‘Weak leadership on both sides was the main reason the Civil War lasted as long as it did.

Explain why Progressives wanted to limit the power of party machines.

‘Roosevelt’s efforts to stabilise the banking system were the most significant achievement of the First New Deal.

To what extent did Eisenhower adopt policies of dynamic conservatism in the USA?

Evaluate the reasons for Truman’s victory in the 1948 presidential election.

How important was the loss of foreign markets as a reason why US agriculture did not prosper in the 1920s?

To what extent was there effective cooperation between President and Congress in the years 1865 to 1890?

In what ways were the lives of Americans affected by the Civil Rights campaigns? Explain your answer.

How significant was the Red Scare as an aspect of intolerance in US society in the 1920s?

To what extent was the growth of the railroads the reason for the rapid industrialisation of the late nineteenth century?

Explain why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Explain why the involvement of foreign powers prolonged the Civil War.