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AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
Unit 1 Part 2 Lesson 1
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Answering the ‘Evaluation of an interpretation’
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The class joker rushes in and tells you a spaceship
has landed on the playground.
Do you rush out to see it?
Why not?
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Principles
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Of course you didn’t go out, because of:
1. The message’s content
Spaceships? It’s impossible.
2. The message’s provenance
He’s the class joker – it’s a wind-up.
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Principles
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You answer the ‘Interpretation’ question
in much the same way!
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Source BFrom a speech made by a German Deputy in the
Reichstag in 1919
The criminal madness of this peace … is inflicting the deepest wounds on us Germans as our world lies in wreckage about us.
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The ‘Evaluation of an interpretation’ question will give you a quotation – like this:
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Then it will ask you to evaluate the interpretation, for example:
‘Source B claims that the Treaty of Versailles
inflicted “the deepest wounds” on Germany.
Do you agree that the Treaty ruined Germany?’
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Note that – unlike other questions – this question is as much about evaluating the source, as about answering the
specific question in the second sentence.
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The mark scheme requires you to address two issues to earn the 6 marks for this question:
• How true is the content?• How reliable is the provenance?
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Note that the number of marks you get depends on how fully you explain your ideas, and prove them with facts!
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You are advised to spend
10 minutes maximum
on this question.
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What kinds of ideas and facts
might you mention here?
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So, let’s begin with the CONTENT … Did the Treaty inflict ‘the deepest wounds’ on Germany?
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LOTS of stuff to suggest that the Treaty WAS
really harsh:
Territorial losses; Anschluss forbidden; military
restrictions; Article 231; reparations; diktat.
YET some things suggest that it wasn’t quite
so bad – not the deepEST wounds:
The French didn’t think it was harsh enough;
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So, let’s begin with the CONTENT … Did the Treaty inflict ‘the deepest wounds’ on Germany?
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Write your first paragraph, remembering
that the number of marks you get depends
on how fully you explain your ideas, and
prove them with facts.
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So, let’s begin with the CONTENT … Did the Treaty inflict ‘the deepest wounds’ on Germany?
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What kinds of ideas and facts
might you mention here?
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And now let’s go on to the PROVENANCE … How reliable might a German Deputy speaking in 1919 be?
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LOTS of stuff to suggest that he would be really
UNreliable:
Probably biased – all Germans HATED the Treaty and
saw it as unfair/trying to destroy Germany;
Dolchstosslegende.
YET some things suggest he can be trusted:
He was speaking at the time (1919), and reflecting
the opinion of all Germans. British politicians Harold
Nicholson and J.M. Keynes also agreed that the
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And now let’s go on to the PROVENANCE … How reliable might a German Deputy speaking in 1919 be?
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Write your second paragraph, remembering
that the number of marks you get depends
on how fully you explain your ideas, and
prove them with facts.
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And now let’s go on to the PROVENANCE … How reliable might a German Deputy speaking in 1919 be?
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Finally, write a brief paragraph summarising
whether, overall, you agree with the
interpretation or not.
What is the ‘telling point’ – explain why.
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Conclusion
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• written a section explaining (including facts) whether
the source’s content seems reliable?
Peer-assess each other’s essays. Have they:
• written a section explaining (including facts)
whether the source’s provenance is reliable?
• finished with a conclusion, giving and explaining
a ‘telling point’?