AQA A Level History Breadth Study: The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865-1975 June 2023 question paper 7042/1K

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to American policies in Vietnam.

‘The growth of the US economy, from 1865 to 1890, was due to the opening of the West.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did social and ethnic divisions increase in the USA in the years 1890 to 1920?

‘In the years 1921 to 1941, all presidents were committed to an increased role for the federal government in domestic politics.’

Assess the validity of this view.