World History Free-Response Questions

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5.1,5.2,5.4,6.3! Theme 4 2012 AP® WORLD HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS WORLD HISTORY SECTION II Note: This exam uses the chronological designations B.C.E. (before the common era) and C.E. (common era). These labels correspond to B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (anno Domini), which are used in some world history textbooks. Part A (Suggested writing time—40 minutes) Percent of Section II score—33 1/3 Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-10. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:…show more content…
factories, circa 1900. From morning, while it was still dark, we worked in the lamplit factory till From morning, while it was still dark, we worked in the stand on our feet. ten at night. After work, we hardly had the strength to lamplit factory till ten at night. After work, intohardly had theystrength to stand on our feet. When we worked later we the night, the occasionally gave us a yam. When we worked later into the night, they occasionally gavethen it would We then had to do our washing, fix our hair, and so on. By us a yam. We then hadcto do There was no fix our hair, and winter;By then it would be eleven o’ lock. our washing, heat even in the so on. we had to sleep be eleven o’clock. There was no heat even in the winter;firsthad to sleep huddled together to stay warm. We were not paid the we year. In the huddled year my parents warm. We were not paid the first year. In the second together to stay got 35 yen,* and the following year 50 yen. second year my parents got 35 yen,* and the following year 50 yen. ----Soon after I went to work in the factory, my younger sister Aki came to Soon after I wentIto work in worked for about two years, and then took to work there too. think she the factory, my younger sister Aki came to workbed becausethink she worked time there were about thirty sick people her there…show more content…
Income from cities and the industrial centers toneeds and subsistence of the parents the farms provides for the family become factory workers. Income from the farms provides for the family needs and subsistencefactory parents and siblings. The person who takes employment in the of the is an unattached component of the family. All he or she the factory is an 114 and siblings. The person who takes employment inhas to do is earn enough unattached component of the family. All he orthe workers’ wages are low. to maintain his or her own living. That is why she has to do is earn enough to maintainhowor her own a force That is why continues to wages the low. This shows his important living. agriculture the workers’ be for are This shows how our nation’s commerce and industry. to be for the development of important a force agriculture continues  development of our nation’s commerce and

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