Final Essay Questions

AP US History

Unit 3 – The New Nation

• Compare the social, political, and economic policies of two founding Presidents.

Unit 4 – Transformation of American Society

• Assess the differences in the Northern, Southern, and Western parts of the United States and explain how they changed in the early 19th century.

Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction

• Explain the social, economic, and political changes that occurred in society due to the Civil War. Consider specifically comparing pre-Civil War society and Reconstruction society.

Unit 6 – Gilded Age Society

• Explain the social, political, and economic changes that occurred in the Gilded Age.

Unit 7 – The Progressives and WWI

• Explain the impact of the Progressive Movement and WWI on society, politics, and the economy of the United States.

Unit 8 – Boom and Depression

• Compare and contrast the economic, social, and political situations of the 1920s and the 1930s in the United States.

Unit 9 – WWII and Cold War

• Explain the effect of war on the economy, society, and politics in the middle of the 20th century.

Unit 10 – The Changing Times

• Explain the changes in economic, social, and political agendas in the United States from 1950 – 1975.