American Nationhood and Development · CAPE History Unit 2
45 past-paper questions on American Nationhood and Development, part of Atlantic Development: Identity and Industry, from every CAPE History Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.
- 66 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline THREE factors that affected the economic development of EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela in the post-independence period up to 1900.
- 530 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny, and discuss how this concept influenced the United States of America's foreign policy in continental North America, and in the Caribbean and Latin America, up to 1917.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela, assess the claim that Latin American independence movements were influenced by European ideas and political developments, and by new circumstances in the Americas.
- 5(a)4 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain two principles underlying the concept of Manifest Destiny.
- 5(b)2 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Briefly outline one situation in the continental United States where the concept of Manifest Destiny was applied.
- 66 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline three factors that facilitated independence in either Brazil or Venezuela.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Discuss the factors that influenced the pace of economic development in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela in the post-independence period up to 1900.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Analyze the factors that influenced economic development in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela after their independence up to 1900.
- 4(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, outline THREE reasons for the view that the USA was destined to expand its borders and its political system.
- 4(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain how the USA implemented the concept of Manifest Destiny within continental North America between 1845 and 1867. Include THREE examples in your response.
- 4(c)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain THREE ways in which the USA implemented its policy to correct "chronic wrongdoing" in the Caribbean between 1890 and 1920.
- 4(d)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss TWO changes in the USA's policy in relation to the way in which the concept of Manifest Destiny was implemented by 1934.
- 530 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Examine the events which led to the achievement of political independence in the 1820s in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela.
- 530 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Examine the attempts by the USA to fulfil the ideals of ‘Manifest Destiny’ within continental North America between 1845 and 1867.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Discuss the view that international developments in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were responsible for the independence of EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela.
- 530 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Account for the interest of the United States of America in the Caribbean from the early nineteenth century to 1945.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2EITHER: Discuss the view that Brazil was able to consolidate its independence with relative ease between 1822 and 1840. OR: Account for the challenges encountered by Venezuela in consolidating its independence between…
- 4(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Explain TWO reasons for the sentiment expressed by President James Monroe (1823) in Document I.
- 4(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, describe TWO ways in which the Platt Amendment of 1901 reflected the United States' desire to acquire Cuba.
- 4(c)(i)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain TWO reasons for the declaration of the Roosevelt Corollary.
- 4(c)(ii)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, describe ONE way in which the Roosevelt Corollary was implemented in the Caribbean up to 1917.
- 4(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which the United States had achieved its 'manifest destiny' up to 1917.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the MAIN features of national development in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela after independence and up to 1900.
- 530 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain how the concept of Manifest Destiny led to continental expansion in the United States up to the 1860s.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain the MAIN features of the independence movement in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela during the nineteenth century.
- 11 mark· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Identify the theme from the provided list in Unit 2 from which you selected a topic for research.
- 21 mark· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Write the theme you selected and the topic of your research in your answer booklet.
- 33 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2State your reason(s) for selecting this topic for research.
- 4(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, explain what is meant by "turning of the eyes outward, instead of inward only", including TWO points.
- 4(a)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Identify, with full bibliographic details, THREE appropriate sources of data that you used in your research.
- 4(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain what Document II suggests about the attitude of the United States towards Latin America and the Caribbean up to 1917, including THREE points.
- 4(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Assess the usefulness of EACH of the sources identified in 4(a).
- 4(c)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain THREE instances of "chronic wrongdoing" in the Caribbean and Latin America between 1890 and 1917 as perceived by the USA.
- 4(d)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain TWO ways Latin American and Caribbean countries responded to US expansion into the region up to 1917.
- 56 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Discuss the historical setting and context of your research topic.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2"The newly independent Latin American republics faced great problems in the aftermath of independence in the 1820s." Discuss the extent to which this claim was true for EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela from independence to…
- 530 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss the view that US imperial expansion up to 1917 was a commitment to the principle of Manifest Destiny.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Explain how independence was achieved in either Brazil or Venezuela.
- 4(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, outline TWO ways in which the notion of Manifest Destiny informed US imperial policy up to 1917.
- 4(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain TWO events which led to Texas' acquisition of statehood within the United States of America.
- 4(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, name THREE countries where the US identified chronic wrongdoing by 1917.
- 4(c)(ii)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain how the US addressed the chronic wrongdoing in ANY TWO of the countries identified.
- 4(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE views held by the US of the peoples in countries where the US intervened up to 1917.
- 630 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which the achievement of independence of Brazil by 1822 OR Venezuela by 1823 can be attributed to external factors.
- 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Examine the view that external and internal factors led to the achievement of political independence in the 1820s in EITHER Brazil OR Venezuela.