O-LevelHistoryDepth studies2147/22 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q97 Marks

Study Source D.

(a)How useful is this source as evidence about American involvement in Vietnam? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.[7]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2020). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[7] Level 6: Not useful, questions source as evidence because of McNamara's purpose i.e. to present himself as reasonable, to justify himself
[6] Level 5: Accepts source as useful evidence because he admits they got things wrong
[5] Level 4: Useful because believable/not useful because not believable, argued through cross-reference
[3-4] Level 3: Useful for content/information about events
[2] Level 2: Undeveloped provenance OR Not useful because of what it does not tell you about US involvement
[1] Level 1: Repeats/paraphrases what the source says OR Unsupported assertions
[0] Level 0: No evidence submitted or does not address the question

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Topic: Depth studies, O-Level History (syllabus 2147). Structured question, 7 marks.
Source: O-Level History, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 9.

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