Students, people who accompany me here. I teach candidates for the diplomatic professional license exam in world history. Here are some comments on today’s test, point by point, with suggested resources. Since each test has a different order of questions, I give a brief introduction to each point; Check the order of your test carefully to avoid anxiety.
All in all, it was a rather Rocambolesque test with some encyclopedic elements. In addition, some points can be accused of extrapolating the notice
The following decision follows the order of the Type A test booklet. You can download the test booklets and templates from the Organizing Committee website.
Question 56 on Western Sahara, a question that lies right at the intersection of HM and PI
1 The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a member of the African Union, point E
2 The local population did not support the incorporation into Morocco, point E
3 Point represents a reasonable summary, although it would better match the IP content, Point C
4 Point is an appropriate summary, although the term “soon after” can trigger discussionsas almost four years elapsed between one event and the next, point C
Question 57, about the Middle East in the early 20th century
1 There was no Jewish majority in Ottoman Palestine, Item E
2 Ambiguous item. Although essentially correct, the 1922 treaty does not speak of an independent kingdom of Iraq. point C, contestable
3 The Balfour Declaration follows the SykePicott Agreement, point E
4 Although the article is essentially correct, Candidates can request that the edict update be revoked, by backing the dispute with the treaty of 1535. In addition, the position of “Protector of Christianity” was disputed between the French and Russians. Point C
Question 58 on the League of Nations
1 point essentially correct, point C
2 Wrong article. For example, there was continuity at the ILO. Points
3 It is difficult to speak of a “multilateral development cooperation program” in relations between China and the League of Nations, especially given that China’s main objective in the League of Nations was to be recognized as a state on an equal international level. article presumably C, but it is possible to appeal
4 point essentially correct, point C
Question 59 on Crimea
1 The article is a big mess, article E
2 Russia was forbidden to maintain a fleet in the Black Sea, point E
3 British public opinion did not support the war, point E
4 The trauma of defeat ushers in a period of reform in Russia, point C
Question 60 on Mexico
1 The item makes a mess, item E
2 Equality of citizens before the law comes only after the liberal reforms, after Santa Anna, point probably C, but it is possible to appeal
3 Díaz and Juarez were allies against the French, point E
4 point gives a reasonably fitting summary, probably C
Question 61, on the German Reich
1 point is a very apt summary, point C
2 Kulturekamp has no connection with colonization, point E
3 Very specific point, but in short it makes a connection with the fact that modern geography is a German product, inter alia with Friedrich Ratzel, point C
4 Ultimately, this colonial policy applied to the European continent will be one of the foundations of Nazism, point C
Question 62, finally a question about the new point 8 of the announcement
1 Farfetched and complicated way of saying that tweets from world leaders have become a diplomatic tool, point C
2 Farfetched and complicated way of saying “Beware of fake news”, point C
3 The point even contradicts the previous ones, point E
4 point on public diplomacy Maybe I should take the PI test. In any case, there is no distancing from formal attributions, point E
Question 63 on the Russian Revolution
1 The 1905 revolution is a consequence of the defeat by Japan, point E
2 Point represents an appropriate summary, point C. Although the article is correct in saying that foreign powers supported the repression, the article mentions Tsar Alexander II, who died in 1881 and was the grandfather of Nicholas II, the Tsar at the time. Wrong article, guaranteed resource and another example of CACD intentionally almost never calculating dates or names.
3 The Treaty of BrestLitovsk was enforced by Germany and was extremely unfavorable to the Bolsheviks, point E
4 Germany wanted to end the war on two fronts. Some theorists even claim that Lenin was a German agent. Point C
Question 64 on capitalism and the 19th century
1 point makes a neat summary, point C
2 Although German unification was late, industrialization was far more extensive and profound than French, point E
3 point creates an appropriate summary, point C
4 The Republicans who were the protectionists, item E
Question 65 on the 1929 crisis
1 No, US economic growth experienced multiple recessions in the early 1920s, point E
2 item makes a neat summary, item C
3 Ambiguous point as FDR’s victory was likely assured by his extensive electoral program. Furthermore, one can argue how detailed his plans were. Article probably E
4 I always remind my students of the threefold meaning of the New Deal, point C
Question 66 on the Cold War
1 Point makes a corresponding summary and the agreements work together for the defeat of Ford, Point C
2 SALT II has not been ratified, classic prank, point E
3 point creates an appropriate summary, point C
4 item makes a neat summary, item C
Filipe Figueiredo Professor of history, founder of the Xadrez Verbal website and its podcasts, member of the Nerdologia channel and columnist of the Gazeta do Povo newspaper, he has also worked for other vehicles.
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