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Quick questions on Analysing historical interpretations (AO3): the WJEC interpretations question - WJEC A-Level History
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What is model evaluation?Show answer
Suppose the passage argues that the Weimar Republic fell mainly because of economic crisis. The argument is clear and rests on a real basis: the hyperinflation of 1923 wiped out savings and the Depression after 1929 drove unemployment above six million, devastating faith in democracy and swelling the Nazi vote. To this extent the interpretation convinces, and my own knowledge of the collapse of the Muller coalition in 1930 and the rise of presidential government supports it.
What is vague agreement?Show answer
"This is convincing because it makes sense" scores poorly; use precise, dated evidence.
What is q1?Show answer
What two things must you identify before evaluating an interpretation? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What must you use to evaluate the interpretation? [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
How convincing is an interpretation that blames Weimar's collapse mainly on economic crisis? [20 marks]
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