AP History DBQ/LEQ Writing and Soviet Feminism Practice Flashcards

These flashcards cover the key vocabulary and concepts for AP History DBQ and LEQ writing strategies, alongside historical context regarding Soviet female equality and Second Wave Feminism as discussed in the lecture notes.

Soviet Female Equality Argument

The claim that the Soviets promised gender equality but failed to deliver, as women in the 1980s were paid approximately $\frac{1}{3}$ of male salaries despite being better educated.

Leninist Thought (on Gender)

Early ideological principles that advocated for radical gender equality under Marxist frameworks.

Second Wave Feminism

A 20th-century movement spearheaded by Simone de Beauvoir that focused on women's social and economic equality and their ability to describe their own identity.

Simone de Beauvoir

The influential author of "The Second Sex" who was a central figure in the rise of Second Wave Feminism.

"The Second Sex"

A foundational work by Simone de Beauvoir that evoked the idea that women should describe the ideas of being a woman.

SAPP

A document analysis tool used for the DBQ to identify the Historical Situation, Audience, Purpose, and Point of View (Natural Rights).

DBQ (Document Based Question)

A formulaic essay requiring students to use at least six documents to support an argument, incorporate sourcing, and provide outside evidence.

Contextualization

The introductory portion of an essay that explains the broader historical background or events leading up to the prompt's time period.

360-Degree Contextualization

A method of providing context by explaining what was happening simultaneously in different regions (e.g., North, South, and West in the US).

Sequential Contextualization

A method of providing context by listing a chain of events that directly caused the situation described in the prompt.

Thesis/Claim

A historically defensible statement that establishes a line of reasoning, directly answers the prompt, and is typically located in the introduction or conclusion.

Causation

A historical thinking method focused on a sequential course of events and explaining how they trigger one another.

Compare and Contrast

A historical thinking method that analyzes how an event affected groups similarly and differently.

Continuity and Change Over Time (CCOT)

A historical thinking method that identifies what remained the same and what shifted before and after a specific event.

Sourcing

The requirement to explain how a document's point of view, purpose, historical situation, or audience is relevant to the essay’s argument.

Historical Situation (Sourcing)

Explaining the specific background or causes behind the creation of a particular document.

Intended Audience (Sourcing)

Identifying who a document was written for and explaining how that targeted group influenced the writing.

Point of View (Sourcing)

Analyzing the author's specific perspective and its impact on the content or tone of the document.

Purpose (Sourcing)

Identifying the reason why the author produced the document and how that intent affects the information presented.

Outside Evidence

A specific historical fact or piece of evidence used to support an argument that is not mentioned in any documents or the contextualization paragraph.

Complexity (Point 7)

A rubric point awarded for demonstrating a nuanced understanding by analyzing multiple variables, explaining cause and effect, or corroborating multiple perspectives.

LEQ (Long Essay Question)

A historical essay that requires a thesis, context, and specific evidence, but does not provide provided documents, requiring students to retrieve facts from memory.