Examiner's Specific Advice

A question that demands an assessment of the role of a key reason requires evaluation of a range of factors against that factor. Answers should give prominence to the reason raised (resources), but should balance it against other factors, explain how all the reasons are interlinked and assess their relative significance. Candidates should cover a good range of reasons, perhaps including most of the following areas: the extent of northern resources (compared to the South); effective use of resources; political leadership; military leadership; morale; strategy and battles.

Exemplar Question

1. To what extent can the victory of the North in the Civil War be explained by superior resources? [50 marks]

 

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