Question 1
Question detail
What best anchors Kuwait?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009
Question
- A. Kuwait is linked to 1990-2009.
- B. A claim about Bush with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Kuwait is linked to 1990-2009. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Tensions in the Gulf within BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 and directly supports Study the Gulf War 1990, including reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, reactions and roles of Bush and Thatcher, UN campaign against. 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 Kuwait is linked to 1990-2009.. This MCQ is about What best anchors Kuwait, 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 Gulf War 1990, including reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, reactions and roles of Bush and Thatcher, UN campaign against. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Bush 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 Kuwait
A common mistake is to write about Kuwait as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1990-2009.
Anchor the answer to Part one: Tensions in the Gulf, use precise evidence, and state whether Kuwait is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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