“The conditions in which authoritarian states emerged were mainly determined by economic factors.” Discuss with reference to two authoritarian states.

 Actual essay from May 2017 Paper 2 History exam.

Marked with comments by the examiner, this essay received 7/15 from the IBO:





 

 From the May 2017 Paper 2 IBDP History Exam.


An actual example of a student's essay with IBO examiner's comments.

This received 5/15.

“The conditions in which authoritarian states emerged were mainly determined by economic factors.” Discuss with reference to two authoritarian states.