Hey, I find answering modern multiple choice questions so so difficult! I simply can't differentiate between options, the majority of questions all seem so similar to me. Do you have any tips for getting better in this area? )
Hey Sophie!
Yes they definitely are hard, because they are designed to trick you! A lot of the multiple choice questions will have very similar options, or ones that all seem correct in some way based upon your knowledge of the course, however the
most correct answer (i.e. the one that will get you the mark) will always be the answer that is correct
based upon the source. Remember that Section I is a source based study, so everything and anything you complete within that section, from multiple choice to the extended response, must be centered around those sources within the booklet.
For example, lets say that a multiple choice question was: "According to Source A, why did the stalemate occur on the Western Front", and Source A is an extract from a soldiers diary, detailing his use of a machine gun (and nothing much apart from that). The options are:
a) the Schileffen Plan failed
b) the WW1 generals inability to adapt to this new form of modern warfare
c) the introduction of new weapons that favoured the defensive
d) Belgium refused the Germans entry
Looking at all of the above options, they are all at the very least partially correct. The Schlieffen Plan's failure was critical to the stalemate. The WW1 generals inability to adapt was also a factor, however is more so important when discussing how the stalemate maintained, the introduction of new weapons is another, super critical aspect of the stalemate, and then Belgium refusing the Germans entry contributed to the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. However, despite them all being at least partially correct based upon our own knowledge of the course, only ONE is correct based upon our knowledge of the source -
C. The reason is that the source only discusses the use of machine guns, one of the new defensive weapons, and does not discuss the other factors. Does this make sense? (let me know if you're still confused).
Just make sure as well that you do read all the options, and don't just go for the first one that seems correct (cos as we said earlier, usually all of them are to some degree).
I hope this helps!
Susie
Thank you so much ~
What would you talk about in terms of had the Weimar Republic overcome its early challenges by 1929? In my preparation for the question I got down some ideas like, Treaty of Versailles, Germany's lack of democratic tradition, weaknesses in the constitution and the like. My question is how would you approach the question?
Hey FatmataR!
Unfortunately I didn't study Germany last year so I'm useless for content haha, but I'm sure one of the Germany peeps will get onto your question soon