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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034 B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION HISTORY FIFTHSEMESTER APRIL 2017
HT 5502- HISTORY OF U.S.A.
Date: 26-04-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
TIME 01:00-04:00 PART- A Answer any TEN of the following in not exceeding FIVE lines each: (10 x 2 20 marks)
1. New Jersey
2. Sons of Liberty
3. The Grangers
4. Carpet Baggers
5. Lusitania
6. Dollar Diplomacy
7. Good Neighbour Policy
8. Great Depression
9. Watergate Affair
10. Great Society
11. Elkins Act
12. Gulf War
PART- B Answer any FOUR of the following in not exceeding ONE page each: x 10 40 marks)
13. Give an account of the English colonization in America.
14. What changes related to education occurred after the Civil War?
15. Sketch causes and background of the Spanish-American War.
16. What was the significance of the Washington Conference?
17. Write about Martin Luther King.
18. State the political weakness and legislative achievements of President Taft.
PART- C Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding FOUR pages each: x 20 40 marks)
19. Analyse the circumstances and causes which were responsible for the war of American Independence.
20. Examine the economic and industrial progress of the United States in Post-Civil War period.
21. Evaluate T.Roosevelt as a leader of reform.
22. Discuss the steps and policies of under Eizenhower to further racial equality.