History · Historical concepts

CAUSE — Cause and consequence

History · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. What cause and consequence means

   The interplay of multiple reasons for and results of events: actors and conditions, short and long term, and why nothing was inevitable.

2. Analysing causes and consequences

   The questions the concept prompts: underlying versus trigger, relative weighting, actors versus conditions, and intended versus unintended results.

3. In the exam, and common pitfalls

   How causation is tested in Paper 2 and essays, its link to source skills, and the errors that turn analysis back into narrative.