Which judgement is best supported?

Chronology check: SALT 1 is significant when tied to Part three: Transformation of the Cold War. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Transformation of the Cold War within BC Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972 and directly supports Study easing of tension, including Soviet human-rights records, reasons for détente and SALT 1, and the roles of Brezhnev and Nixon. 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 SALT 1 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 easing of tension, including Soviet human-rights records, reasons for détente and SALT 1, and the roles of Brezhnev and Nixon. 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.