Which judgement is best supported?

Chronology check: Schlieffen Plan is significant when tied to Marne. is the best answer. It fits Part two: The First World War: stalemate within BA Conflict and tension: the First World War, 1894-1918 and directly supports Study the Schlieffen Plan, including reasons for the plan, its failure, the Battle of the Marne and its contribution to stalemate. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

The correct option is Schlieffen Plan is significant when tied. 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 Schlieffen Plan, including reasons for the plan, its failure, the Battle of the Marne and its contribution to stalemate. 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.