Unit 3 Part B The Controversy Question Advice from the chief examiner.
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Unit 3 Part BThe Controversy
Question Advice from the chief examiner
What is the Controversy Question?
The maximum mark for the Controversy Question is 40 (24 for use of the sources and 16 for own knowledge)
15 minutes planning and 50 minutes writing
You should aim to write 800-1000 words
What is the Controversy Question?
Requires you to make and support a judgement about a historical interpretation (causes, consequences or key features)
The 2-3 secondary sources provide evidence of differing views
How to use the sources
Source-led analysis (24 marks)
Content Cross-referencing Evaluation of historical claims
How to keep the Examiner happy
Clear structure
Source-led analysis
Short quotations from the sources
How to keep the Examiner happy
Own knowledge used to supplement source-based arguments and introduce new issues
Focus on interpretation NOT historiography
An explicit judgement
How to annoy your Examiner
‘Stream of consciousness’
Source by source summaries
Failure to include quotations from the sources
Over-reliance on either sources or own knowledge
Use sources 7, 8 and 9 and your own knowledge.
How far do you agree with the view that the development of the Cold War in the years 1945-48 owed more to Soviet expansionism than to the USA’s economic interests?
Explain your answer, using sources 7, 8, 9 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy.