APUSH: Period 7/8 Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Red Scare - CORRECT ANSWER - -After the 1917 Russian Revolution and creation of
Comintern (purpose = export revolution internationally), there was fear of Communism in the
US
-Immigrants in the US were from parts of the world that are now Communist
-Fears increased by foundation of American Communist Party (1919) and bombings
-Antiradicalism became extremely popular: states enacted sedition laws, acts of violence against
supposed radicals, removed radical literature
Palmer Raids - CORRECT ANSWER - -Attorney General Palmer orchestrated a series of
raids on alleged radical centers throughout the country and made arrests
-Intended to uncover weapons and explosives, but found few weapons and most arrested were
released
Sacco and Vanzetti - CORRECT ANSWER - -1920
-Two Italians accused of murdering a paymaster
-Evidence was questionable, but were convicted by a prejudiced judge since they were known
anarchists
-Executed despite growing support for them
KKK Resurgence - CORRECT ANSWER - -1915: A different group of white Southerners
met in Atlanta and established a new version of the KKK
-At first, it was concerned with intimidating African Americans
-After WW1, it became concerned with Catholics, Jews, and foreigners
-Membership spread rapidly through the South and some parts of the North
-Made political pronouncements, terrorized foreigners, boycotted their businesses
-Feared challenge of traditional values
,-Declined in 1925 due to scandals
Immigration Quota Acts - CORRECT ANSWER - -Nativist sentiment rose after WW1 due
to jobs and radicalism
-1924: National Origins Act: created the quota system
Scopes Trial - CORRECT ANSWER - -1925: Tennessee laws adopted a measure to make
it illegal for any public school teacher to teach any theory that denies the story of divine creation
as taught in the Bible
-The American Civil Liberties Union offered free counsel to any Tennessee teacher willing to
defy the law
-John Scopes agreed
-Defended by Clarence Darrow and persecuted by William Jennings Bryan
-Bryan was embarrassed when called to the stand; decline in fundamentalism
Henry Ford - CORRECT ANSWER - -1893: The first gasoline driven car was produced in
America
-1896: Ford began producing cars and the automobile industry became a large force in the
economy
Charles Lindbergh - CORRECT ANSWER - -1903: First flight made by the Wright
brothers
-1920: Lindbergh made a famous solo flight from New York to Paris, helping to make
commercial aviation a possibility
Marcus Garvey - CORRECT ANSWER - -Held ideology of black nationalism
-Encouraged blacks to take pride in their achievements and heritage, and to reject assimilation
into white society
-Created the United Negro Improvement Association, which encouraged a return to Africa and
black owned business
-Huge growth until 1923, when he was convicted of business fraud
,Harlem Renaissance - CORRECT ANSWER - -In postwar Harlem, a new generation of
black artists created a flourishing African American culture
-Jazz musicians, actors, poetry, literature, art
-Demonstrated the richness of black heritage and proved that their race was worthy of respect
The Lost Generation - CORRECT ANSWER - -The young Americans emerging from
World War I
-Saw the war as a useless waste of lives for no purpose; became disenchanted with the war and
the government
-Criticized the consumer driven era
Return to Normalcy - CORRECT ANSWER - -Promise made by Warren Harding during
the election of 1920
-Saving the world and getting involved in WW1 is NOT normal; we need to get back to putting
America first and being a "normal" country
-Wins as part of a backlash to Democratic presidents: America is exhausted after trying to fix
problems at home (progressives) and abroad (WW2, empire)
Warren Harding - CORRECT ANSWER - -Limited political experience: newspaper editor
in small town Ohio; senator
-Appointed capable men to his cabinet, but was limited by his intellect
-Create an extremely pro-business environment: laissez faire, higher tariff, no enforcement of
antitrust laws
Ohio Gang - CORRECT ANSWER - -A group of friends of the president that find their
way into offices
-One member was Albert Fall, secretary of the interior
Teapot Dome Scandal - CORRECT ANSWER - -1923
-A town in Wyoming for oiling drilling
, -Sits on huge reserve of oil, but it is on federal land
-Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, gives companies rights to drill on this land, in return for
payouts to him personally: taking a federal resource and making money off of it
-Convicted of bribery and sent to prison
Calvin Coolidge - CORRECT ANSWER - -Took over from Harding after he died in 1923
-Governor of Massachusetts
-Passivist, silent, puritanical
Andrew Mellon - CORRECT ANSWER - -Harding's Secretary of the Treasury
-Wealthy Wall Street tycoon
-Worked for reductions on corporate taxes, personal incomes, and inheritances: originator of
trickle down economics
-Worked with Coolidge to lower the debt
Herbert Hoover (Cabinet) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Harding's secretary of commerce, a
notable Republican progressive
-Believed in voluntarism to stabilize industries, wanted the government to play a role in creating
a new, cooperative order
Election of 1928 - CORRECT ANSWER - -Hoover easily defeated Democrat Al Smith
-Promised bold new efforts to solve the nation's remaining economic problems, but couldn't do
so before the Depression hit
What factors caused the Great Depression? - CORRECT ANSWER -
OVERPRODUCTION: Naive optimism, tariffs, lax enforcement of antitrust acts
LACK OF CONSUMPTION: Malapportionment of nation's wealth, Republican tax cuts
-Lack of diversification
-Wall Street's irresponsibility
-Banks' irresponsibility
