Cambridge IGCSE History American BES 0409 — 2023 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0

1 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the migration of people to California in 1849? 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 idea of Manifest Destiny? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

3 Study Source C. How reliable is this source as evidence of Lincoln’s attitude towards the settlement of the West? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

4 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources disagree over the reasons why tension developed between the Mormons and the authorities in Missouri in 1838? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

5 Study all the sources. “The belief in Manifest Destiny was the main reason for Westward expansion after 1830.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] 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 Between 1866 and 1890 women continued to campaign for female suffrage. Several organizations emerged to support their desire to extend the vote to all women across the United States.

6 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the suffrage movement in the 1880s? 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 leadership of Lucretia Mott in the American Equal Rights Association? 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 contribution of Lucy Stone to the campaign for female suffrage? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

9 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources differ in their attitude towards the contribution that Elizabeth Cady Stanton made to the campaign for women’s suffrage? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

10 Study all the sources. “The main quality of suffragist leaders was their ability as public speakers.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] 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 An important event in US foreign policy towards the close of the nineteenth century was the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. There were many reasons why the US government declared war in 1898.

11 Study Source A. What is the message of this source? 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 reasons why the US went to war in 1898? 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 reasons for the breakdown in relations between the US and Spain in March 1898? Explain your answer using details from the source and your knowledge. [7]

14 Study Sources D and E. Why do these sources disagree in their view about US intervention in Cuba? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

15 Study all the sources. “Humanitarian concerns was the main reason why the US government got involved in the Spanish-American War.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15] 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 The inter-war decades were a time of change for American society. Many influences affected these changes, some more significant than others.

16 Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about popular entertainment during 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 studying the impact of the cinema upon American society during this period? 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 views of those who opposed the changing lifestyles of women 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 attitudes towards the living standards of the American people during this period? Explain your answer using details from the sources and your knowledge. [10]

20 Study all the sources. “All Americans experienced significant change in their lifestyles during this period.” To what extent do you agree? Explain your answer using details from all the sources and your knowledge. [15]