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Which judgement is best supported?

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Topic

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

Question

  1. A. Taliban is significant when tied to Bush.
  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: Taliban is significant when tied to Bush. 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 sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Taliban 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 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 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 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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