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Which answer uses evidence about insurgency?

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MCQ

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Topic

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

Question

  1. A. insurgency is supported by evidence from Part three: The Iraq War.
  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: insurgency is supported by evidence from Part three: The Iraq War. is the best answer. It fits Part three: The Iraq War within BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 and directly supports Study the impact of war on Iraqi people and across the world, including insurgency, elections, transfer of powers to the National Assembly,. 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 insurgency is supported by evidence from. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about insurgency, 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 impact of war on Iraqi people and across the world, including insurgency, elections, transfer of powers to the National Assembly,. 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 insurgency

A common mistake is to write about insurgency as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1990-2009.

Anchor the answer to Part three: The Iraq War, use precise evidence, and state whether insurgency is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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