Unit 4: Ch 27-32 (1945-present)

Unit Live Classes: 

2006B DBQ Essay Class

2007B DBQ Essay Class

Unit 4 Overview Class

Unit Essays: 

You are required to write three essays on the AP US History Exam: Part A (Question 1) is always a DBQ, and one can never know the precise historical era it will cover. Part B (Questions 2 and 3) always draws from Eras 1-2 (Precolonial Era through 1880), and Part C (Questions 4 and 5) always draws from Eras 3-4 (1880-present). The free-response questions on an AP US History Exam always follow this pattern:

1. DBQ

2. FRQ, Era 1

3. FRQ, Era 2

4. FRQ, Era 3

5. FRQ, Era 4

For the FRQ essays, you choose ONE prompt from 2-3, and ONE prompt from 4-5. Let this knowledge help you in your studies.

FRQ: Compare and contrast the Cold War foreign policies of TWO of the following Presidents: Harry Truman (1945–1953); Dwight Eisenhower (1953–1961); Richard Nixon (1969–1974)(2012)

DBQ: Analyze the international and domestic challenges the United States faced between 1968 and 1974, and evaluate how President Richard Nixon’s administration responded to them.(2011)

FRQ: African American leaders have responded to racial discrimination in the United States in a variety of ways. Compare and contrast the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1890s –1920s with the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1950s –1960s. (2011)

FRQ: Explain the causes and consequences of TWO of the following population movements in the United States during the period 1945-1985. (2010)

FRQ: Analyze the effects of the Vietnam War on TWO of the following in the United States in the period from 1961 to 1975. (2010).

FRQ: Analyze the ways in which the events and trends of the 1970s diminished the nation’s economic power and international influence, and challenged American’s confidence in both. (2009)

FRQ: Explain the origins of TWO of the following third parties and evaluate their impact on United States politics and national policies: The People’s Party (Populists), 1892; The Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party), 1912; The States’ Rights Party (Dixiecrats), 1948; The American Independent Party, 1968; (2009)

FRQ: Analyze the extent to which the 1920’s and the 1950’s were similar in TWO of the following areas: Impact of technology; Intolerant attitudes; Literary developments. (2008)

DBQ: Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and economic tensions in the United States. Focus your answer on the period 1964 to 1975. (2008)

DBQ: In what ways did the administration of President Lyndon B Johnson respond to the political, economic, and social problems of the United States? Assess the effectiveness of these responses. Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1960-1970 to construct your response. (2007) Essay Docs: 2007B DBQ; Graded Essay Packet: 2007B FRQ 1 Graded Essays.

FRQ: “Landslide presidential victories do not ensure continued political effectiveness or legislative success.” Assess the validity of this statement by comparing TWO of the following presidential administrations: Franklin Roosevelt (1936); Lyndon Johnson (1964); Richard Nixon (1972); Ronald Reagan (1984). (2007)

DBQ: Analyze developments from 1941 to 1949 that increased suspicion and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Use documents and your knowledge of the period 1941-1949 to construct your response. (2006)  2006B Questions  

FRQ: While the United States appeared to be dominated by consensus and conformity in the 1950’s, some Americans reacted against the status quo. Analyze the critiques of the United States society made by TWO of the following: Youth; Civil Rights Activists; Intellectuals. (2006)

FRQ: Analyze the ways in which TWO of the following contributed to the changes in women’s lives in the United States in the mid-twentieth century: Wars; Literature and/or popular culture; Medical and/or technological advances. (2005)

FRQ: Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following transformed American society in the 1960’s and 1970’s: The Civil Rights movement; the antiwar movement; the women’s movement. (2005)

FRQ: Describe the patterns of immigration in TWO of the periods listed below. Compare and contrast the responses of Americans to immigrants in these periods: 1820-1860; 1880-1924; 1965-2000. (2005)

FRQ: “Between 1960 and 1975, there was great progress in the struggle for political and social equality”. Assess the validity of this statement with respect to TWO of the following groups during that period: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Women. (2004)

FRQ: Analyze the successes and failures of the United States Cold War policy of containment as it developed in TWO of the following regions of the world during the period 1945 to 1975. (2004)