Question 1
Question detail
What fits the chronology of Great Society?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
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Topic
AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality
Question
- A. Great Society belongs in the chronology of 1920-1973.
- B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
- C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
- D. A description from a different route.
Answer
Significance check: Great Society belongs in the chronology of 1920-1973. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Post-war America within AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality and directly supports Study America and the Great Society, including Kennedy and Johnson's social policies on poverty, education and health, feminist movements, equal pay, the. Check this by using scale, duration, importance, consequence, affected group, legacy; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is Great Society belongs in the chronology. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of Great Society, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 1 Section A: Period studies and uses the same evidence base as Study America and the Great Society, including Kennedy and Johnson's social policies on poverty, education and health, feminist movements, equal pay, the. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A judgement with no supporting evidence.; 2) A point that confuses change with continuity.; 3) A description from a different route.. To decide between them, students should judge, prioritise, explain, substantiate the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
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.
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