H6U1/3N15 Reg. No

St. Joseph’s College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) St. Joseph’s College Road, Cuddalore – 607001 HI615 - HISTORY OF THE USA FROM 1866 AD TO 2000 AD

Time : 3 hrs

SECTION – A (10X1=10)

Max Marks :75

Answer ALL Questions 1. When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated? 2. Fulbright program was named after William Fulbright,who was a---3. In the presidential election of 1912 whom did woodron Wilson defeat? 4. “A great democracy will be neither great nor a democracy if it not progressive”. Who made this statement? 5. The great depression occurred in a) 1919

b) 1929

c)1939

6. Which were the important countries that did not join the league of Nations? 7. The Truman doctrine was initiated in the year----a) 1937

b) 1947

c) 1957

8. ----------was the National security adviser when the Vietnam war ended. a) Henry A. Kissinger

b) Hillary Clinton c) Woodrow Wilson

9. Martin Ruther king was assassinated in the year a) 1968

b) 1978

c) 1988

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H6U1/3N15 10. The cold war was came to an end in -----a)1979

b) 1999

c) 1989

SECTION - B (5X5=25) Answer any FIVE Questions 11. Write a note on john son’s Reconstruction plan. 12. Write briefly about the civil service Reforms initiated by the U S administration. 13. What do you understand by “Black codes”? 14. Briefly discuss the contribution of john D. Rockfeller to us industry. 15. Discuss briefly granger and populist movements. 16. What do you understand by the term “Westward Movement” ? 17. Discuss Truman doctrine. 18. Briefly discuss “Watergate scandal”. SECTION - C (2X20=40) Answer any TWO Questions 19. Write an essay on the growth of Big Business and industry in America. 20. State the causes and consequences of the Great Depression in America 21. Discuss the role of America in world war II

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