CSS History of USA Past Paper 2007
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. What were the factors that ushered in the democratic era and the rise of the common man with the election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency in 1828?
Q.3. Was the institution of slavery in the Southern States responsible for the Civil War? Discuss with examples.
Q.4. How did Jeffersonian Democratic thinking differ in philosophy and purpose from Jacksonian democracy?
Q.5. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 said “This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and prosper.” Explain in light of the FDR presidency and the New Deal.
Q.6. President Woodrow Wilson said in 1917 “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion …” Discuss what you consider to be the main reason for the United States’ entry into World War I. Give reasons for your choice.
Q.7. The Bush Doctrine is the name given to a set of foreign policy guidelines first unveiled by President George Bush in his commencement speech to the graduating class of West Point given on June 1, 2002. Explain with arguments.
Q.8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Navigation Act of 1660
(b) The Declaration of Independence
(c) The Monroe Doctrine
(d) The war on terror