Question detail
What best anchors Manchuria?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Question
- A. Manchuria is linked to 1918-1939.
- B. A claim about Abyssinia with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Manchuria is linked to 1918-1939. is the best answer. It fits Part two: The League of Nations and international peace within BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939 and directly supports Study the collapse of the League, including the Depression, Manchurian and Abyssinian crises and the failure to avert war in 1939. 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 Manchuria is linked to 1918-1939.. This MCQ is about What best anchors Manchuria, 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 collapse of the League, including the Depression, Manchurian and Abyssinian crises and the failure to avert war in 1939. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Abyssinia 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 Manchuria
A common mistake is to write about Manchuria as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1918-1939.
Anchor the answer to Part two: The League of Nations and international peace, use precise evidence, and state whether Manchuria is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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