Question detail
What best anchors flappers?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality
Question
- A. flappers is linked to 1920-1973.
- B. A claim about Part one: American people and the Boom with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: flappers is linked to 1920-1973. 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 social and cultural developments, including cinema, jazz and the position of women in society including flappers. 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 flappers is linked to 1920-1973.. This MCQ is about What best anchors flappers, 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 social and cultural developments, including cinema, jazz and the position of women in society including flappers. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Part one: American people and the Boom 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 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.
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