Challenged Existing Power LEQ

• Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.

• Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.

• Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.

• Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity, or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.

• Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt

TASK: In the mid- to late twentieth century, a variety of political, military, and nonviolent methods were used to bring about political and social change.

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which an individual, group, or movement in the mid- to late twentieth century successfully challenged existing power structures during this period.