History of Usa

History of USA 2000

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 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

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? (northern adventurers and fortune seekers who had descended...