Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and recovery / The USA, 1955-92: conformity and challenge June 2022 question paper 9HI0/2H

Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate the impact of the Levittown projects on urban communities in America in the 1950s?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the reasons behind the development of the space programme in the United States during the presidency of John F Kennedy?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

3 ‘It was racial intolerance that was mainly responsible for divisions in American society in the 1920s.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘Disney was the most significant Hollywood influence on the morale of the American people during the Second World War.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

5 ‘In the years 1963–72, President Johnson was the most significant individual in improving civil rights for black Americans.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

6 ‘The most significant impact of the AIDS crisis on US society, in the years 1981–92, was an increase in discrimination against the gay community.’

How far do you agree with this statement?