The 1995-1996 AP US History Essay Review Project

The North High AP US History Class has developed essays on the following topics. I hope you will join us in reviewing the essays on-line, critiquing both accuracy of content, thesis development, factual support, and documentation of sources.

George Cassutto at georgecassutto@hotmail.com

1) Type: Change over time.

• 2) Cause and effect:

  Topic: How did the failure of the Versailles Treaty lead to the coming of World War II?*

• 3) Type: Compare and contrast.

  Topic: Industrial Revolution: The steel and oil industries developed according to the leadership of the industrialist in charge*.

• 4) Type: Define and Identify.

  Topic: The rebelliousness of 1960s Culture

• 5) Type: Statement, react to it.

  Topic: The New Deal moved America one step closer to Socialism*

• 6) Type: Evaluation

  Topic: Southern generals were more effective than their Union counterparts.*

• 7) Statement from a particular viewpoint.

  Topic: Women's Rights: Explain why suffrage for women was delayed so long*. Send all reviews of these essays to: George Cassutto at georgecassutto@hotmail.com.

  The AP US History class of Carol Rudy at Champlin High School in Minnesota has sent a number of reviews of several of the above essays (those marked with *). We hope you will take a look a t the student reviews submitted by this pioneering AP US History class. A link to the reviews have also been placed at the bottom of the essay. Thanks for being part of our project, folks!

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