Explain why Britain pursued a policy of appeasement in the 1930s? (6 marks)

• Mark scheme

Level 1: General answer lacking in any specific knowledge [1]

Level 2: Identifies AND/OR describes reasons [2-3]

Level 3: Explains ONE reason [4]

Level 4: Explains TWO reasons OR develops ONE explained reason [5]

Level 5: Adds further explanation to level 4.

'The British policy of appeasement in the 1930s was justified‘

How far do you agree with this view? (10 marks)

Success Criteria:• You must have an introduction to introduce your

argument• Your first sentence must quantify how far you agree

with the statement (avoid personalised language)• You must explain how it was justified by the British

AND how it was not justifiable.• You must have a conclusion which reiterates your

argument from the introduction• Your last sentence must quantify how far you agree

that the policy was justified.

Review

10 Mark Evaluation Markscheme

Level 1Level 1 General answer lacking specific contextual knowledge [1-2]

Level 2 Identifies AND/OR describes reasons [3-4](One mark for each point)

Level 3 Explains how appeasement was justified OR was not justified [5-6]Developed explanation to be given two marks within L3 and L4. OR

Level 4 Explains how it was both justified AND not justified [7-9]Both sides of Level 3.

Level 5 Explains with evaluation of ‘how far’ [10]