Which was more important as a cause of the Second World War:

* Hitler’s aims in foreign policy; * Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement, 1938-1939?

You must refer to both causes when explaining your answer. (10 marks)

Task

Read both of the answers below and make notes on what makes the first answer “bad” and the second answer “good”. Things to think about:

* Does it focus on the question? How do you know if it is focusing on the question? * Does it answer the question, e.g. does it focus on explanation or description, and does it come to a conclusion about which bullet point was most important? * Does it include irrelevant material, e.g. things which happened before or after the dates mentioned in the question? * Does the structure of the answer affect its quality? If so, how? * Is there anything good about the bad answer?
Task

Read both of the answers below and make notes on what makes the first answer “bad” and the second answer “good”. Things to think about:

* Does it focus on the question? How do you know if it is focusing on the question? * Does it answer the question, e.g. does it focus on explanation or description, and does it come to a conclusion about which bullet point was most important? * Does it include irrelevant material, e.g. things which happened before or after the dates mentioned in the question? * Does the structure of the answer affect its quality? If so, how? * Is there anything good about the bad answer?

Bad answer

Hitler aimed to overturn the Treaty of Versailles, unite German speakers, conquer Lebensraum and defeat communism. In 1936 he marched his troops into the Rhineland. Britain and France could have stopped him but they didn’t because they were distracted by the Abyssinian Crisis and by their own economic problems. Then in March 1938 Hitler united Germany