DP History Questionbank

To what extent do you agree that economic factors were a significant cause of John Chilembwe’s rising in 1915?

To what extent did growing international opposition contribute to the collapse of the apartheid system?

Evaluate the reasons why Namibia (South West Africa) achieved its independence significantly later than Ghana (Gold Coast).

Evaluate the political impact of ethnic conflict in any two African countries.

“The Government of India Act 1858 was a major influence on the emergence of a nationalist movement in India.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

To what extent was conservative opposition responsible for the failure of the Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894)?

To what extent did Japan have a successful democratic parliamentary system of government by 1929?

Evaluate the successes and failures of Gladstone’s domestic policies between 1868 and 1894.

Examine the social and economic impact on Italy of Mussolini’s domestic policies.

Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Khrushchev and Brezhnev.

Examine the long and short-term causes of the Spanish–American War (1898).

Evaluate the impact of one military regime in Latin America between 1945 and 1979.
Note: Castro’s Cuba is not an appropriate example for this question.

Discuss the social and economic effects of globalization on one country in the Americas during the period from 1980 to 2000.

“Economic factors were the main cause of the Maji Maji Rising (1905).” Discuss.

Compare and contrast the results of Asante resistance to British imperialism with that of the Mandinka to French imperialism.

With reference to the period up to 1868, examine the political impact of Commodore Perry’s arrival in Japan.

Examine the ways in which the non-cooperation campaign and the civil disobedience campaign contributed to the movement for Indian Independence.

With reference to one country of the region, to what extent have changing gender roles had a significant impact on the society of that country?

Discuss the causes of the Balkan Wars of 1912 to 1913.

Evaluate the impact of the Dreyfus affair in France.

Evaluate the economic and political impact of the domestic policies of Nicholas II between 1894 and 1914.

With reference to one country of the region, evaluate the causes of urbanization during a period of approximately fifty years.

Examine the impact of the Mexican revolution on the arts and education.

Compare and contrast the causes of the Great Depression in two countries in the Americas.

Evaluate the reasons for, and the consequences of, Nixon’s covert operations in Chile.

Discuss the social and economic organization of the Ndebele under Lobengula.

“The segregation and discrimination policies of Smuts and Hertzog achieved their aims.” Discuss.

To what extent did the structure of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) affect the achievement of its aims?

With reference to two Southeast Asian countries, discuss the nature and effects of colonial rule.

Discuss the relationship between New Zealand and the Pacific Island states in the second half of the 20th century.

To what extent did the Korean War contribute to South Korea’s economic miracle?

Discuss the causes of the Greek War of Independence.

“1863 was the military and moral turning point of the US Civil War.” Discuss.

Discuss the influence of neocolonialism in the development of two nations in the Americas between 1865 and 1929.

Examine the social impact of the Second World War on two of the following groups: African Americans, Native Americans, women, minorities.

Evaluate the factors that led to the emergence of a counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s in the Americas.

Evaluate the impact of Reagan’s foreign policy on Latin America.

Evaluate the reasons for the rise of the Niger Delta trading states in the 19th century.

To what extent did the economic and political weaknesses of African states contribute to the European annexation of Africa?

“The administrative systems used by the British in Nigeria were a success.” Discuss.

To what extent was dissatisfaction with some elements of Christianity a major cause of the emergence of Independent Churches?

Examine the role of political parties and leaders in the achievement of independence in Senegal in 1960.

Discuss the reasons for Japan’s changing relations with the West between 1929 and 1940.

Evaluate the success of Zulfikar Bhutto’s domestic policies.

With reference to one country of the region, discuss the impact of changes in education and technology on the economic development of that country.

“Napoleon’s domestic and foreign policies underwent major change after his coronation as Emperor in 1804.” Discuss.

To what extent did Mazzini’s ideology contribute to Italian unification?

Discuss the objectives of Bismarck’s foreign policy between 1871 and 1890.

With reference to one country of the region discuss the reasons for its changing social structure over a period of approximately fifty years.

