History of USA Paper 2000

**Argus** · #1 04-18-2005

History of USA 2003

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No.8,which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

1. President John Adams inherited George Washington’s policy problems but not his aura of leadership. Elaborate.

2. The American Civil War brought revolutionary dangers in warfare, but more important, produced significant economic and political reconstruction in the country. Discuss.

3. Monroe Doctrine was a Charter of America’s Isolation. Still what circumstances compelled U.S.A. to plunge into the World Wars.

4. Describe Pan-Americanism with special reference to Latin American Republics.

5. J.F. Kennedy was many men. He was a statesman and politician. Analyze his domestic reforms.

6. What are the sources of government Revenues and Funds in U.S.A.? Is it true to say that the Americans pay taxes for civilized society?

7. Write short notes on any TWO of the following:

(a) Dollar Diplomacy (b) Cold War
(c) Eisenhower Doctrine (d) U - 2 Incident

8. Write only the correct answers in the Answer Book. Don’t reproduce the questions.

(1) America was named after:

(a) Christopher Columbus ((by Amerigo Vespucci (c) Ferdinand Magellan

(2) How many British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States?

(a)13 (b) 20 ‘ (c) 51

(3) The Boston Tea Incident took place in:.

(a) 1770 1773 (c) 1789

(4) California was settled most rapidly after_____________ was discovered in 1848:

(a) gold (b) coal (c) natural gas

(5)With which country U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty?

(a) Britain (b) France (c) spain

(6) who succeeded president Abraham Lincoln?

(a) Ulysses S. Grant (b) Martin Van Buren (c) Andrew Johns

Alaska was purchased from Russia in:

(a) 1857 (b) 1867 (c) 1901

Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of:

(a) Women’s rights (b) Anti Slavery Movement (c) Transcendentalism

Ku Klux Klan was organized in the state of:

(a) New Jersey (b) Florida (c) Tennessee

Who were carpetbaggers?

The number of members of American Senate is:

(a) 55 (b) 100 (c) 300

Who was Henry A. Kissinger?

The Camp David is located in:

(a) Maryland (b) Louisiana (c0 Texas

Which American President received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906?

(a) Andrew Jackson (b) Harry S. Truman (c) Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in:

(a) 1962 (b) 1972 (c) 1977

Who was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980?

(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Herbert C. Hoover (c) Ronald Reagan

What does NASA stand for?

Which year TVA was established?

(a) 1930 (b) 1933 (c) 1955

To which political party did President Woodrow Wilson belong?

(a) Whig (b) Republican (c) Democratic

Who wrote "Encyclopedia of American History"?

Morris, Richard and Commager (b) Rubin, Barry (c) Siring, Lawrence.

yasirbajwa · #2 02-20-2006

Can anybody please suggest length of answers for questions in US History paper?
Thanks in Advance

spiritless_conquest · #3 12-26-2006

as long as that satisfies u.u have to listen to ur inner feeling that u have penned enough,making sure that no aspect has been left untouched revelant to the question.there is no hard and fast rules abt the length of answers..only u need to see that ur answer should be comprehensive enough not to leave anything important.it may take 6 sheets for one answer and it may take two sheets.

I M Possible · #4 12-26-2006

Well in my opine answer needs to be comprehensive. It depends on the query they re asking. u may right a short note according to the question or you may need to elucidate it by starting from the very history of the matter and then touching the main topic and finally making an epilogue.

Regards

marwatone · #5 05-25-2008

Compulsory Questions

(1) America was named after:

(a) Christopher Columbus (b) Amerigo Vespucci (c) Ferdinand Magellan

(2) How many British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States?

(a)13 (b) 20 (c) 51

(3)The Boston Tea Incident took place in:

(a) 1770 (b)1773 (c) 1789

(4) California was settled most rapidly after_____________ was discovered in 1848:

(a) gold (b) coal (c) natural gas

(5)With which country U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty?

(a) Britain (b) France (c) spain

(6) who succeeded president Abraham Lincoln?

(a) Ulysses S. Grant (b) Martin Van Buren (c) Andrew Johnson

(7) Alaska was purchased from Russia in:

(a) 1857 (b) 1867 (c) 1901

(8) Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of:

(a) Women’s rights (b) Anti Slavery Movement (c) Transcendentalism

(9) Ku Klux Klan was organized in the state of:

(a) New Jersey (b) Florida (c) Tennessee

(10) Who were carpetbaggers?

Carpetbaggers were Northern businessmen who arrived in the South in the early days of Reconstruction (1865–77) period after the Civil War in the United States.

(11) The number of members of American Senate is:

(a) 55 (b) 100 (c) 300

(12) Who was Henry A. Kissinger?

Henry Alfred Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State of the United States from 1973 to 1977.

(13)The Camp David is located in:

(a) Maryland (b) Louisiana (c Texas

(14) Which American President received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906?

(a) Andrew Jackson (b) Harry S. Truman (c) Theodore Roosevelt

(15) Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in:

(a) 1962 (b) 1972 (c) 1977

(16) Who was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980?

(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Herbert C. Hoover (c) Ronald Reagan

(17) What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(18) Which year TVA was established?

(a) 1930 (b) 1933 (c) 1955

(19) To which political party did President Woodrow Wilson belong?

(a) Whig (b) Republican (c) Democratic

(20) Who wrote "Encyclopedia of American History"?

(a) Morris, Richard and Commager (b) Rubin, Barry (c) Siring, Lawrence.