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WATERDOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

CHA3U1 American History


FINAL EXAMINATION Date: June 2011 Time: 1.5 hours Pages: 4 Name: ___________________________ Teacher: Mr. Flosman

Instructions: 1. Check that you have all of the examination pages. 2. Print your first and last name on each page of the exam paper and on the Scantron card. 3. A mark of zero will be given to students who copy another students work. 4. Read each question carefully. Note the marks allotted for each question and plan the use of your time accordingly. 5. All answers are to be written in complete sentences, adhering to the standard rules of English usage with respect to punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph structure, grammar, and spelling. Note: Point form answers will not be graded. 6. At the conclusion of the exam fold your exam paper with the foolscap pages inside of it like a book. On the outside of the exam paper write your name and the number of pages of foolscap you have used. 7. Be sure to write your name on each piece of foolscap used. You may write on both sides of the foolscap paper.

PART A:

MULTIPLE CHOICE (26 x 1 = 26 marks) Time: (20 minutes) (K/I) Select the best answer for each of the following questions, marking your selection using a pencil on the Scantron card provided.

PART B:

Identification (7 x 2 =14 marks) Time: (20 minutes) (T/I/) Identify any seven (7) of the following terms. Having done so, explain their significance to American history . (Identification: 1 mark, Explanation: 1 mark) Iwo Jima Washington Crosses the Delaware Bill of Rights Gettysburg Cuban Missile Crisis

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Gulf of Tonkin Emmett Till Iron Curtain Barak Obama

PART C:

Essay (1 x 30 =30 marks) Time: (50 minutes) (A/K/I)

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Students are to answer one of the following essay questions. Students are STRONGLY ADVISED to construct a point form outline before answering the question to ensure their answer is both complete and unified. The answer itself must be written in full sentences and paragraphs, adhering to proper sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, grammar, etc. 24 marks will be assigned for historical argument and content 6 marks will be assigned for writing style and form Employing specific historical information drawn from three centuries, from 1607 to 2011, write an essay that defends or refutes ONE of the following statements or questions: 1) 2) Presidents of the United States have made the country what it is today.

December 7, 1941 was the beginning of Americas decline. 3) 4) American society is based on fair play. Americas worst enemy is themselves.

Total: /70

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