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Which judgement is best supported?

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

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

Question

  1. A. Sarajevo is significant when tied to Schlieffen Plan.
  2. B. A broad opinion without context.
  3. C. A consequence described as a cause.
  4. D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.

Answer

Chronology check: Sarajevo is significant when tied to Schlieffen Plan. is the best answer. It fits Part one: The causes of the First World War within BA Conflict and tension: the First World War, 1894-1918 and directly supports Study the outbreak of war, including Slav nationalism, Serbia and Austria-Hungary, Sarajevo assassination, July Crisis, Schlieffen Plan, Belgium and reasons for the. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Sarajevo is significant when tied to. This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, 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 the outbreak of war, including Slav nationalism, Serbia and Austria-Hungary, Sarajevo assassination, July Crisis, Schlieffen Plan, Belgium and reasons for the. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Sarajevo

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

Anchor the answer to Part one: The causes of the First World War, use precise evidence, and state whether Sarajevo is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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