The United States and the World, 1880–1917 — IGCSE History - American (0409) questions by topic
The United States and the World questions ask how reliable a source is as evidence for the breakdown in US-Spain relations or entering the First World War, why sources disagree about US involvement in Nicaragua, and whether business interests mainly drove involvement in Central and South America, worth between 6 and 15 marks.
Explain, evaluate, to what extent, assess and describe consistently require engagement with the given sources rather than a general account of foreign policy. Drawn from 15 questions set across 2023 to 2025 papers on the 1880 to 1917 period, this page's instant marking checks whether reliability judgements are tied to a source's specific content, which the mark scheme treats differently from general scepticism about sources.
May–June 2025, Paper 02
Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.
Answer this question and get it marked →Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying US foreign policy in the early twentieth century? Explain your answer using details from the source and your own…
Answer this question and get it marked →Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of views about US relations with other countries? Explain your answer using details from the source and your own knowledge.
Answer this question and get it marked →Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources disagree about the reasons why the United States became involved in the affairs of Nicaragua after 1909? Explain your answer using…
Answer this question and get it marked →Study all the sources (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G). "The desire to extend its business interests overseas was the main reason why the United States got involved in the affairs of…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 02
Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about American attitudes to entering the First World War? Explain your answer.
Answer this question and get it marked →Study Source B. How useful is this source as evidence of American attitudes to entering the First World War? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.
Answer this question and get it marked →Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of American attitudes to entering the First World War? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.
Answer this question and get it marked →Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their attitude to the United States entering the First World War? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your…
Answer this question and get it marked →Study all the sources (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G). "By April 1917 the majority of Americans supported the United States entering the First World War." To what extent do you agree?…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 02
Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge.
Answer this question and get it marked →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.
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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.
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →