Writing a DBQ Document Based Question There will be one document-based question on the AP exam. The document-based question will have one of the following historical thinking skills as its main focus: causation‚ change & continuity over time‚ comparison‚ interpretation‚ or periodization. All document-based questions will also always assess the historical thinking skills of historical argumentation‚ appropriate use of relevant historical evidence‚ contextualization‚ and synthesis. Loading
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Twenties because America’s economy increased and society morals changed. The 1920s was modern America. The economic increase looked good for America but no one knew what was occurring behind the scenes. Prohibition was enforced on July 19‚ 1920. The legislation of prohibition introduced gangsterism. Prohibition was meant to enforce discipline‚ instead it created corruption. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character‚ Jay Gatsby‚ was new money and gained his money through illegal business
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Great Depression DBQ Great Depression DBQ During the early 1930s‚ the United States has fallen into a great depression. Banks have fallen and unemployment is at an all-time low. Nearly 40% of nonfarm workers were unemployed during the beginning of his presidency. Now a new inaugurated president has decided to take these issues into his own hands and issued a New Deal that promised relief‚ reform and recovery to the fallen nation. FDR’s New Deal was effective because he issued
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The Controlled Substances Act (Marijuana Prohibition) CLN-4U Unit One Essay Cailey Bazik CLN 4U – Unit One Essay Controlled Substances Act Marijuana Prohibition The Controlled substance act pertaining to Marijuana has been a long on going battle as to whether marijuana should be legal in Canada and taken out of this act. The law behind the drug has a long history and many failed attempts at decriminalization. There are both positive and negative effects to this law‚ but I believe the
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Name_____________________________ Date_______________ Per___________ DBQ REVIEW What is the question of the DBQ? In your own words what is the question asking you to do? In just a few words (2-5) what are the following Documents about? Document ___- Document ___- Document ___- Document ___- Document ___- Come up with 3 categories that help answer the question above and can include all of the documents. A document can be placed in more than one category.
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DBQ Scoring Guide for: ____________________ Total: ___/7 Grade: _____/5.0 Thesis 0 Points 1 Point Missing‚ poorly developed‚ or partially developed (simply restating the question) Sets up the argument AND addresses the targeted skill Thesis addresses all parts of the question Analysis of Evidence to Support Thesis/Argument 0 Points 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points Essay does not use the documents OR Essay simply describes or paraphrases the documents (“tells what” vs. “shows how”) Essay analyzes
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Prohibition‚ Why Did Americans Change Their Minds? Alcohol was thought to be the source of several of the nation’s problems. Issues like domestic violence‚ unemployment and poverty. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union first introduced the idea of prohibition‚ the illegalization of the buying‚ selling or consumption of alcohol. Prohibition was made official in 1919 as Nebraska became the 36th state to ratify the proposal. Prohibition took effect one year later in 1920. In the beginning‚ prohibition
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Why did Prohibition fail? During the early 1900’s American citizens were becoming more worried about the effects of alcohol. Men were often spending the majority of their paychecks on alcoholic beverages instead of setting it aside for the family. Not only would men waste all their money at these taverns and such they would return home very polluted (drunk). While they were intoxicated they would often abuse their wives and children. This started to make women angrier and upset. Americans
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Anti-Saloon league‚ which was the biggest prohibition group. It states how the Anti-Saloon League achieved getting the 18th amendment passed‚ thus banning alcohol. This is a valid source because the article is on a library site‚ and the information came directly from books and primary sources. This article will be used to show how the Anti-Saloon league use propaganda to trick everyone into thinking prohibition would be a helpful thing.This article focuses on how prohibition was the politicians fault‚ it states
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THE CONCEPT OF LEASEHOLD AND FREEHOLD UNDER THE NIGERIAN LAND USE ACT OF 1978 Written by IMIETE‚ AKEBIN ONYIGHI INTRODUCTION The term estate as indicates an interest in land of some particular duration is of different kinds.1 There are different kinds of estates. Estates are basically divided into two: Freehold estate and Leasehold estate.2 Under the English common law doctrine of estate there are three estates of freehold: (a) fee simple‚ (b) fee tail and (c) life estates. Fee simple and life
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