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What fits the chronology of General Strike?

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Topic

BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day

Question

  1. A. General Strike belongs in the chronology of c1170 to the present day.
  2. B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
  3. C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
  4. D. A description from a different route.

Answer

Significance check: General Strike belongs in the chronology of c1170 to the present day. is the best answer. It fits Part four: Equality and rights within BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day and directly supports Study workers' rights, including the General Strike 1926, actions, reactions, impact and late 20th-century trade-union reform. Check this by using scale, duration, importance, consequence, affected group, legacy; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is General Strike belongs in the chronology. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of General Strike, 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 workers' rights, including the General Strike 1926, actions, reactions, impact and late 20th-century trade-union reform. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A judgement with no supporting evidence.; 2) A point that confuses change with continuity.; 3) A description from a different route.. To decide between them, students should judge, prioritise, explain, substantiate the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing General Strike

A common mistake is to write about General Strike as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1170 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part four: Equality and rights, use precise evidence, and state whether General Strike is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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