Edexcel A level history- paper 1F USA
(US Presidency) June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which two presidents ran in the 1920 presidential, and who won?
- Answer>>- Harding v Wilson
- Harding
Why did Wilson's vision for world peace contribute to the rise of
Republicanism? - Answer>>His proposal of a league of nations
would mean the US would be involved in international conflicts,
which was not appealing after WW1
Name two of Wilson's unpopular policies. - Answer>>- New
Freedom Programme
- Sedition Act
Why did the mood of the American people mean they preferred
Harding in the 1920 presidential election? (3) - Answer>>-
WW1, meant they wanted an isolationist president
- Fears of communism
- Economic depression
Who ran in the 1932 presidential election, and who won? -
Answer>>Roosevelt and Harding
Roosevelt won
Name three reasons why Hoover led to the decline of
Republicanism. - Answer>>- Mishandling of the Bonus March
- Volunteerism
- Did not work well with Congress
Name three reasons why Roosevelt led to the decline of
Republicanism. - Answer>>- He blamed Hoover for the WSC
, - Promised help for unemployed via New Deal
- Good personality
Name three reasons why the attitudes of the American people led
to the decline of Republicanism. - Answer>>- Sense of despair
among poor
- Hoover's statements did not match the reality
- General feeling Hoover was not good for the job
Explain volunteerism - Answer>>trying to get people to
voluntarily improve the situation
Two examples of volunteerism - Answer>>- Committee for
Unemployment Relief (coordinate relief agencies)
- National Credit Cooperation (big banks help small banks)
Give two examples of Hoover's direct intervention. - Answer>>-
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (lended directly to banks)
-Glass Steagall Act (established the Federal Deposit Insurance
Committee)
How did America's neutral position change prior to WWII? Name
two key changes - Answer>>Slowly became more involved by
providing loans without committing troops
- Destroyers for bases
- Lend-Lease
How did this change the power of the president? -
Answer>>Saw increasing use of executive orders, using a lot
more informal powers than constitutional powers
How did Roosevelt help America recover from the Great
Depression? Name three key policies. - Answer>>'Relief,
recovery and reform'
(US Presidency) June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which two presidents ran in the 1920 presidential, and who won?
- Answer>>- Harding v Wilson
- Harding
Why did Wilson's vision for world peace contribute to the rise of
Republicanism? - Answer>>His proposal of a league of nations
would mean the US would be involved in international conflicts,
which was not appealing after WW1
Name two of Wilson's unpopular policies. - Answer>>- New
Freedom Programme
- Sedition Act
Why did the mood of the American people mean they preferred
Harding in the 1920 presidential election? (3) - Answer>>-
WW1, meant they wanted an isolationist president
- Fears of communism
- Economic depression
Who ran in the 1932 presidential election, and who won? -
Answer>>Roosevelt and Harding
Roosevelt won
Name three reasons why Hoover led to the decline of
Republicanism. - Answer>>- Mishandling of the Bonus March
- Volunteerism
- Did not work well with Congress
Name three reasons why Roosevelt led to the decline of
Republicanism. - Answer>>- He blamed Hoover for the WSC
, - Promised help for unemployed via New Deal
- Good personality
Name three reasons why the attitudes of the American people led
to the decline of Republicanism. - Answer>>- Sense of despair
among poor
- Hoover's statements did not match the reality
- General feeling Hoover was not good for the job
Explain volunteerism - Answer>>trying to get people to
voluntarily improve the situation
Two examples of volunteerism - Answer>>- Committee for
Unemployment Relief (coordinate relief agencies)
- National Credit Cooperation (big banks help small banks)
Give two examples of Hoover's direct intervention. - Answer>>-
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (lended directly to banks)
-Glass Steagall Act (established the Federal Deposit Insurance
Committee)
How did America's neutral position change prior to WWII? Name
two key changes - Answer>>Slowly became more involved by
providing loans without committing troops
- Destroyers for bases
- Lend-Lease
How did this change the power of the president? -
Answer>>Saw increasing use of executive orders, using a lot
more informal powers than constitutional powers
How did Roosevelt help America recover from the Great
Depression? Name three key policies. - Answer>>'Relief,
recovery and reform'
