Discuss the impact of events in Europe and Asia on inter-American diplomacy up to 1941.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact on inter-American diplomacy of events in Europe up to 1941. The impact may extend beyond the timeframe but it must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may refer to the Panama Conference (1939) in which participant nations adopted a position of neutrality towards the war in Europe. They may discuss plans for economic cooperation within the region. They may also discuss the impact of the Havana Conference (1940) which aimed at upholding the Monroe Doctrine and implementing collective security to protect the region from European and Asian expansionism. Candidates may discuss the diplomatic response to the Second World War leading to the Permanent Joint Board of Defense (1940) by Canada and the US. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact on inter-American diplomacy of events in Europe up to 1941. This was infrequently selected and produced very poor results. Most candidates did not understand the definition of "inter-American diplomacy" and instead wrote about events in Europe and Asia.