Slavery In the 19 th century blacks were allowed greater economic and social mobility in Latin America then in the United States. How do you account for the difference? 1998 Analyse the reasons why slavery in the Americas was supported by different social and economic groups. 99 Evaluate the main arguments both for and against slavery in the America. N2002 Who opposed slavery in the Americas and why? 2004 Analyse the main arguments of those who supported slavery and those who opposed slavery. 2005 For what reasons and, in what ways, did supporters of slavery on the 19 th century use legal, religious, and economic arguments in its defense? 2006 Evaluate the economic and social conditions of free African Americans in one country of the region during the 19 th century. 2007 For what reasons, and with what impact, did abolition develop in the North of the US? 2008 Civil War/Reconstruction To what extent was the expansion of slavery into the territories the primary cause of the US Civil War? 96 Assess the contribution made by African American soldiers during the U.S. Civil War. 98 To what extent was President Lincoln more interested in preserving the Union than emancipating slaves? N98 Southern leaders risked civil war because they underestimated the North s strength and overestimated the South s power. Agree or disagree with this statement and support your position with specific arguments and examples. N98 Assess the successes and failures of Reconstruction in granting civil and political equality for former slaves in the southern states of the United States. 99 Compare the political, economic and military strengths and weaknesses of the North and South United States at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War in 1961. 2000
The attempts in Reconstruction period 1865 to 1877 to solve problems caused by the Civil War failed African Americans. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2000 Abraham Lincoln has been given greater credit than he deserves for the emancipation of the slaves in the US. How far do you agree with this statement? 2001 Slavery was the most important causes of the Civil War in the U.S. to what extent do you agree with this judgement? N2001 To what extent did economic and social differences causes the United States Civil War? 2002 Explain the reasons why compromise was no longer possible between the North and the South on the United States by 1861. N2002 Analyse the immediate and longer term political effects of the U.S. Civil War in the period 1865 to 1896. 2003 Why did the US Civil War break out in 1861? 2004 Abraham Lincoln s leadership was the main reason why the Union won the Civil War. To what extent do you agree with this claim? 2005 Assess the relative strengths of the North and the South at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. 2006 Why, in spite of the advantages of the North over the South, did the Civil War in the US last so long? 2007 Why was compromise no longer possible between the North and the South in the US by 1860? 2008 The Kansas Nebraska problem destroyed the power of the Southern pro-slavery group. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2010 To what extent was the victory of the North in the US Civil War due to its superior industrial resources and manpower? 2010
Imperialism Compare the Latin American policies of two US presidents between 1900 and 1930. 98 How far was the United States successful in implementing a closed door policy in Latin America between 1898-1914? 98 How and why has the United States intervened in Latin America between 1998-1932? N98 Compare and contrast Woodrow Wilson s and Franklin D. Roosevelts s Latin American foreign policies. 99 For what reasons, and with what results, did the United States intervened in Latin America between 1998-1932? 2000 In what ways, and for what reasons, did the United States intervened in Latin America between 1998-1932? 2001 Evaluate the changes in the U.S. policy toward Latin America from 1898 to 1941. N2001 How successful was the U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America in the first decade of the 20 th century? 2002 Assess the success or failure of two interventions by the United States in Latin America before the First World War. N2002 With reference to two countries in the region analyse the reasons for, and the effects of, the Good Neighbor Policy of the United States 2003 Analyse the key developments of US poilcy in Latin America in the period 1898 to 1936. 2004 The Spanish American War of 1898was the turning point in relations between the United States and Latin America. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2005 The main aim of Franklin Roosevelt s policy toward Latin America was to improve relations between the two regions. Assess the validity of this statement. 2006 Compare and contrast the policies toward Latin America of two US presidents between 1900 and 1945. 2007 Define what the Monroe Doctrine was and analyse how it was applied in the late 19 th century and early 20 th century. Support your answer with specific examples. 2008 Define the US policy of Moral Diplomacy and discuss its impact on the region. 2010
Great Depression Evaluate the programmes of two countries in the region for solving the Depression problems of labour and the farmer. 96 What changes in economic philosophy did the Great Depression produce in the Americas? Reference should be made to at least two countries in the region. 98 What were the causes of the Great Depression in any two countries of the region? N98 Compare Franklin D. Roosevelt s New Deal with the depression relief schemes of either R.B. Bennett of Canada or Vargas or Brazil? N98 Analyse the economic causes of the 1920 s book in the U.S. 99 Explain why some Americans gained greatly from the economic boom of the 1920s and why others did not share fully in this prosperity. 2000 With reference to any two countries in the region, evaluate the effectiveness of governmental programmes in solving the problems confronting agriculture and industry during the Great Depression. 2001 Analyse the causes of the Great Depression in one country of the region. N2001 Assess the impact of the Great Depression on the society of any one country of the region. Provide specific examples to support your answer. 2002 In what ways, and to what extent, was the relationship of business and government changed by the Great Depression in the Americas? Draw your examples from two countries in the region. How successful were government programmes in solving problems caused by Great Depression, in two countries of the region? 2003 How, and with what success, did the government of one country in the Americas try to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression? 2004 With reference to one country of the region, analyse the causes of the Great Depression and assess the political impact of the Great Depression on that country. 2005 Analyse the causes of the Great Depression in one country in the Americas. 2006
