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 ““The use of force was the most important method used to maintain power in authoritarian states.” Discuss with reference to two authoritarian states”. 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 11/15 marks based on the mark scheme given by the International Baccalaureate for the History Standard Level course.