Cambridge IGCSE History American BES 0409 — 2021 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0

1 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the Westward trails? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [6]

2 Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the problems faced by people travelling West? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

3 Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the relationship between Native American tribes and the travellers journeying West? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

4 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their views about the dangers of travelling West? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

5 Study all the sources. “Crossing the mountain ranges was the most dangerous part of the journey West for travellers.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] [Total: 45] Depth Study B: The Women’s Suffrage Movement 1866–1920 Read the background information and then answer all the questions. Use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources, as appropriate. Background Information During this period women pushed forward with the campaign for female suffrage. They faced numerous challenges to make their voices heard.

6 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about attitudes towards female suffrage in the 1860s? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [6]

7 Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the progress of the campaign for female suffrage after 1866? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

8 Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the priorities of the women’s suffrage movement in 1869? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

9 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources disagree in their attitudes over the way forward in the campaign to extend the vote? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

10 Study all the sources. “Little was achieved in the campaign to secure female suffrage between 1866 and 1900.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] [Total: 45] Depth Study C: The United States and the World 1880–1917 Read the background information and then answer all the questions. Use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources, as appropriate. Background Information There was considerable debate within the United States about whether or not to expand US influence overseas and get involved in the affairs of neighboring countries.

11 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about events in Cuba in 1898? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [6]

12 Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian studying the reaction of the US government to events in Cuba? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

13 Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the reason why the US became involved in the Spanish American War? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

14 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their attitudes to US involvement in the Spanish American War? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

15 Study all the sources. “Economic interests were the main reason the US government became involved in the events in Cuba in 1898.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] [Total: 45] Depth Study D: American Society and Popular Culture c.1920–1970 Read the background information and then answer all the questions. Use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources, as appropriate. Background Information American society experienced change during the 1920s. While some embraced these changes, others did not and showed reluctance to adapt.

16 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the popularity of sport in American society in the 1920s? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [6]

17 Study Source B. How useful is this source to a historian investigating why the Scopes Monkey Trial took place in 1925? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

18 Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of the reasons for the popularity of the movie theater in the 1920s? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

19 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their views of flappers of the 1920s? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

20 Study all the sources. “The 1920s was a decade of change which witnessed the rejection of the traditional values of American society.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] [Total: 45]