IB Command terms

Weigh up strengths and limitations. In an essay question this is often expressed as “success and failure” of a given event, organisation or individual.

• Compare and Contrast

• Examine

• Evaluate

• Discuss

Identify similarities and differences relating to a specific factor or event.

• To what extent

• Compare and Contrast

• Evaluate

• Examine

Review a range of arguments

• Discuss

• To what extent

• Evaluate

• Examine

Consider an argument or assumption and make a judgment as to the validity of either

• To what extent

• Evaluate

• Discuss

• Examine

This usually refers to a quotation or a statement, inviting you to agree or disagree with it

• To what extent

• Discuss

• Examine

• Evaluate

The phrase 'collective security' refers to:

• A diplomatic arrangement in which an aggressor against any one state is considered an aggressor against all other states, based on an understanding that all parties will act together to repel the aggressor.

• An agreement to solve all international disputes through diplomatic means

• The spirit of 'international-mindedness' that dominated European diplomacy in the interwar period

The Locarno Treaty was important because:

• All signatory parties agreed to borders as set at Versailles

• It marked a period in which German foreign policy was one of co-operation with the West

• All signatory parties agreed to renounce the use of force unless it was in self-defence.

Which of the following nations were a party to the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

• Britain

• United States of America

• Germany

• France

The Manchurian and Abyssinian Crises were pivotal in:

• Highlighting the importance of diplomacy

• Highlighting the inherent weaknesses of the League of Nations

• Highlighting the inability of the League of Nations to enforce its resolutions

The Hoare-Laval Pact was responsible for:

• Granting Abyssinian territory to Italy

• The 'death' of the League of Nations

• The resignation of the British foreign secretary