DP History Questionbank

Description

This section requires a case study of any one country of the region for a period of approximately fifty years. As can be seen from the following, students require a thorough knowledge of the society concerned. Any political references should be made within the context of social and economic developments and be relevant to an understanding of them.

This section allows students to develop their investigative and critical skills within the context of a case study of one country from the region. The chosen country and period of study should be identified in the introduction to the examination answers.

• Social structure and attitudes: health reforms, welfare state; gender issues; suffrage

• Role and impact of religion(s), conflict and tensions

• Developments in education; expansion and diversity

• Developments in the arts: visual arts, music, theatre, film and literature, media, propaganda, leisure and sport

• Immigration/emigration: causes and effects; demographic changes; urbanization

• Industrial revolution; impact of technology on society; the computer age

Directly related questions

• 16N.3op5a.HL.TZ0.23:

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

• 16N.3op5a.HL.TZ0.24:

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