Question detail
What best anchors Taliban?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009
Question
- A. Taliban is linked to 1990-2009.
- B. A claim about rogue state with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Taliban is linked to 1990-2009. is the best answer. It fits Part two: The war on Al-Qaeda within BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 and directly supports Study Afghanistan, including its reputation as a rogue state, the Taliban regime, western and Muslim attitudes to Taliban policies, problems faced by. 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 Taliban is linked to 1990-2009.. This MCQ is about What best anchors Taliban, 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 Afghanistan, including its reputation as a rogue state, the Taliban regime, western and Muslim attitudes to Taliban policies, problems faced by. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about rogue state 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 Taliban
A common mistake is to write about Taliban as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1990-2009.
Anchor the answer to Part two: The war on Al-Qaeda, use precise evidence, and state whether Taliban is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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