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Which option separates cause and consequence?

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MCQ

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Topic

AB Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship

Question

  1. A. Goebbels should be explained before judging consequences.
  2. B. A source comment with no provenance.
  3. C. A long-term cause treated as a result.
  4. D. A similarity presented as a difference.

Answer

Evidence check: Goebbels should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part three: The experiences of Germans under the Nazis within AB Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship and directly supports Study Nazi control, including Goebbels, propaganda, censorship, Nazi culture, repression, the police state, Himmler, the SS, Gestapo and opposition such as White. Check this by using evidence, provenance, date, event, individual, policy, consequence; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Goebbels should be explained before judging. This MCQ is about Which option separates cause and consequence, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 1 Section A: Period studies and uses the same evidence base as Study Nazi control, including Goebbels, propaganda, censorship, Nazi culture, repression, the police state, Himmler, the SS, Gestapo and opposition such as White. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A source comment with no provenance.; 2) A long-term cause treated as a result.; 3) A similarity presented as a difference.. To decide between them, students should identify, support, test, reject the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Goebbels

A common mistake is to write about Goebbels as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1890-1945.

Anchor the answer to Part three: The experiences of Germans under the Nazis, use precise evidence, and state whether Goebbels is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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