Question detail
What best anchors Depression?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality
Question
- A. Depression is linked to 1920-1973.
- B. A claim about Hoover with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Depression is linked to 1920-1973. is the best answer. It fits Part two: Bust: Americans' experiences of the Depression and New Deal within AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality and directly supports Study American society during the Depression, including unemployment, farmers, businessmen, Hoover's responses, Hoover's unpopularity and Roosevelt's election. Check this by using trigger, background factor, short-term cause, long-term cause, result, impact; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is Depression is linked to 1920-1973.. This MCQ is about What best anchors Depression, 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 American society during the Depression, including unemployment, farmers, businessmen, Hoover's responses, Hoover's unpopularity and Roosevelt's election. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Hoover with no date or context.; 2) An opinion that ignores historical evidence.; 3) A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.. To decide between them, students should separate, explain, weigh, link the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
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.
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