The USA: conflict at home & abroad

Give two things you can infer from Source A about the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War.

Complete the table below to explain your answer.

Explain why the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–56) was successful.

Explain why Black Power emerged in the 1960s.

Study Sources B and C.

How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the escalation of US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam in the 1960s?

Explain your answer, using Sources B and C and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Interpretations 1 and 2.

They give different views about the escalation of US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam in the 1960s.

What is the main difference between these views?

Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations.

Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about the escalation of US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam in the 1960s.

You may use Sources B and C to help explain your answer.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology will be assessed in part (d).

How far do you agree with Interpretation 2 about the escalation of US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam in the 1960s?

Explain your answer using both interpretations and your knowledge of the historical context.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

Give two things you can infer from Source A about the treatment of Black Americans in the 1950s.

Complete the table below to explain your answer.

(i) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

(ii) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

Explain why the USA was not able to win the war against the Vietcong in the years

Study Sources B and C.

How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the achievements of Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement?

Explain your answer, using Sources B and C and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Interpretations 1 and 2.

They give different views about the achievements of Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement.

What is the main difference between these views?

Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations.

Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about the achievements of Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement.

You may use Sources B and C to help explain your answer.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology will be assessed in part (d).

How far do you agree with Interpretation 2 about the achievements of Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement?

Explain your answer, using both interpretations and your knowledge of the historical context.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

Give two things you can infer from Source A about the Strategic Hamlet Program in Vietnam.

Complete the table below to explain your answer.

(i) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

(ii) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

Explain why the USA was involved in the peace negotiations (1972–73) about the war in Vietnam.

Study Sources B and C. How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the Freedom Summer (1964)?

Explain your answer, using Sources B and C and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Interpretations 1 and 2.

They give different views about the Freedom Summer (1964).

What is the main difference between these views?

Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations.

Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about the Freedom Summer (1964).

You may use Sources B and C to help explain your answer.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology will be assessed in part (d).

How far do you agree with Interpretation 2 about the Freedom Summer (1964)?

Explain your answer, using both interpretations and your knowledge of the historical context.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

Give two things you can infer from Source A about the March on Washington (1963).

Complete the table below to explain your answer.

(i) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

(ii) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

Explain why there was opposition to the civil rights movement in the years 1954–60.

Study Sources B and C.

How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the reasons for the failure of the USA in Vietnam?

Explain your answer, using Sources B and C and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Interpretations 1 and 2. They give different views about the reasons for the failure of the USA in Vietnam.

What is the main difference between these views?

Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations.

Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about the reasons for the failure of the USA in Vietnam.

You may use Sources B and C to help explain your answer.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology will be assessed in part (d).

How far do you agree with Interpretation 2 about the reasons for the failure of the USA in Vietnam?

Explain your answer, using both interpretations and your knowledge of the historical context.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

Give two things you can infer from Source A about opposition to the desegregation of Little Rock High School.

Complete the table below to explain your answer.

Explain why US involvement in the Vietnam War changed under President Nixon.

Study Sources B and C.

How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the achievements of the civil rights movement in the years 1960–65?

Explain your answer, using Sources B and C and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Interpretations 1 and 2. They give different views about the achievements of the civil rights movement in the years 1960–65.

What is the main difference between these views?

Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations.

Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about the achievements of the civil rights movement in the years 1960–65.

You may use Sources B and C to help explain your answer.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology will be assessed in part (d).

How far do you agree with Interpretation 2 about the achievements of the civil rights movement in the years 1960-65?

Explain your answer, using both interpretations and your knowledge of the historical context.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

Give two things you can infer from Source A about the aims of the Black Panther Party.

Complete the table below to explain your answer.

(i) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

(ii) What I can infer:

Details in the source that tell me this:

Explain why the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeeded in achieving its aims.

Study Sources B and C.

How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the effects of the Tet Offensive on American attempts to win the Vietnam War?

Explain your answer, using Sources B and C and your knowledge of the historical context.

Study Interpretations 1 and 2. They give different views about the effects of the Tet Offensive on American attempts to win the Vietnam War.

What is the main difference between these views?

Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations.

Suggest one reason why Interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about the effects of the Tet Offensive on American attempts to win the Vietnam War.

You may use Sources B and C to help explain your answer.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology will be assessed in part (d).

How far do you agree with Interpretation 2 about the effects of the Tet Offensive on American attempts to win the Vietnam War?

Explain your answer, using both interpretations and your knowledge of the historical context.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)