8.1 AP® Writing Historically: Short-Answer Question Practice

Read the following question carefully and write a short response. Use complete sentences. Using the following excerpts, answer (a), (b), and (c).

Question 1

Short answer

Briefly explain ONE major difference between Williams’s and Gaddis’s interpretations of the origins of the Cold War.

Question 2

Short answer

Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development from the period that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Williams’s argument.

Question 3

Short answer

Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Gaddis’s argument.

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