Evaluate the extent to which the domestic policies of one Latin American leader during the period from 1945 to 1979 were populist.

Evaluate the reasons for the emergence and development of radical African American activism in the 1960s and 1970s.

“Khama chose to collaborate with the British because of internal weaknesses.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

With reference to social and economic developments in Kenya up to 1963, to what extent was British rule more of a success than a failure?

Examine the reasons for, and the consequences of, the failure of the Western trade missions to China.

To what extent did the social and cultural developments of the Meiji period transform Japan?

With reference to two Southeast Asian countries, to what extent did the Japanese occupation lead to the emergence of nationalism?

“The importance of the Long March to the survival of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the 1930s has been exaggerated.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Evaluate the factors that led to the creation of the State of Israel.

“The issue of the Occupied Territories was the major obstacle to peace in the period up to 2000.” Discuss.

Evaluate the main challenges to the establishment of political systems in the emerging nations of Latin America.

Evaluate the impact of “indigenismo” and nativism in Latin America in the period from 1865 to 1929.

“Mozambique achieved independence because of external factors rather than internal factors.” Discuss.

Examine the impact of the Second World War on the foreign and domestic policies of Australia up to 1972.

Discuss the factors that led to Taiwan’s economic success.

“By 1929, the Weimar Republic had overcome the problems of the immediate post-war years.” Discuss.

With reference to one Western European state (excluding Germany and Spain), discuss the main aspects of domestic policy in the years from 1945 to 2000.

Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Nasser and Sadat.

Evaluate the arguments used to oppose Canadian Confederation.

“The Mexican Revolution was not started by the oppressed; it began with a division within the dominant elite.” Discuss.

“After 1945, the foreign policy of countries in the Americas was largely shaped by the Cold War.” Discuss with reference to either Canada or one Latin American country.

“Traders rather than explorers played the dominant role in promoting European interest in Africa in the period from 1850 to 1900.” Discuss.

Discuss the reasons why one-party states were established in any two African countries.

With reference to two of the following countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Burma, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, examine the factors that have helped and hindered their political development.

“By 1961 the Chinese people’s hopes for a more prosperous and a fairer China had not been realised.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Evaluate the nature of Reza Shah’s regime (1925–1941).

To what extent was hemispheric cooperation between countries in the Americas successful between 1933 and 1945?

Discuss the factors that led to the rise of the Hehe under Mkwawa.

Evaluate the argument that the most important causes of the Mfecane were economic.

With reference to one area of Africa, discuss the changing role of women within the period from 1800 to 1960.

Compare and contrast the achievement of independence in Tanganyika and Kenya.

Compare and contrast the regional impact of the East African Community and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Discuss the reasons why the Great Revolt (Indian Mutiny) of 1857 was so violent.

“The Siamese monarchs’ effective use of diplomacy ensured their country’s independence was maintained.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“The conflict between Yuan Shikai (Yuan Shih-k’ai) and the Guomindang, GMD (Kuomintang, KMT) undermined the principles of the Chinese Republic.” Discuss.

Discuss the reasons for China’s emergence as a global power by 2000.

“Failure to solve the political challenges of the ancien régime caused the French Revolution.” Discuss.

“The political and military weaknesses of the Whites led to Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War.” Discuss.

To what extent did the Alliance System contribute to the outbreak of the First World War?

“Economic factors determined the outcome of the First World War.” Discuss.

“While there was limited political change, there was significant economic development in Spain in the period from 1939 to 1975.” Discuss.

Evaluate the role of foreign intervention on two independence movements in the Americas.

Compare and contrast the independence movements in two countries in Latin America.

To what extent did the expansion of slavery contribute to the outbreak of the US Civil War?

“Whether it was called the Big Stick, Dollar Diplomacy or Moral Diplomacy, the impact of United States foreign policy towards Latin America was virtually the same.” Discuss.

“The Great Depression of 1929 presented Latin America with opportunities as well as problems.” Discuss.

Discuss the impact of the purges in the Soviet Union.