Study Source B. Why was this source published at this time? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [Level 6 (8 marks)] Explains purpose in context.
2. [Level 6 (Context)] The Treaty has not yet been signed, but negotiations are well underway.
3. [Level 5 (6-7 marks)] Explains the purpose of the publication (must include intended impact on the audience) - to get people to accept/support the reparations bill/justify the reparations bill.
4. [Note] Allow reference to the Treaty if there is focus on reparations elsewhere in the response
5. [Level 4 (5 marks)] Explains the big message – the reparations are fair, or Germany is being unreasonable in complaining about the reparations
6. [Level 3 (3-4 marks)] Explains context only – fails to explain message or purpose of source, OR Explains a valid sub-message
7. [Level 2 (2 marks)] Interprets source or describes the context – but not used as a reason for publication
8. [Level 1 (1 mark)] Surface descriptions of the source
9. [Level 0 (0 marks)] No evidence submitted, or response does not address the question