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

1. 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.

2. '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 sentencemustquantify how far you agree with the statement (avoid personalised language) You mustexplain 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

3. 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]