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Red Scare - CORRECT ANSWER - -After the 1917 Russian Revolution and creation of
Comintern (purpose = export revolution internationally), there was fear of Communism in the
US
-Immigrants in the US were from parts of the world that are now Communist
-Fears increased by foundation of American Communist Party (1919) and bombings
-Antiradicalism became extremely popular: states enacted sedition laws, acts of violence against
supposed radicals, removed radical literature
Palmer Raids - CORRECT ANSWER - -Attorney General Palmer orchestrated a series of
raids on alleged radical centers throughout the country and made arrests
-Intended to uncover weapons and explosives, but found few weapons and most arrested were
released
Sacco and Vanzetti - CORRECT ANSWER - -1920
-Two Italians accused of murdering a paymaster
-Evidence was questionable, but were convicted by a prejudiced judge since they were known
anarchists
-Executed despite growing support for them
KKK Resurgence - CORRECT ANSWER - -1915: A different group of white Southerners
met in Atlanta and established a new version of the KKK
-At first, it was concerned with intimidating African Americans
-After WW1, it became concerned with Catholics, Jews, and foreigners
-Membership spread rapidly through the South and some parts of the North
-Made political pronouncements, terrorized foreigners, boycotted their businesses
-Feared challenge of traditional values
,-Declined in 1925 due to scandals
Immigration Quota Acts - CORRECT ANSWER - -Nativist sentiment rose after WW1 due
to jobs and radicalism
-1924: National Origins Act: created the quota system
Scopes Trial - CORRECT ANSWER - -1925: Tennessee laws adopted a measure to make
it illegal for any public school teacher to teach any theory that denies the story of divine creation
as taught in the Bible
-The American Civil Liberties Union offered free counsel to any Tennessee teacher willing to
defy the law
-John Scopes agreed
-Defended by Clarence Darrow and persecuted by William Jennings Bryan
-Bryan was embarrassed when called to the stand; decline in fundamentalism
Henry Ford - CORRECT ANSWER - -1893: The first gasoline driven car was produced in
America
-1896: Ford began producing cars and the automobile industry became a large force in the
economy
Charles Lindbergh - CORRECT ANSWER - -1903: First flight made by the Wright
brothers
-1920: Lindbergh made a famous solo flight from New York to Paris, helping to make
commercial aviation a possibility
Marcus Garvey - CORRECT ANSWER - -Held ideology of black nationalism
-Encouraged blacks to take pride in their achievements and heritage, and to reject assimilation
into white society
-Created the United Negro Improvement Association, which encouraged a return to Africa and
black owned business
-Huge growth until 1923, when he was convicted of business fraud
,Harlem Renaissance - CORRECT ANSWER - -In postwar Harlem, a new generation of
black artists created a flourishing African American culture
-Jazz musicians, actors, poetry, literature, art
-Demonstrated the richness of black heritage and proved that their race was worthy of respect
The Lost Generation - CORRECT ANSWER - -The young Americans emerging from
World War I
-Saw the war as a useless waste of lives for no purpose; became disenchanted with the war and
the government
-Criticized the consumer driven era
Return to Normalcy - CORRECT ANSWER - -Promise made by Warren Harding during
the election of 1920
-Saving the world and getting involved in WW1 is NOT normal; we need to get back to putting
America first and being a "normal" country
-Wins as part of a backlash to Democratic presidents: America is exhausted after trying to fix
problems at home (progressives) and abroad (WW2, empire)
Warren Harding - CORRECT ANSWER - -Limited political experience: newspaper editor
in small town Ohio; senator
-Appointed capable men to his cabinet, but was limited by his intellect
-Create an extremely pro-business environment: laissez faire, higher tariff, no enforcement of
antitrust laws
Ohio Gang - CORRECT ANSWER - -A group of friends of the president that find their
way into offices
-One member was Albert Fall, secretary of the interior
Teapot Dome Scandal - CORRECT ANSWER - -1923
-A town in Wyoming for oiling drilling
, -Sits on huge reserve of oil, but it is on federal land
-Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, gives companies rights to drill on this land, in return for
payouts to him personally: taking a federal resource and making money off of it
-Convicted of bribery and sent to prison
Calvin Coolidge - CORRECT ANSWER - -Took over from Harding after he died in 1923
-Governor of Massachusetts
-Passivist, silent, puritanical
Andrew Mellon - CORRECT ANSWER - -Harding's Secretary of the Treasury
-Wealthy Wall Street tycoon
-Worked for reductions on corporate taxes, personal incomes, and inheritances: originator of
trickle down economics
-Worked with Coolidge to lower the debt
Herbert Hoover (Cabinet) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Harding's secretary of commerce, a
notable Republican progressive
-Believed in voluntarism to stabilize industries, wanted the government to play a role in creating
a new, cooperative order
Election of 1928 - CORRECT ANSWER - -Hoover easily defeated Democrat Al Smith
-Promised bold new efforts to solve the nation's remaining economic problems, but couldn't do
so before the Depression hit
What factors caused the Great Depression? - CORRECT ANSWER -
OVERPRODUCTION: Naive optimism, tariffs, lax enforcement of antitrust acts
LACK OF CONSUMPTION: Malapportionment of nation's wealth, Republican tax cuts
-Lack of diversification
-Wall Street's irresponsibility
-Banks' irresponsibility
