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Which answer uses evidence about Suez?

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MCQ

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Topic

AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day

Question

  1. A. Suez is supported by evidence from Part four: Britain in the....
  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 c790 to the present day.

Answer

Suez is supported by evidence from Part four: Britain in the.... is correct. Interpretation check: Suez is supported by evidence from Part four: Britain in the. 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 viewpoint, interpretation, source material, judgement, context, reliability; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Suez is supported by evidence from. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about 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 statement that treats interpretation as a source.; 2) A vague point with no event or individual.; 3) A claim outside c790 to the present day.. 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 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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