Question 1
Question detail
Which option separates cause and consequence?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality
Question
- A. Lend Lease should be explained before judging consequences.
- B. A source comment with no provenance.
- C. A long-term cause treated as a result.
- D. A similarity presented as a difference.
Answer
Evidence check: Lend Lease should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal within AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality and directly supports Study the impact of the Second World War, including America's economic recovery, Lend Lease, exports and social developments affecting African-Americans and women. 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 Lend Lease should be explained before. 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 Second World War, including America's economic recovery, Lend Lease, exports and social developments affecting African-Americans and women. 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 Lend Lease
A common mistake is to write about Lend Lease as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.
Anchor the answer to Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal, use precise evidence, and state whether Lend Lease is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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