Question 1
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What best anchors Suez?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Question
- A. Suez is linked to c790 to the present day.
- B. A claim about Gandhi with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Suez is linked to c790 to the present day. is the best answer. It fits Part four: Britain in the 20th century within AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day and directly supports Study the end of Empire, including First and Second World War impacts, Suez, nationalism and independence in India and Africa, Gandhi, Nkrumah. 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 Suez is linked to c790 to. This MCQ is about What best anchors Suez, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study the end of Empire, including First and Second World War impacts, Suez, nationalism and independence in India and Africa, Gandhi, Nkrumah. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Gandhi 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 Suez
A common mistake is to write about Suez as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c790 to the present day.
Anchor the answer to Part four: Britain in the 20th century, use precise evidence, and state whether Suez is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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