A level Edexcel history- paper 1F USA
(US Presidency) Test Papers All
Questions Answered Correct.
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
, 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'
- Social Security Act
- Emergency Banking Act
- Civillian Conservation Corps
How did this change the power of the president? - Answer More power to implement
domestic changes, ensuring the president is more involved in people's lives than before
How did the context of Great Depression impact the presidency? - Answer Americans
looking to the federal government to be a saviour in times of disaster
What impact did Roosevelt's style of communicating have on the power of the president? -
Answer Fireside Chats and 'Off the record' press meetings made president more powerful, as
they could use this to gain support of the media and the people
(US Presidency) Test Papers All
Questions Answered Correct.
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
, 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'
- Social Security Act
- Emergency Banking Act
- Civillian Conservation Corps
How did this change the power of the president? - Answer More power to implement
domestic changes, ensuring the president is more involved in people's lives than before
How did the context of Great Depression impact the presidency? - Answer Americans
looking to the federal government to be a saviour in times of disaster
What impact did Roosevelt's style of communicating have on the power of the president? -
Answer Fireside Chats and 'Off the record' press meetings made president more powerful, as
they could use this to gain support of the media and the people
