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9 marksAmerican Nationhood and Development

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2 · Question 4(d)

With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which the United States had achieved its 'manifest destiny' up to 1917.

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  1. 4(a)Explain TWO reasons for the sentiment expressed by President James Monroe (1823) in Document I.[6 marks]
  2. 4(b)With reference to Document II, describe TWO ways in which the Platt Amendment of 1901 reflected the United States' desire to acquire Cuba.[6 marks]
  3. 4(c)(i)With reference to Document III, explain TWO reasons for the declaration of the Roosevelt Corollary.[6 marks]
  4. 4(c)(ii)With reference to Document III, describe ONE way in which the Roosevelt Corollary was implemented in the Caribbean up to 1917.[3 marks]

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