AQA A Level History Breadth Study: The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865-1975 June 2024 question paper 7042/1K

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to US expansion in the years 1890 to 1920.

‘Politicians failed to curb the power of Big Business in the years 1890 to 1914.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How significant was the role of US Presidents in the development of the American economy in the years 1920 to 1945?

‘The African-American Civil Rights Movement was the most successful of the protest movements of the years 1954 to 1975.’

Assess the validity of this view.