• Syllabus

13: The Second World War and the Americas (1933–1945)

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Sub sections and their related questions

Hemispheric reactions to the events in Europe and Asia: inter-American diplomacy; cooperation and neutrality; Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbour policy—its application and effects

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.25: Evaluate the effects of Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy in the Americas.
• 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.25: Examine the application and effects of Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy.
• 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.25: To what extent did the United States follow its policy of neutrality prior to entering the Second...
• 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.25:

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

• 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.25:

  To what extent did Franklin D Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor policy improve relations between the USA and Latin America?

Involvement and participation of any two countries of the Americas in the Second World War

• 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.25: “The contributions of countries in the Americas to the Second World War were limited.” Discuss...
• 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: Compare and contrast the involvement of two countries of the Americas in the Second World War.

Social impact of the Second World War; impact on women and minorities; conscription

• 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.25: With reference to the period up to 1945, discuss the social impact of the Second World War on...
• 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: Discuss the social impact of the Second World War on one country in the Americas.
• 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.26:

  Examine the social impact of the Second World War on one country of the Americas up to 1945.

Treatment of Japanese Americans, Japanese Latin Americans and Japanese Canadians

• 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: Discuss the treatment of people of Japanese origin in two countries of the Americas during the...
• 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: “The treatment of people of Japanese origin was consistent throughout the Americas during the...
• 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.25:

  Compare and contrast the treatment of people of Japanese origin in two countries of the Americas.

Reasons for, and significance of, US use of atomic weapons against Japan

• 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.25:

  Evaluate the reasons for US use of atomic weapons against Japan.

• 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.25: “The desire to defeat Japan was the main reason for the use of atomic weapons by the US.” Discuss.
• 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: Discuss the reasons for, and significance of, US use of atomic weapons against Japan.

Economic and diplomatic effects of the Second World War in any two countries of the Americas

• 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: “During the Second World War, the economies of countries in the Americas were transformed.” With...
• 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: Evaluate the diplomatic effects of the Second World War in two countries of the Americas up to 1945.
• 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.26: Examine the economic effects of the Second World War on two countries of the Americas.
• 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.26:

  Examine the diplomatic effects of the Second World War up to 1945 in two countries of the Americas.