87 exam-style questions on History of the Americas — topic HLR.2 of HL Regional Options (Paper 3, choose 1 region; study 3 of 18 sections) in the IB History syllabus — with answers and explanations. Samples below; the full set is free with an account.
State the primary aim of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) as declared by the United States.
Answer: To oppose further European colonisation in the Americas
The Monroe Doctrine warned European powers against new colonisation or interference in the Americas, asserting a US sphere of influence in the hemisphere.
Determine which constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
Answer: The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) abolished slavery; the Fourteenth granted citizenship and the Fifteenth protected voting rights regardless of race.
Identify the US president most associated with the 'Big Stick' policy and construction of the Panama Canal.
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt pursued 'Big Stick' diplomacy in Latin America and secured the building of the Panama Canal, adding the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Explain which factor most directly caused the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to deepen into the Great Depression.
Answer: Bank failures and credit contraction
Bank collapses wiped out savings and contracted credit, turning a stock-market crash into a prolonged depression through falling investment, spending and employment.
HL Americas: Determine which of the following was a key aim of the Alliance for Progress launched by President Kennedy in 1961.
Answer: To promote reform and curb communism in Latin America
The Alliance for Progress offered aid and reform to Latin America, partly to reduce the appeal of communism after the Cuban Revolution.
HL Americas: Identify the US Supreme Court decision (1954) that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Answer: Brown v. Board
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson, a landmark of the civil rights movement.
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