1. Lesson Objectives ICEBERG QUESTIONS
To revise section B exam technique for 12 mark questions
ICEBERG
QUESTIONS

2. How does Section B work?
This is the specialist knowledge section of the paper and can be on any topic in the American West
You will have a choice between two questions – question 2 or question 3 (these will be on different topics)
Each question has 3 parts, eg. 2a, 2b and 2c – you much answer all parts of ONE question
a = 4 marks, b = 8 marks, c = 12 marks
Time per question = number of marks + 5mins

3. Level 1: Answer that provides general statements, describe single factors or basic facts about why the Indians didn’t like whites 1-2 marks
Level 2: Answer that describes several factors to do with the topic briefly. Doesn’t explain how important the factors are OR
Answer that identifies and explains one factor, in depth, to do with the topic. Doesn’t explain how important the factor is 3-6 marks
Level 3: Answer that recognises and explain several factors to do with the topic in specific detail. Answers at this level may begin to evaluate the importance of factor(s) marks
Level 4: Answer that is the same as level 3 but also clearly evaluates the relative importance of individual factors and has a clear conclusion saying the most important reason. Answer may also show links between factors marks

4. Top Tips 12 Marks = 17 minutes
This is an ICEBERG question. You need to talk about the factor or issue they give you in the question and at least 3 other reason that help explain why the event happened
4 paragraphs
Conclusion

5. Factors to learn and remember!
Role of the Government
Impact and importance of the Railroad
Manifest Destiny
Conflict with the Indians / Plains wars / Reservations
Clash of different cultures
New Technologies
Improved Communications
Hard work and determination of settlers
Size of the American West
Extreme weather conditions
Lack of Law and Order
Women

6. Past 12 mark questions
2003
Why was it so difficult for the Plains Indians to understand the ways of white people?
How important was the work of the Mormons in enabling them to settle successfully in Salt Lake City?
How important was new technology in the end of open range ranching by 1895?
Why had the American West becoming more peaceful and law-abiding by 1895?
2004
Why did the white think that the Plains Indians were uncivilised savages?
Why did many white people think that the Indian “problem” had been solved by 1895?
2005
Why were the Mormons successful in building a city for themselves at the Great Salt Lake?
How important was the role of Custer in the defeat of the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
2006
How important were new farming methods in overcoming the problems which white people faced when settling on the Great Plains?
How important were the actions of the government in trying to overcome the problem of law and order?

7. How important was the US Army in the defeat of the Plains Indians?
2007
How important were the railways in the development of Cattle ranching on the Great Plains?
How important was the leadership of Brigham Young in both leading the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake and then settling there?
2008
How important was the US Army in the defeat of the Plains Indians?
How important was cattle rustling as a cause of lawlessness and violence in the West?
2009
How important was the winter of 1886 – 1887, amongst other factors, in the development of the Cattle Industry on the Great Plains?
How important was a belief in the idea of ‘Manifest Destiny’, amongst other factors, in encouraging white people to settle on the Great Plains?
2010
How important was the destruction of the buffalo, amongst other factors, in ending the traditional way of life of the Plains Indians?
How important were the actions of the United States government, amongst other factors, in the setting up of a permanent Mormon home around the Great Salt Lake?

8. What 3 targets can you set yourself to improve your knowledge / exam technique for this part of the exam?
What 3 things do you know now, that you didn’t at the start of the lesson?