Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100 Marks
Paper: History of USA
PART-2 (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. Some American historians insist that the American Revolution was a social upheaval as well as a political revolt. Discuss the social and economic results of the Revolutionary years.
Q.3. What is the Monroe Doctrine? On what occasions has it been enforced and with what results?
Q.4. Assess the contributions of President Woodrow Wilson to the problem of world peace and security.
Q.5. Compare and contrast the views of each of the following toward the institution of slavery in the United States: Charles Sumner, Stephen A. Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln.
Q.6. Highlight salient aspects of American foreign policy since World War II.
Q.7. What do you understand by Manifest Destiny? What fruits did it bear in the shape of expansion of the United States?
Q.8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Compromise of 1850
(b) War with England 1812
(c) Jay’s Treaty
(d) NATO
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