To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples from one country of the region. 2007 The Great Depression changed governments view of their role and responsibility. With reference to two countries of the region, to what extent do you agree with this statement? 2008 The prosperity of the 1920s in the Americas was more apparent than real. Using examples from two countries of the region, evaluate the validity of this statement. 2010 Why was there opposition to the New Deal policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt? 2010 Civil Rights With what justification could it be said that Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X has similar philosophies but used different methods to campaign for civil rights? 98 In what ways did the U.S. civil rights movement change during the latter hald of the 1960s? N98 How successful was Chief Justice Warren in challenging segregation in the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s? 99 Compare the significance of the events at Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 with those at Birmingham, Alabama in the period 1961 to 1988. 2000 In what ways, and for what reasons, were there differences in the philosophy and methods of the campaigns for civil rights of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X? 2001 Assess the impact of Martin Luther King on the Civil Rights movement. N2001 Analyse the success and failures of the U.S. Civil Rights movement between 1954 and 1964. 2002 Why had the civil rights movement come to the forefront of national attention in the U.S. by 1964? N2002 Account for the development of the Civil Rights movement in the USA during the 1950s. To what extent had the movement achieved its aim by the time of the March on Washington( Aug 1963)? 2003 In what ways, and for what reasons, did the civil rights movement in the US make significant progress in the period 1950 to 1964? 2004
Evaluate the impact of Black Power on the civil rights movement in the US during the second half of the 1960s. 2005 For what reasons, and in what ways, did the Civil Rights movement in the US become more radical between 1965 and 1968? 2006 To what extent had African Americans in the US gained their civil and political rights by 1968? 2007 Why was the African American Civil Rights Movement in the US more effective in the years 1954 to 1964 than in the late 1960s? 2010 Catsro Analyse the reasons for the longevity of Fidel Castro rule in Cuba.-98 Assess the circumstances in which Castro came to power in 1959. N98 Explain the reason for the long survival of the regime of Fidel Castro. 99 To what extent was Castro able to achieve his aims between 1959 and 1990, and what prevented him from achieving more? 2000 Cuba, unlike other Latin American countries, has created a true social revolution. How valid is this assessment of the impact of Castro s regime upon Catsro? 2001 Why did Cuba become a Marxist Leninist state closely tied to the Soviet Union by 1961? N2001 Why, and with what result, did Castro replace Batista as ruler of Cuba? 2002 Analyse the role of the U.S. in Cuba from 1898 and 1959. N2002 Analyse the successes and failures of Castro s social and economic policies in the period 1960-1990. 2003 Analyse the short term and longer term consequences for Cuba between 1959 to 1995 of Castro s rule. 2004 For what reasons, and with what results for the economy of Cuba, did Castro become ruler of Cuba? 2005 Compare and contrast the causes of two revolutionary movements in Latin America after 1945. 2006 Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba because of the weaknesses of the Batista s regime. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2008
Compare and contrast the rise to power of two populist leaders in Latin America between 1945 and 1979. 2010 Presidential Policy At the time they left office, Presidents Truman and Eisenhower were both given low ratings in Presidential greatness polls. They are now both ranked among the top ten presidents. What factors account for this change? 98 Examine the Middle East policies of two U.S. presidents since 1961 and determine whose has been more successful and why? N98 In what ways, and to what extent, did Eisenhower s foreign policy demonstrate the limits of American power in the 1950s? 2000 With reference to their aims and actions, examine the foreign policy of one of the following presidents of the US: Truman; Eisenhower; Carter, Reagan. 2001 Evaluate President Turman s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. N2001 Analyse the aims and achievements of the foreign policies of Truman and George Bush(1989-93). 2003 Assess the successes and failures of the foreign policies of either Harry S. Truman or Richard Nixon. 2004 The Vietnam War had a disastrous effect on the presidencies of both Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2005 Assess the successes and failures of the foreign policies of either Eisenhower or Kennedy. 2006 Analyse the successes and failures of the foreign policies of either Richard Nixon or George H.W. Bush 2008 Cold War How did the foreign policies of the United States government respond to the perceived threat of Communist aggression during the late 1940s and early 1950s? 98 To what extent were President Kennedy s actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis influenced by the Monroe Doctrine? N98
Where, and with what effect, has the Truman Doctrine been applied in foreign policy? 99 Why did the United States intervene in the Vietnam War between 1961-1971? 99 Analyse the political impact of the Vietnam War upon the U.S. between 1964 and 1974. 2001 Why had President Nixon ended American involvement in Vietnam War by 1973? N2001 Compare and contrast the Cold War policies of Truman and Eisenhower. 2002 Evaluate the impact of two of the following on the development of the Cold War; the Truman Doctrine; the Marshall Plan; the Berlin Blockade; NATO. N2002 The outcome of the Vietnam War was determined not on the battlefield, but on the television screen. How far do you agree with this statement? 2003 Analse the impact of the Cold War on Either Canada or latin America in the period 1945 to 1960. 2004 Compare and contrast the Cold War policies of two of the following US presidents: Harry S. Truman; Dwight D Eisenhower; and Ronald Reagan. 2005 In what ways, and to what extent, did the foreign policy of Ronald Reagan affect the Cold War? 2006 Analyse the effects of the Vietnam War on the US. 2007 Why, and with what consequences, did the US get involved in Korea? 2007 Analyse the successes and failures of President Kennedy s foreign policies towards Latin America between 1961 and 1963. 2010 WWII/WWI Why, and with what result, did the United States become the arsenal of democracy in 1940? N2001 With reference to one country of the region, evaluate the impact of the Second World War on the economy and on minority groups. 2005 Why did the US become involved in the Second World War? 2006 It was the U-boat campaign of 1917 which brought the US in the First World War. To what extent would you agree with this statement? 2007
The atomic bombs were necessary to end the Second World War. To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2010