Period 7: 1890-1945

Question 1

What period does Period 7 cover in AP U.S. History?

Answer 1

1890–1945

Question 2

What was a key theme of Period 7?

Answer 2

U.S. became a world power through imperialism and participation in World Wars

Question 3

What did the rise of progressive reformers aim to address?

Answer 3

Issues from industrialization

Question 4

What event caused the U.S. to enter World War I?

Answer 4

German unrestricted submarine warfare and the later Zimmerman Telegram

Question 5

What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris (1898)?

Answer 5

U.S. gained Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba became a protectorate

Question 6

What was the result of the Schenck v. United States (1919) case?

Answer 6

Upheld Espionage Act – speech not protected if it poses ‘clear and present danger’

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The _______ was a policy that established equal trading rights in China.

Answer 7

Open Door Policy

Question 8

Who were the muckrakers during the Progressive Era?

Answer 8

Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Jacob Riis

Question 9

What did the 19th Amendment achieve?

Answer 9

Women’s suffrage

Question 10

What event is referred to as the ‘Splendid Little War’?

Answer 10

Spanish-American War (1898)

Question 11

What was the primary goal of FDR’s New Deal?

Answer 11

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Question 12

What was a cause of the Great Depression?

Answer 12

Overproduction, stock market crash, banking failures, Dust Bowl, unequal wealth

Question 13

What was the outcome of the Bonus Army incident in 1932?

Answer 13

Damaged Hoover’s image

Question 14

What major legislation did the Federal Reserve Act (1913) establish?

Answer 14

Created the Federal Reserve System which is designed to regulate banks and financial institutions and to maintain the stability of the country’s financial system.

Question 15

True or False: The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that celebrated African American culture.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The _______ Act allowed the U.S. to provide military aid to allies without direct involvement.

Answer 16

Lend-Lease

Question 17

What was the significance of the Manhattan Project?

Answer 17

The Manhattan Project was an unprecedented, top-secret World War II government program in which the United States rushed to develop and deploy the world’s first atomic weapons before Nazi Germany –> developed the atomic bomb

Question 18

What did the 16th Amendment establish?

Answer 18

Income tax

Question 19

What was the impact of the New Deal on federal government power?

Answer 19

Massive expansion of federal power

Question 20

What did the Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) case uphold?

Answer 20

Japanese internment

Question 21

What was the primary economic condition leading to the Great Depression?

Answer 21

Stock market crash (1929)

Question 22

Who was the president during the Great Depression who promoted ‘rugged individualism’?

Answer 22

Herbert Hoover

Question 23

What did the 18th Amendment establish?

Answer 23

Prohibition

Question 24

What were the ‘Alphabet Agencies’ created during the New Deal?

Answer 24

1. CCC – Jobs for young men doing conservation work
2. WPA – Jobs in public works and the arts
3. AAA – Paid farmers to reduce crops, raise prices
4. TVA – Built dams; electricity and jobs in the South
5. FDIC – Insured bank deposits
6. SEC – Regulated the stock market
7. SSA – Pensions and aid for elderly, unemployed, disabled
8. NRA – Set wages/hours; ruled unconstitutional
9. FHA – Helped people get home loans
10. FERA – Gave states money for emergency relief

Question 25

What was a key conflict in the 1920s in America?

Answer 25

Modernism vs. traditionalism

Question 26

What did the Scopes Trial (1925) represent?

Answer 26

The first highly publicized trial concerning the teaching of evolution, the Scopes trial also represents a dramatic clash between traditional and modern values in America of the 1920s. --> Evolution vs. creationism

Question 27

What was the impact of World War II on the U.S. economy?

Answer 27

Ended Great Depression through military spending

Question 28

What major international organization was formed in 1945?

Answer 28

United Nations

Question 29

What was the primary purpose of the War Production Board during WWII?

Answer 29

The War Production Board (WPB) was an American government agency established during World War II to oversee and coordinate industrial production for the war effort.

Question 30

What was the primary cause of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

Answer 30

The primary cause was the explosion of the USS Maine and growing tensions over Cuba's fight for independence from Spain.

Question 31

True or False: The Progressive Era aimed to address issues caused by industrialization and urbanization.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Fill in the blank: The ________ Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote.

Answer 32

19th

Question 33

What was the significance of the 18th Amendment?

Answer 33

It established Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the United States.

Question 34

Name one key figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

Answer 34

Langston Hughes

Question 35

Which economic event began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s?

Answer 35

The Great Depression

Question 36

True or False: The New Deal was a series of programs and policies designed to combat the Great Depression.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan after World War II?

Answer 37

To provide economic aid to Western European countries to help rebuild their economies --> to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe and to stabilize the international order in a way favorable to the development of political democracy and free-market economies

Question 38

What was the name of the U.S. policy aimed at containing the spread of communism during the Cold War?

Answer 38

Containment

Question 39

Which event in 1941 led the United States to enter World War II?

Answer 39

The attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The ________ Doctrine stated that the U.S. would support countries resisting communism.

Answer 40

Truman

Question 41

What was the primary purpose of the Federal Reserve System established in 1913?

Answer 41

To provide the country with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

Question 42

Which Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

Answer 42

Korematsu v. United States

Question 43

Name one major outcome of the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 43

It ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations on Germany.

Question 44

True or False: The United States was a member of the League of Nations.

Answer 44

False

Question 45

What was the significance of the Scopes Trial in 1925?

Answer 45

It highlighted the conflict between science and religion in American society.

Question 46

What did the GI Bill provide for returning World War II veterans?

Answer 46

It provided education benefits, housing assistance, and low-interest loans.

Question 47

Name one major technological advancement during World War II.

Answer 47

Radar

Question 48

Fill in the blank: The ________ Conference in 1945 was where Allied leaders planned the post-war order.

Answer 48

Yalta

Question 49

What was 'The Great Migration'?

Answer 49

The movement of over a million African Americans from the rural South to urban areas in the North during the early 20th century.