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Which judgement is best supported?

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality

Question

  1. A. prohibition is significant when tied to Ku Klux Klan.
  2. B. A broad opinion without context.
  3. C. A consequence described as a cause.
  4. D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.

Answer

Chronology check: prohibition is significant when tied to Ku Klux Klan. is the best answer. It fits Part one: American people and the Boom within AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality and directly supports Study divided society, including organised crime, prohibition, racial tension, immigrant experiences, immigration impact, the Ku Klux Klan, the Red Scare and the. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is prohibition is significant when tied to. This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, 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 divided society, including organised crime, prohibition, racial tension, immigrant experiences, immigration impact, the Ku Klux Klan, the Red Scare and the. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

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.

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