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Which answer uses evidence about Taliban?

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MCQ

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Topic

BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009

Question

  1. A. Taliban is supported by evidence from Part two: The war on Al-Qaeda.
  2. B. A statement that treats interpretation as a source.
  3. C. A vague point with no event or individual.
  4. D. A claim outside 1990-2009.

Answer

Interpretation check: Taliban is supported by evidence from Part two: The war on Al-Qaeda. 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 Bush's war against terror, including Bush's aims, Blair's support for intervention, the 2001 US/UK operation, overthrow and collapse of the Taliban. Check this by using viewpoint, interpretation, source material, judgement, context, reliability; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Taliban is supported by evidence from. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about 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 Bush's war against terror, including Bush's aims, Blair's support for intervention, the 2001 US/UK operation, overthrow and collapse of the Taliban. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A statement that treats interpretation as a source.; 2) A vague point with no event or individual.; 3) A claim outside 1990-2009.. To decide between them, students should compare, evaluate, qualify, infer 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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