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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The United States by the begging of the nineteenth century is shrouded in a tumultuous political atmosphere. Since the United States have been established as a new nation‚ after the separation from Great Britain and the Revolutionary War‚ which events took precedence above all issues‚ now in the early years of the nineteenth century another great political dispute moves to the forefront and that is the issue of slavery. Because of a controversial ruling of the Supreme Court in 1857 slavery was legal
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John Haralampoudis Mr. Holzer 5/13/09 History The Great Depression DBQ After Black Tuesday the U.S went into an economic crisis known as the Great Depression. During the depression the poltical‚ economic‚ and social institutions in the U.S were in bad conditions. The government‚ various groups and individuals sought ways
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Hatian Revolution DBQ The Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony‚ it led to the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic. The three documents that I chose are documents 2‚ 4‚ and 8. The point of view of document 2 is Toussaint L’ Ouverture (the leader of the Haitian Revolution). The point of view of document 4 is Henry Adams. The point of view of document 8 is Europeans. All of these point of views gave us insight on how everyone saw the revolution
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Cold War DBQ Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1 -- 14. (Some of the documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question. • Discusses a majority of documents individually
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APUSH DBQ As World War II was coming to an end during 1945‚ the creation of one of the most destructive weapons known to humanity occurred within the United States. This weapon‚ known as “the atomic bomb‚” was used on the two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ resulting in a death toll unprecedented by any military weapon used before and an immediate‚ unconditional surrender. Some historians believe President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to intimidate the Soviet Union whereas
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Frank Owens Mrs. Wilson World History 12/5/2014 DBQ What form of government was most effective-democracy or absolutism- for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe? During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries there were two forms of government. The two forms of government were democracy and absolutism. Both of these forms of government were effective in their own ways. Absolutism though was the most effective during this time. Absolutism is when the ruler has unlimited power. Many
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Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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combination of being wealthy‚ and having been a successful governor of New York‚ put him in a good spot for approval‚ not to mention his family names. Both of his grandfathers were two of the most influential men in United States’ history‚ one being John D. Rockefeller‚ founder of the Standard Oil company‚ and the other being Nelson Aldrich‚ one of the most powerful senators of all time. Other than Ford’s new vice president‚ Nixon’s cabinet remained untouched until what is considered the “Sunday Morning
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Written on side of one of America’s most notable landmark‚ The Statue of Liberty is the iconic line “Give me your tired‚ your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breath free”(Carnes 640). The message that “Lady Liberty” conveys is one of acceptance and embracement of immigrants no matter how poor‚ outcaste‚ or unwanted‚ because America was the “Land of Opportunity.” The cartoon in Puck Magazine depicts the United States as a US Ark Refuge with Uncle Sam opening his arms to the poor and decrepit
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