AQA A Level History Depth Study: The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945-1980 June 2023 question paper 7042/2Q

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the position of African-Americans in US society in the years 1978 to 1980.

‘The biggest problem facing Truman in the first three years of his Presidency was dealing with the economic legacy of the war.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘President Kennedy’s economic and social policies were a great success.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was Kissinger responsible for the direction of US foreign policy in the years 1969 to 1976?