Hist 415:History Of Usa Since 1865 Question Paper
Hist 415:History Of Usa Since 1865
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 1ST TRIMESTER 2013 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : HIST 415
UNIT TITLE : HISTORY OF USA SINCE 1860
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any three questions
Question One
Explain the issues that led to the civil war and the results of that war in the USA (1861 – 1865) (20 Marks)
Question Two
Discuss the consequences if migration of people from all over the world to the USA in the second half of the 19th century. (20 Marks)
Question Three
In the half century before the World War I, a vast industrial expansion took place in the USA which made it the economic leader of the world. Discuss the factors which made this economic expansion possible. (20 Marks)
Question Four
Discuss the career and achievements of Abraham Lincoln. (20 Marks)
Question Five
Discuss the struggle for civil rights by the African Americans in the USA in the 20th century. (20 Marks)
Question Six
Explain reasons why the period during the First World War is commonly known as the progressive era in the United States of America. (15 Marks)
Question Seven
Examine the impact of imperialism in America in the 1900s. (15 Marks)
Question Eight
Explain why the United States of America grew steadily in stature as an economic and military World Power in the 1920’s. (15 Marks)
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