FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Roll Number

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2019
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HISTORY OF USA

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20

PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different
places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.

PART-II

Q. No. 2. What were the economic challenges President Clinton faced in post-Cold War era? (20)
How did he deal with these challenges?

Q. No. 3. What were the factors which led to the formation of New England Confederation of (20)
Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Haven Colonies, in 1643?

Q. No. 4. Critically evaluate the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt with reference to his (20)
accomplishment and failure.

Q. No. 5. The westward expansion was a story of annexations, concessions and purchases, since (20)
the declaration of Independence. Discuss.

Q. No. 6. American civil war (1860-1865) was an outcome of ‘clash of economic interests as (20)
well as of social ideals’. Elaborate with arguments.

Q. No. 7. What are the features of recent wave of Nationalism in American Foreign Policy under (20)
Trump Administration?

Q. No. 8. Discuss the philosophy of ‘Non-Violence’ with reference to Civil Rights’ Movement (20)
led by Martin Luther King Jr.

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