Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and recovery / The USA, 1955-92: conformity and challenge June 2025 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 ruling in the case of Brown v Board of Education (1954)?

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 political impact of environmental issues during the Carter Presidency?

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

How far do you agree that the economic boom of the 1920s was due more to technological advances than to the availability of hire purchase?

4 ‘The position of ethnic minorities improved markedly in the years 1933–45.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far did John F Kennedy fulfil his vision of a New Frontier for the USA?

6 ‘ In the years 1980–92, it was the role of television that brought about the most significant changes in youth culture.’

How far do you agree with this statement?