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What best anchors Versailles?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939
Question
- A. Versailles is linked to 1918-1939.
- B. A claim about Diktat with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Versailles is linked to 1918-1939. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Peacemaking within BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939 and directly supports Study the Versailles Settlement, including Diktat, territorial changes, military restrictions, war guilt and reparations. 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 Versailles is linked to 1918-1939.. This MCQ is about What best anchors Versailles, 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 Versailles Settlement, including Diktat, territorial changes, military restrictions, war guilt and reparations. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Diktat 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 Versailles
A common mistake is to write about Versailles as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1918-1939.
Anchor the answer to Part one: Peacemaking, use precise evidence, and state whether Versailles is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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