IGCSE History - American (0409) — May–June 2023, Paper 02

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Question 1 · 6 marks · Manifest Destiny and Early Expansion, 1830–1880

Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the migration of people to California in 1849? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.

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Question 2 · 7 marks · Manifest Destiny and Early Expansion, 1830–1880

Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the idea of Manifest Destiny? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.

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Question 3 · 7 marks · Manifest Destiny and Early Expansion, 1830–1880

Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of Lincoln's attitude towards the settlement of the West? Explain your answer using details from the source and your…

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Question 4 · 10 marks · Manifest Destiny and Early Expansion, 1830–1880

Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources disagree over the reasons why tension developed between the Mormons and the authorities in Missouri in 1838? Explain your answer using…

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Question 5 · 15 marks · Manifest Destiny and Early Expansion, 1830–1880

Study all the sources. 'The belief in Manifest Destiny was the main reason for Westward expansion after 1830.' To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from…

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Question 6 · 6 marks · The Women's Suffrage Movement, 1866–1920

Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the suffrage movement in the 1880s? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.

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Question 7 · 7 marks · The Women's Suffrage Movement, 1866–1920

Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the leadership of Lucretia Mott in the American Equal Rights Association? Explain your answer using details from…

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Question 8 · 7 marks · The Women's Suffrage Movement, 1866–1920

Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the contribution of Lucy Stone to the campaign for female suffrage? Explain your answer using details from the source…

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Question 9 · 10 marks · The Women's Suffrage Movement, 1866–1920

Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their attitude towards the contribution that Elizabeth Cady Stanton made to the campaign for women's suffrage? Explain your…

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Question 10 · 15 marks · The Women's Suffrage Movement, 1866–1920

Study all the sources. 'The main quality of suffragist leaders was their ability as public speakers.' To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the…

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Question 11 · 6 marks · The United States and the World, 1880–1917

Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.

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Question 12 · 7 marks · The United States and the World, 1880–1917

Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the reasons why the US went to war in 1898? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.

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Question 13 · 7 marks · The United States and the World, 1880–1917

Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the reasons for the breakdown in relations between the US and Spain in March 1898? Explain your answer using details…

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Question 14 · 10 marks · The United States and the World, 1880–1917

Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources disagree in their view about US intervention in Cuba? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge.

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Question 15 · 15 marks · The United States and the World, 1880–1917

Study all the sources. 'Humanitarian concerns was the main reason why the US government got involved in the Spanish-American War.' To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer…

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Question 16 · 6 marks · American Society and Popular Culture, c.1920–1970

Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about popular entertainment during the 1920s? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.

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Question 17 · 7 marks · American Society and Popular Culture, c.1920–1970

Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the impact of the cinema upon American society during this period? Explain your answer using details from the…

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Question 18 · 7 marks · American Society and Popular Culture, c.1920–1970

Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the views of those who opposed the changing lifestyles of women in the 1920s? Explain your answer using details from the…

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Question 19 · 10 marks · American Society and Popular Culture, c.1920–1970

Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their attitudes towards the living standards of the American people during this period? Explain your answer using details…

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Question 20 · 15 marks · American Society and Popular Culture, c.1920–1970

Study all the sources. 'All Americans experienced significant change in their lifestyles during this period.' To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from…

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