statement. The effects may extend beyond the timeframe but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may refer to the weakening of French colonial power in Indo-China, as a result of the First World War. The nationalist movement, fuelled by Ho Chi Minh’s experiences at the Paris Peace Conference, called for independence from the French and was influenced by Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the concept of self-determination. Other groups and leaders, such as Phan Boi Chau also emerged during the 1920s and 1930s. Nationalist groups linked to the Guomindang in China as well as various communist groups also existed. The French colonial government brutally repressed all opposition. Candidates may agree, partly agree or disagree with the statement.

Examiners report

The question required candidates to offer a considered and balanced review of the statement that the First World War had a limited impact on the independence movement in Vietnam. Responses seen challenged the question and discussed a range of other factors as well as the war.

Syllabus sections

HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 3: History of Asia and Oceania » 13: Impact of the world wars on South-East Asia » Impact of the First World War; Treaty of Versailles (1919)
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 3: History of Asia and Oceania » 13: Impact of the world wars on South-East Asia
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 3: History of Asia and Oceania
HL options: first exams 2017

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