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Which option separates cause and consequence?

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MCQ

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Topic

BD Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950-1975

Question

  1. A. Korean War 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: Korean War should be explained before judging consequences. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Conflict in Korea within BD Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950-1975 and directly supports Study the development of the Korean War, including the UN campaign, Inchon landings, recapture of South Korea, advance into North Korea, Chinese. 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 Korean War should be explained before. 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 development of the Korean War, including the UN campaign, Inchon landings, recapture of South Korea, advance into North Korea, Chinese. 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 Korean War

A common mistake is to write about Korean War as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1950-1975.

Anchor the answer to Part one: Conflict in Korea, use precise evidence, and state whether Korean War is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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