IB DP History Paper 2 Sample / Authoritarian States / Adolf Hitler & Mao Zedong

This resource is a paper 2 sample from the IB DP History course focusing on the topic “Authoritarian States”. The research question for this essay is “Examine the role economic factors played in determining the conditions in which authoritarian states emerge”. The two authoritarian states this essay focuses on are the Nazi State, established by Adolf Hitler, and the People’s Republic of China, established by Mao Zedong. This essay was graded 12/15 marks based on the mark scheme given by the International Baccalaureate for the History Standard Level course.