We review the recent applications of various parton models, to the problem of hadron‐hadron scattering at large momentum transfers. Models which allow direct parton‐parton interaction as well as those that do not are considered. Predictions for the structure of hadronic final states (whether or not transverse jets exist), associated multiplities, and the s and t dependencies of inclusive and exclusive cross‐sections are described for the two types of models and compared with available data. The relation of the large momentum transfer (deep) region to the small momentum transfer (Regge) region is also discussed.