DP History Questionbank
15: Cold War conflicts in Asia
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- Malaya: Emergency (1948–1960): the Malayan Communist Party (MCP); British/Commonwealth response; nature of conflict; resolution and legacy
- Korea: Korean War (1950–1953): causes; international responses; outcome; economic and political impact on the Korea peninsula
- Vietnam: League for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh); Ho Chi Minh; French Indo-China War (1946–1954); Vietnam War (1956–1975): causes; nature of conflict; international involvement; outcome; economic and political effects on Vietnam
- Cambodia: failures of Sihanouk’s rule; Khmer Rouge ideology; Pol Pot; impact of Vietnam War; nature and impact of Khmer Rouge’s regime; invasion by Vietnamese, and civil war; international response; 1993 elections
- Afghanistan: reasons for, and impact of, Soviet invasion (1979); nature of conflict; international involvement; withdrawal of Soviet troops (1989); civil war (1989–1992)
Directly related questions
- 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: With reference to the period from 1954 to 1963, discuss the reasons why conflict continued in...
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17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
Evaluate the consequences for Afghanistan of the withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1989.
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
“International involvement was significant in determining the outcome of the civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992).” Discuss.
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Evaluate the role of the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960).
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17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Discuss the impact of foreign intervention on the Korean War (1950–1953).
- 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: “Sihanouk was mainly responsible for the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.” Discuss.
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21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
“The Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) was resolved because the colonial government had popular support.” Discuss.
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21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
To what extent did the failures of Sihanouk’s rule lead to the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?
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18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Evaluate the impact on Malaya of the British/Commonwealth response to the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960).
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18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
“The Viet Minh won the French Indo-China War (1946–1954) because the French were weak.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Evaluate the impact of the withdrawal of Soviet troops on Afghanistan.
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21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Evaluate the political and economic impact of the Vietnam War on Vietnam after 1975.
- 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Discuss the reasons for the rise and fall of Pol Pot.
- 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: “The outcome of the Vietnam War had only negative economic and political effects on Vietnam.”...
- 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: Evaluate the economic and political impact of the Korean War on the Korean peninsula.
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22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
Discuss the reasons for, and impact of, the civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992).
- 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Discuss the reasons for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the reasons for the...
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19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
“Ideology was the most important cause of the Vietnam War (1956–1975).” Discuss.
- 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: Discuss the economic and political impact of the Korean War on the Korean peninsula.
- 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Discuss the domestic impact of the Khmer Rouge’s regime in Cambodia.
Sub sections and their related questions
Malaya: Emergency (1948–1960): the Malayan Communist Party (MCP); British/Commonwealth response; nature of conflict; resolution and legacy
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18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Evaluate the impact on Malaya of the British/Commonwealth response to the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960).
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Evaluate the role of the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960).
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21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
“The Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) was resolved because the colonial government had popular support.” Discuss.
Korea: Korean War (1950–1953): causes; international responses; outcome; economic and political impact on the Korea peninsula
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17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Discuss the impact of foreign intervention on the Korean War (1950–1953).
- 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: Discuss the economic and political impact of the Korean War on the Korean peninsula.
- 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: Evaluate the economic and political impact of the Korean War on the Korean peninsula.
Vietnam: League for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh); Ho Chi Minh; French Indo-China War (1946–1954); Vietnam War (1956–1975): causes; nature of conflict; international involvement; outcome; economic and political effects on Vietnam
- 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: With reference to the period from 1954 to 1963, discuss the reasons why conflict continued in...
-
18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
“The Viet Minh won the French Indo-China War (1946–1954) because the French were weak.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29: “The outcome of the Vietnam War had only negative economic and political effects on Vietnam.”...
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19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
“Ideology was the most important cause of the Vietnam War (1956–1975).” Discuss.
Cambodia: failures of Sihanouk’s rule; Khmer Rouge ideology; Pol Pot; impact of Vietnam War; nature and impact of Khmer Rouge’s regime; invasion by Vietnamese, and civil war; international response; 1993 elections
- 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: “Sihanouk was mainly responsible for the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.” Discuss.
- 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Discuss the reasons for the rise and fall of Pol Pot.
- 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Discuss the domestic impact of the Khmer Rouge’s regime in Cambodia.
-
21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
To what extent did the failures of Sihanouk’s rule lead to the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?
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21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.29:
Evaluate the political and economic impact of the Vietnam War on Vietnam after 1975.
Afghanistan: reasons for, and impact of, Soviet invasion (1979); nature of conflict; international involvement; withdrawal of Soviet troops (1989); civil war (1989–1992)
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17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
Evaluate the consequences for Afghanistan of the withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1989.
- 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Discuss the reasons for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the reasons for the...
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
“International involvement was significant in determining the outcome of the civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992).” Discuss.
- 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.30: Evaluate the impact of the withdrawal of Soviet troops on Afghanistan.
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22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.30:
Discuss the reasons for, and impact of, the civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992).
