• Syllabus

9: The development of modern nations (1865–1929)

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Sub sections and their related questions

Causes and consequences of railroad construction; industrial growth, urbanization and economic modernization; the development of international and inter-American trade; neocolonialism and dependency

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.17:

  “The positive effects of railroad construction outweighed the negative effects.” With reference to two countries of the Americas, to what extent do you agree with this statement?

• 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: Evaluate the impact of international and inter-American trade on the development of two countries...
• 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: “Industrial growth was the main reason for economic modernization in the Americas.” Discuss with...
• 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: Evaluate the impact of urbanization on the development of two countries of the Americas.
• 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: Discuss the impact of neocolonialism in two countries.
• 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.17:

  “Neocolonialism created a new form of dependency for modern nations.” Discuss with reference to two Latin American nations.

Causes and consequences of immigration; emigration and internal migration, including the impact upon, and experience of, indigenous peoples

• 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: Compare and contrast the influence of immigration on the development of two countries in the...
• 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: Discuss the causes of internal migration in two countries in the Americas.
• 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Compare and contrast the impact of internal migration on indigenous peoples in two countries of...
• 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: “Immigration had a largely positive impact on the development of nations.” Discuss with reference...

Development and impact of ideological trends, including progressivism, Manifest Destiny, liberalism, nationalism, positivism, social Darwinism, “indigenismo” and nativism

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.18:

  “Nationalism was the most important ideological trend in the Americas between 1865 and 1929.” Discuss with reference to two countries of the Americas.

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.19: To what extent was US policy towards Latin America dominated by “Dollar Diplomacy” between 1880...
• 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.18:

  “Liberalism and positivism were the most important influences on the modernization of the Americas.” Discuss.

• 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the impact of “indigenismo” in two countries of the Americas.

Social and cultural changes: developments in the arts; changes in the role of women

• 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.17: Discuss the reasons for changes in the role of women in two countries in the Americas.
• 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Discuss the factors that influenced developments in the arts in two countries of the Americas.

Influence of leaders in the transition to the modern era: political and economic aims; the successes and failures of Theodore Roosevelt, Wilfrid Laurier and any one Latin American leader

• 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the level of success achieved by either Theodore Roosevelt or Wilfrid Laurier or one...
• 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Discuss the successes and failures of one Latin American leader.

Social, economic and legal conditions of African Americans between 1865 and 1929; Plessy versus Ferguson, the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance; the search for civil rights and the ideas, aims and tactics of Booker T Washington, WEB Du Bois and Marcus Garvey

• 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the impact of the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance on the condition of African...
• 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the impact of the Jim Crow Laws on the social and economic conditions of African Americans.
• 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the contributions to the search for civil rights of two of the following leaders: Booker...