Monday, December 26, 2016

N15P11 MS Qn 5(c) ‘The War Guilt Clause was the main cause of German bitterness towards the Treaty of Versailles.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

Level 5 Explains with evaluation of ‘how far’ [10] As Level 4 plus evaluation. Level 4 Explanation of both sides [7–9] 

 A L4 answer will have a minimum of three explanations 
(2 on one side; 1 on the other). This will be worth a mark of 7. Fuller explanation of one issue to be given two marks. An answer which only has one explanation on one side of the argument cannot be awarded more than 8. 

 Level 3 One-sided explanation [4–6] 
 OR 
 One explanation of both sides 5–6 marks More detailed explanation of one issue to be given two marks. e.g. ‘The War Guilt Clause forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the War. Germany thought the clause was particularly unfair as they thought the blame should be shared. They were forced to accept blame and, therefore, had to pay for all the damage through reparations.’ OR e.g. ‘Germany was required to pay reparations to the Allies of £6600 million. The German economy was already in tatters and Germans feared the reparations would totally cripple them. Germans thought the total was too much especially as the Treaty had taken away from Germany industrial areas such as the Saar and Alsace-Lorraine.’ 

 Level 2 Identifies AND/OR describes [2–3] 
 (One mark for each point) e.g. WAR GUILT CLAUSE –‘Germany did not accept that it was solely the cause of the War.’ ‘The WGC left Germany open to reparations.’ ‘Germany was responsible for loss/damage to the Allies.’ OTHER CAUSES – ‘The reparation payments were too much.’ ‘The military reductions left Germany almost defenceless.’ ‘Some Germans finished up living in other countries.’ ‘Germany was divided in the east.’ ‘The Saar Basin was a major coalfield area lost from Germany.’ 

 Level 1 General answer lacking specific contextual knowledge [1] e.g. ‘In the eyes of Germans, it was clearly not true.’ Level 0 No evidence submitted or response does not address the question [0] 

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