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American History Essays

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American History



Name one US President before 1830.
Identify one important abolitionist in America between 1830 and 1877.
Give one example of an industry dominated by large corporations after 1870.

OCR

2021

GCSE

The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920

Explain why Progressive reforms were more successful at state than federal level.

CAMBRIDGE

Mon Mar 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

AS LEVEL

The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920

Explain why there were concerns about immigration in the late nineteenth century.

CAMBRIDGE

May/June 2021

AS LEVEL

America, 1920–1973 Opportunity and inequality

Describe two problems tackled by feminist movements in the USA in the 1960s and early 1970s.

AQA

2021

GCSE

The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980

Kennedy’s foreign policy was a disastrous failure. Assess the validity of this view.

AQA

Thu Dec 16 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

American History

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses big business in America in the years 1877-1900. Support your summary with examples.

OCR

2021

The USA, 1944–92

Evaluate the effectiveness of Affirmative Action policies in the 1980s.

CAMBRIDGE

Mon Mar 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

THE UNITED STATES, 1919–41

How significant was Prohibition in changing the lives of the American people, 1919–33?

CAMBRIDGE

May/June 2021.

O LEVEL

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–77

Explain why Presidential Reconstruction plans struggled to win support in Congress.

CAMBRIDGE

May/June 2021

AS LEVEL

The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920–41

Explain why there was opposition to the New Deal from the Supreme Court.

CAMBRIDGE

Mon Mar 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

AS LEVEL

The USA, 1944–92

Evaluate the reasons for the escalation of United Sates involvement in Vietnam after 1963.

CAMBRIDGE

October/November 2021

A Level

The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920

Explain why the term ‘robber barons’ was used to describe some late nineteenth-century industrialists.

CAMBRIDGE

October/November 2021

AS LEVEL

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