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Which judgement is best supported?

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

BC Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972

Question

  1. A. Yalta is significant when tied to Potsdam.
  2. B. A broad opinion without context.
  3. C. A consequence described as a cause.
  4. D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.

Answer

Chronology check: Yalta is significant when tied to Potsdam. is the best answer. It fits Part one: The origins of the Cold War within BC Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972 and directly supports Study the end of the Second World War, including Yalta, Potsdam, division of Germany, contrasting USA and USSR ideologies, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt,. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Yalta is significant when tied to. 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 end of the Second World War, including Yalta, Potsdam, division of Germany, contrasting USA and USSR ideologies, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt,. 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.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Yalta

A common mistake is to write about Yalta as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1945-1972.

Anchor the answer to Part one: The origins of the Cold War, use precise evidence, and state whether Yalta is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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