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What best anchors blockade?

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Topic

BA Conflict and tension: the First World War, 1894-1918

Question

  1. A. blockade is linked to 1894-1918.
  2. B. A claim about Haig with no date or context.
  3. C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
  4. D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.

Answer

Causation check: blockade is linked to 1894-1918. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Ending the war within BA Conflict and tension: the First World War, 1894-1918 and directly supports Study Germany's surrender, including the blockade, Kaiser's abdication, armistice and the contributions of Haig and Foch to Germany's defeat. Check this by using trigger, background factor, short-term cause, long-term cause, result, impact; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is blockade is linked to 1894-1918.. This MCQ is about What best anchors blockade, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 1 Section B: Wider world depth studies and uses the same evidence base as Study Germany's surrender, including the blockade, Kaiser's abdication, armistice and the contributions of Haig and Foch to Germany's defeat. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Haig with no date or context.; 2) An opinion that ignores historical evidence.; 3) A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.. To decide between them, students should separate, explain, weigh, link the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing blockade

A common mistake is to write about blockade as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1894-1918.

Anchor the answer to Part three: Ending the war, use precise evidence, and state whether blockade is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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