AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality common mistakes

Avoid confusing hire purchase

A common mistake is to write about hire purchase as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part one: American people and the Boom, use precise evidence, and state whether hire purchase is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing flappers

A common mistake is to write about flappers as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part one: American people and the Boom, use precise evidence, and state whether flappers is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing prohibition

A common mistake is to write about prohibition as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part one: American people and the Boom, use precise evidence, and state whether prohibition is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing Depression

A common mistake is to write about Depression as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal, use precise evidence, and state whether Depression is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing Roosevelt

A common mistake is to write about Roosevelt as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal, use precise evidence, and state whether Roosevelt is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing Lend Lease

A common mistake is to write about Lend Lease as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal, use precise evidence, and state whether Lend Lease is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing McCarthyism

A common mistake is to write about McCarthyism as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part three: Post-war America, use precise evidence, and state whether McCarthyism is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing Black Power

A common mistake is to write about Black Power as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part three: Post-war America, use precise evidence, and state whether Black Power is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

Avoid confusing Great Society

A common mistake is to write about Great Society as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.

Anchor the answer to Part three: Post-war America, use precise evidence, and state whether Great Society is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.