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Which option separates cause and consequence?

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Topic

AB Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship

Question

  1. A. world 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: world should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Germany and the growth of democracy within AB Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship and directly supports Study the impact of the First World War, including war weariness, economic problems, defeat, the end of monarchy, reparations, Ruhr occupation and. 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 world 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 the impact of the First World War, including war weariness, economic problems, defeat, the end of monarchy, reparations, Ruhr occupation and. 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 world

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

Anchor the answer to Part one: Germany and the growth of democracy, use precise evidence, and state whether world is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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