Cause vs trigger

GCSE · History · OCR · AO2 — Explain and analyse historical events and periods using second-order concepts (cause, consequence, change, continuity, similarity, difference, significance)

Question

Explain the difference between an underlying cause and an immediate cause (trigger), using an example from any topic you have studied. [4 marks]

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