HIST/VI/12 (PR Student's Copy
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6th Semester
HISTORY
TWELFTH PAPER
History of USA (1776-1945)
Pre-revised and Revised
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. The number of colonies during the American Revolution was
12
13
14
15
2. Which treaty ended the American War of Independence in
September, 1783?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Vienna
/438 1 Contd.
3. The first two political parties in post-independent America were
Federalist and Democrats
Republicans and Democrats
Republicans and Federalist
None of the above
4. The Republic of Texas was annexed by the USA in
1848
1849
1845
1846
5. Negro Slavery was first introduced in America by the
British
Dutch
Spanish
Both and
6. Abraham Lincoln was succeeded by
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
James Buchanan
Franklin Roosevelt
7. Who introduced 'Big Stick Diplomacy'?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
8. In 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton formed
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
League of Women Voters
National Woman Suffrage Association
None of the above
HIST/VI/12 (PR R)/438 2 Contd.
9. The majority of the Southerners were
industrialists
planters
traders
merchants
10. The Great Depression lasted from
1929 to early 1940
1917 to 1928
1945 to 1956
1930 to 1945
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer any five of the following questions 3×5=15
1. Who was Thomas Jefferson?
2. What do you know about Federalist?
3. What do you understand by Turner's Frontier Thesis?
4. What do you mean by Abolitionist Movement?
5. Explain the Compromise of 1820.
6. What do you mean by Progressive Movement?
7. What do you know about 'Wisconsin
8. Discuss in brief the rise of Big Business in America.
9. What do you know about New Deal Diplomacy?
10. What was the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbour?
HIST/VI/12 (PR R)/438 3 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. Discuss the causes of the American Revolution.
OR
Explain in brief Jeffersonian Democracy versus Jacksonian Democracy.
2. Review the Mexican War and its consequences.
OR
Describe in detail the Compromise of 1850.
3. What were the causes of American Civil War (1861-1865)?
OR
What do you mean by Reconstruction in the history of USA? Why did the
Congress reject the Presidential Reconstruction Plan?
4. What were the reasons for the expansion of US industry and commerce
after the Civil War?
OR
Critically discuss the Progressive Movement and its impact on business.
5. What were the reasons for entry of USA into the First World War?
OR
Explain, in brief, President Wilson's Fourteen Points.