Which option separates cause and consequence?

Evidence check: Stalin should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Stalin's USSR within AC Russia, 1894-1945: Tsardom and communism and directly supports Study Stalin's modernisation of the USSR, including collectivisation, Five Year Plans, social and economic consequences for Kulaks, city dwellers, women, professional workers. Check this by using evidence, provenance, date, event, individual, policy, consequence; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

The correct option is Stalin 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 Stalin's modernisation of the USSR, including collectivisation, Five Year Plans, social and economic consequences for Kulaks, city dwellers, women, professional workers. 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.