APUSH Quizzes

1998 DBQs --> 1775-1825
1999 DBQs --> 1750-1800
 2000 DBQs --> 1875-1925
 2002 DBQs --> 1810-1860

1920-1970 Period (teacher-/student-created)

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World War II was more important than the Great Depression in fundamentally transforming American society.  Assess the validity of this statement based on your knowledge of American society between 1930 and 1945 and the documents below.   (by Mr. Steven Mercado, Chaffey H. S., CA)

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President Franklin Roosevelt moved the generally isolationist American public to an interventionist position on entering WWII by failing to reveal foreknowledge of an attack on Pearl Harbor.     Using the documents and knowledge of the period 1921-1945, assess the validity of this statement.    (By Matt Waddingham, student of Jim Campbell, McDonough H. S., Pomfret, MD)

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How did the economic and social impact of World War II alter American society between 1939 and 1965 with regard to:      *  minorities            *  women's status            *  middle class lifestyle
(By Mr. Gordon Price Utz, Jr., Stratford Senior H. S., Houston, TX)

usa5_2.gif (194 bytes) America following the Second World War can best be characterized as a content society, primarily concerned with consumer goods and conformity.  Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1945-1961, assess the validity of this statement.      (By Mr. Bob McHugh, Saucon Valley N. S., PA)

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To what extent did the decade of the 1950s deserve its reputation as an age of political, social and cultural conformity?   (By Mr. Jim Tomlin, Corona del Mar H. S., CA)

usa5_2.gif (194 bytes) Using the base mark of 1945, investigate and explain the impact of the outbreak of the Cold War upon the United States in any two of the following areas:             *  domestic affairs               *  foreign policy
*  military strategy          (By Mr. Gordon Price Utz, Jr., Stratford Senior H. S., Houston, TX)

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American society achieved a remarkable degree of cultural consensus and affluence between the years 1945 and 1960.  Assess the validity of this statement using your knowledge of American society during this time period and the documents below.   (by Mr. Steven Mercado, Chaffey H. S., CA)

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To what extent was the United States successful in preventing the world-wide spread of Communism between 1945 and 1970?   Answer the question using your knowledge of the period and the documents below.     (by Mr. Steven Mercado, Chaffey H. S., CA)
usa5_2.gif (194 bytes) More than any other influence of the 20th Century, the decisions of the Warren Court [1953-69] had a revolutionary impact on American society.  Assess the validity of this statement.     (By Mr. Jim Tomlin, Corona del Mar H. S., CA)
usa5_2.gif (194 bytes) Did the attitudes and policies of the United States government regarding the war in Viet Nam (1965-1975) reflect the attitudes of the American people during the time of the war? Why or why not? Include present-day opinions and facts about the war in assessing this question as well as the documents.
(By Mr. Gordon Price Utz, Jr., Stratford Senior H. S., Houston, TX)

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OTHER STUDENT-CREATED DBQ SITES:

Murray City High School, UT

Darien High School, CT
Hempfield Area Senior HS, PA



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