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Which option separates cause and consequence?

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MCQ

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Topic

BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939

Question

  1. A. Hitler should be explained before judging consequences.
  2. B. A source comment with no provenance.
  3. C. A long-term cause treated as a result.
  4. D. A similarity presented as a difference.

Answer

Evidence check: Hitler should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part three: The origins and outbreak of the Second World War within BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939 and directly supports Study the outbreak of war, including Czechoslovakia, the USSR, the Nazi-Soviet Pact, invasion of Poland, September 1939 and responsibility for war including. 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 Hitler should be explained before judging. 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 B: Wider world depth studies and uses the same evidence base as Study the outbreak of war, including Czechoslovakia, the USSR, the Nazi-Soviet Pact, invasion of Poland, September 1939 and responsibility for war including. 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 Hitler

A common mistake is to write about Hitler as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1918-1939.

Anchor the answer to Part three: The origins and outbreak of the Second World War, use precise evidence, and state whether Hitler is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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