AQA A Level History Depth Study: The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945-1980 June 2024 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 problems faced by African-Americans in the years 1954 to 1960.

‘Truman was successful in containing Communism in both Europe and Asia.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did President Johnson’s Great Society succeed in helping Americans to achieve the ‘American Dream’ in the years 1964 to 1968?

‘Nixon’s Presidency was a success in foreign affairs but a disaster domestically.’

Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1969 to 1974.