1.

Colonization:
1.1. Discuss in detail the impact of British advent in the USA. (2017)
1.2. What were the factors which led to the formation of the New England
Confederation of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New
Haven Colonies, in 1643? (2019)
2. Revolution
2.1. The American Revolution was the child of Enlightenment. Comment
(2016)
2.2. What is the variance between the Treaties of Paris in 1763 and 1783?
Elaborate their significant effect on the US. (2018)
2.3. Why did American colonists criticize the Stamp Act of 1765? What was
the Stamp Act Crisis and its repercussions on US society?(2018)
3. Constitution
3.1. Compare Lockean Philosophy with the American political thought. (2015)
3.2. Write a critical note on the formation and structure of the US constitution.
(2017)
3.3. Amongst the Congress, the Judiciary, and the Executive branches of the
United States Government, which one of the government branches is
much more powerful and why? Elaborate through the prism of the US
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances systems. (2020)
4. Elections
4.1. Examine the merits and demerits of the US election system to elect the
President. (2017)
5. Anti-Federalist
5.1. In what respect did the philosophy rationale of jacksonian democracy
differ from those of Jeffersonian? (2015)
5.2. Natural Aristocracy of Thomas Jefferson (10) (2015)
6. Westward Expansion
6.1. Since the declaration of independence, the westward expansion was a
story of Annexations, concessions and purchases. Discuss (2015)
6.2. The westward expansion was a story of annexation, concessions and
purchases, since the declaration of Independence. Discuss. (2019)
6.3. Expansion of USA during 1900-1949 (10) (2017)
7. Isolationist America
7.1. Monroe Doctrine (10) (2015)
7.2. Dollar Diplomacy (10) (2016)
8. American Civil War
8.1. American Civil War (1860-1865) was an outcome of “clash of economic
interests as well as of social ideals. Elaborate with arguments. (2019)
9. Civil Rights Movement
 9.1. What factors led Blacks to start the Civil Right Movements. Discuss the
role of Courts and State in giving rights to the Blacks. (2016)
9.2. Critically trace the African American Struggle for Equality and how many
of them rose to the highest office. (2018)
9.3. Discuss the philosophy of ‘Non-Violence’ with reference to Civil Rights
Movement led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. (2019)
10. Progressive Movement
10.1. How urban life was affected in USA during first two stages of
Industrialization. (2016)
11. World wars
11.1. What factors led the USA to emerge as a big power after World War II.
(2017)
11.2. Highlight the role played by the USA in some major international
conflicts. (2017)
11.3. Trace out the reasons for US economy augmentation in the post WWII
era. (2018)
11.4. Even though Great Britain and the United State of the America fought a
Revolutionary War to the 1770 and the War of 1812, how did the two
powers come closer in the later parts of the nineteenth and the twentieth
centuries? Elaborate. (2020)
11.5. After the end of WW1 (1914-1918), why did the US President Woodrow
Wilson fail to convince the US Congress to become part of the League of
the Nations despite his long standings efforts for the creation of the
International Organization through the prism of his Fourteen Points?
(2020)
11.6. Woodrow Wilson as President (10) (2017)
12. Great depression and the New Deal
12.1. Discuss in detail the causes and effects of the Great Depression on the
people and society of the USA. (2016)
12.2. Critically evaluate the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt with reference
to his accomplishments and failure. (2019)
13. Cold War
13.1. Write an all-inclusive note on the beginning and end of the Cold War.
(2018)
13.2. In the wake of WW2 (1939-1945),two major powers the US and the
Soviet Union emerged constituting a bipolar system. Elaborate
conceptually if the bipolar world remained more peaceful and stable than
the multi-polar word in the pre-World Wars era. (2020)
13.3. Eisenhower Doctrine (10) (2016)
13.4. U-2 Incident (10) (2016)
14. Current Affairs
 14.1. “The Bush Doctrine is the same given to a set of Foreign policy
guidelines”. Comment. (2016)
14.2. Discuss the Muslims perception of the USA. (2017)
14.3. “New US Afghan policy may push Pakistan towards China.” Assess the
observation in perception of the current deteriorating US-Pakistan
relations. (2018)
14.4. Pakistan and US relations after 9/11 (10) (2017)
14.5. What are the features of the recent wave of Nationalism in American
Foreign Policy under the Trump Administration? (2019)
14.6. Since the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in
1949, why has the United States desired to further expand NATO?
Elaborate opportunities and challenges for the expansion of NATO.
(2020)
14.7. The tectonic plates of international politics seem to shift away from
Europe to the Asia-Pacific region, which the US President Barack
Obama had termed as a “pivot to Asia” or “re balancing” strategy. In the
light of the changing geo-strategic environment, how could you see the
rise of China vis-a-vis the US geo -strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific
region? (2020)
15. Outliers
15.1. Discuss the factors that have contributed to the amended status of
American women with a special allusion to the Modern Feminism. (2018)
15.2. What were the economic challenges President Clinton faced in the post-
Cold War era? How did he deal with these challenges? (2019)
15.3. How did the American-Spanish War in 1898 raise the United States
status as one of the leading world powers? (2020)