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What fits the chronology of Black Power?

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Topic

AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality

Question

  1. A. Black Power belongs in the chronology of 1920-1973.
  2. B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
  3. C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
  4. D. A description from a different route.

Answer

Significance check: Black Power 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 racial tension and Civil Rights campaigns in the 1950s and 1960s, including segregation laws, Martin Luther King, peaceful protest, Malcolm X,. 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 Black Power belongs in the chronology. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of Black Power, 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 racial tension and Civil Rights campaigns in the 1950s and 1960s, including segregation laws, Martin Luther King, peaceful protest, Malcolm X,. 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 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.

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