AQA AS AS HISTORY 7041/2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 Component 2Q Prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963 Version: 1.0 Final IB/M/Jun23/E4 7041/2Q AS HISTORY The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 //

AQA AS AS HISTORY 7041/2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 Component 2Q Prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963 Version: 1.0 Final IB/M/Jun23/E4 7041/2Q AS HISTORY The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 Component 2Q Prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963 Tuesday 23 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7041/2Q. • Answer two questions. In Section A answer Question 01. In Section B answer either Question 02 or Question 03. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 50. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Advice • You are advised to spend about: – 50 minutes on Section A – 40 minutes on Section B. 2 IB/M/Jun23/7041/2Q Section A Answer Question 01. Source A From the opening statement given by Senator John F Kennedy during the first televised Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate, to an audience of 66 million, 26 September 1960. I should make it very clear that I am not satisfied with our progress. This is a great country, but I think it could be greater; and this is a powerful country, but I think it could be more powerful. I’m not satisfied when four million Americans wait every month for a government food package which averages five cents a day per individual. I’m not satisfied when the Soviets produce twice as many scientists and engineers as we do. I’m not satisfied when the USA had a lower rate of economic growth than our rivals last year. Economic growth means strength; it means we can sustain our defences and vitality; it means we’re able to meet our commitments abroad. 5 Source B From ‘The Making of the President, 1960’ by Theodore White, a successful and renowned journalist. The book was published in 1961 and won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. In the first televised presidential debate, Kennedy had been the boy under assault, attacked by Nixon as immature, lazy, inexperienced. Kennedy, however, was nerveless; Nixon, by contrast, was tense, almost frightened and looked haggard. The studio background was grey and against this Nixon, in a grey suit, faded into a fuzzy outline while Kennedy in his dark suit made a crisp picture. Radio listeners believed the candidates performed equally. Yet every survey of television viewers indicated that the Vice-President had come off poorly. One survey estimated two million of Kennedy’s voters came from television’s impact, and since he won by only 112 000 votes, Kennedy was entirely justified in saying, ‘It was TV more than anything that turned the tide’. 5 0 1 With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, which of these two sources is more valuable in explaining the reasons for Kennedy’s victory in 1960? [25 marks] 3 IB/M/Jun23/7041/2Q Section B Answer either Question 02 or Question 03. Either 0 2 ‘The issue of race was the most significant factor dividing American society in the years 1945 to 1952.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. [25 marks] or 0 3 ‘Eisenhower failed to deal with the domestic problems facing the USA.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. 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All rights reserved. *236A7041/2Q* AS HISTORY 7041/2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 Component 2Q Prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963 Mark scheme June 2023 Version: 1.0 Final *236A7041/2Q/MS* MARK SCHEME – AS HISTORY – 7041/2Q – JUNE 2023 2 Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Lead Examiner. It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper. Further copies of this mark scheme are available from Copyright information AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre. Copyright © 2023 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. MARK SCHEME – AS HISTORY – 7041/2Q – JUNE 2023 3 Level of response marking instructions Level of response mark schemes are broken down into levels, each of which has a descriptor. The descriptor for the level shows the average performance for the level. There are marks in each level. Before you apply the mark scheme to a student’s answer read through the answer and annotate it (as instructed) to show the qualities that are being looked for. You can then apply the mark scheme. Step 1 Determine a level Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see whether the answer meets the descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the level indicates the different qualities that might be seen in the student’s answer for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if it meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor and the answer. With practice and familiarity, you will find that for better answers you will be able to quickly skip through the lower levels of the mark scheme. When assigning a level, you should look at the overall quality of the answer and not look to pick holes in small and specific parts of the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers different aspects of different levels of the mark scheme you should use a best fit approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to help decide the mark within the level, ie if the response is predominantly Level 3 with a small amount of Level 4 material it would be placed in Level 3 but be awarded a mark near the top of the level because of the Level 4 content. Step 2 Determine a mark Once you have assigned a level you need to decide on the mark. The descriptors on how to allocate marks can help with this. The exemplar materials used during standardisation will help. There will be an answer in the standardising materials which will correspond with each level of the mark scheme. This answer will have been awarded a mark by the Lead Examiner. You can compare the student’s answer with the example to determine if it is the same standard, better or worse than the example. You can then use this to allocate a mark for the answer based on the Lead Examiner’s mark on the example. You may well need to read back through the answer as you apply the mark scheme to clarify points and assure yourself that the level and the mark are appropriate. Indicative content in the mark scheme is provided as a guide for examiners. It is not intended to be exhaustive and you must credit other valid points. Students do not have to cover all of the points mentioned in the Indicative content to reach the highest level of the mark scheme. An answer which contains nothing of relevance to the question must be awarded no marks