Model Test Paper, April 2005, U.S.A.

M. A. I. History:
Paper III Option (i) The U. S. A. 1860 – 1973
Time: 3 Hrs. M.M. 100

Instructions:
The paper is divided into four Units.
Attempt four questions in all. Select one question from each Unit.
Each question carries 25 marks.

Unit I

Discuss in detail the issue of Slavery as the cause of the Civil War.
What were the problems of Reconstruction in 1864? What was the Johnson Plan and what were the objections against it?

Unit II

Discuss the circumstances leading to the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Discuss the salient features of the rise of American imperialism in 1890’s.

Unit III

Write in brief the main features of the Progressive Movement.
Discuss critically the New Deal Legislation.

Unit IV

Discuss the role of America in Second World War.
Write the main features of the Cold war and the American policy during this period upto 1960?