AP® World History: Modern 2024 - Short-Answer Question 2 - Scoring Guidelines and Student Samples

Sep 29, 2026

2024 AP® World History: Modern Short-Answer Question 2 scoring materials provide evaluation criteria for three components tied to a primary-source image: identifying a likely political purpose, explaining how the image reflects Germany’s post–World War I economic situation, and explaining how the rise of the German National Socialist Party contributed to World War II. The document details general scoring notes on accuracy and clarity, and includes student sample responses with scores and commentary for parts (a), (b), and (c), grounded in historically defensible content.

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Short-Answer Question 2

Short-Answer Question 2: Scoring Guidelines

General Scoring Notes

Student Samples and Scoring Commentary

2024 AP® World History: Modern Sample Student Responsesand Scoring Commentary Set 1 Inside: Short-Answer Question 2 ☑ Scoring Guidelines ☑ Student Samples ☑ Scoring Commentary © 2024 College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org). [AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org). AP® World History: Modern 2024 Scoring Guidelines | Question 2: Short Answer Primary Source 3 points | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | General Scoring Notes
• Each point is earned independently.
• Accuracy: These scoring guidelines require that students demonstrate historically defensible content knowledge. Given the timed nature of the exam, responses may contain errors that do not detract from their overall quality, as long as the historical content used to advance the argument is accurate.
• Clarity: Exam responses should be considered first drafts and thus may contain grammatical errors.
Those errors will not be counted against a student unless they obscure the successful demonstration of the content knowledge, skills, and practices described below.
• Describe: Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic. Description requires more than simply mentioning an isolated term.
• Explain: Provide information about how or why a historical development or process occurs or how or why a relationship exists. | | | | | | | | [a] | Identify ONE likely political purpose of the image.
Examples that earn this point include the following:
• The poster was created to inspire people to vote for the Nazi party.
• The poster was created to convince people that voting for the Nazi party would solve their economic problems.
• The poster was intended to make people angry with the current government and its management of the economy. | 1 point | | [b] | Explain ONE way the image illustrates the economic situation of the period after the First World War.
Examples that earn this point include the following:
• The image shows the poverty that many families in Germany and elsewhere faced because of the Great Depression.
• The image illustrates the growing popularity of the idea that governments should take a more active role in economic life.
• The image shows that Germany suffered greatly following its defeat in the First World War, including unemployment, reparations, or inflation. | 1 point | © 2024 College Board [c] Explain ONE way the rise of the German National Socialist Party led to the Second World War. Examples that earn this point include the following: 1 point • The rise of the Nazi Party contributed to aggressive militarism and the invasions of other countries. • The rise of the Nazi Party led to intense nationalism and a desire to create “living space” for Germans through military expansion and conquest. • After Hitler and the German National Socialist Party (the Nazis) gained totalitarian control over Germany, Hitler turned his attention to military domination of Europe, Africa, and other regions. Total for question 2 3 points © 2024 College Board 1 of 1 2A • Write your answer to SHOR - NSWER UESTION on this pa e onIy. Do NOT write outside the box. Do not skip Iines. A a n n e a n En o res onse a a or Use a pen with bIa k or dark Iue nk onIy. Do NOT write yo r na e. Do NOT write outside the box. 0121319 •• • • •• • • • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - •- 1 of 1 2B 1 of 1 2C AP® World History: Modern 2024 Scoring Commentary Short Answer Questio

FAQs

What does Short-Answer Question 2 require students to do with the primary-source image?

Students answer three parts based on the image: identify a likely political purpose, explain how the image illustrates the period’s economic situation after World War I, and explain how the rise of the German National Socialist Party led to World War II.

What types of responses typically earn full credit for part (a)?

Responses that identify a clear political purpose of the image, such as encouraging people to vote for the Nazi Party or linking voting to resolving economic problems, generally earn the point.

Sep 29, 2026

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