OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) Period study with non-British depth study: International relations 1918-2001 + USA 1919-1948: the people and the state November 2021 question paper J410/06

Describe one example of the US government’s response to the Great Depression.

Explain why the Second New Deal was introduced in 1935.

Study Sources A and B. How similar are these sources?

A poster produced by the United States Office of War Information (a government organisation) during World War Two.

A cartoon produced for an air force base newspaper in 1942–3. The cartoon is about a mechanic’s practical joke, and the caption reads: “Ooops! A lady mechanic – I thought it was Sergeant McGinty!”

5* ‘The main reason for an economic boom in the 1920s was Republican party policies.’

How far do you agree with this statement?