UGA US History Exemption Exam SINCE
1877
WW2 - Answer-the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the
world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually forming two opposing military alliances
(allies and axis powers). Germany invaded Poland, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima.
Allies - US, GB, France, Soviet Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy.
Conscription - Answer-the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service (Mostly
military)
populist party - Answer-Led by Tom Watson. Was a US political party in the late 1890s that resulted in
the joint effort between farmers and labor groups that were against big business and machine-based
politics (advocating increased currency issue, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of
railroads, and a graduated federal income tax) ; Also known as 'the people's party'. Became a third party
in the election of 1892.
WW1 - Answer-the global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until November
11 1918. It was primarily called the World War or the Great War until WW2. US joined when German U-
boat sank the Lusitania. Allies - US, GB, France, Russia, Italy. Central Powers - Germany, Hungary,
Ottoman Empire
Jim Crow - Answer-state and local laws that were enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated
racial segregation in all public facilities in the Southern States (former Confederate states) in addition to
starting a "separate but equal" status for Blacks
, Progressive Movement - Answer-Ranged from the 1890s through the 1920s. Was a general political
philosophy that advocated/favored social, political, and economic reform
Prohibition - Answer-a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol from 1920
to 1933. The ban was mandated by the 18th amendment. The Volstead act set down the rules that
enforced the ban and defined the types of prohibited alcohol beverages. The private ownership of
consumable alcohol and drinking it was not made illegal. Prohibition ended in 1933 with the ratification
of the 21st amendment (repealing the 18th amendment).
Woodrow Wilson - Answer-Was the 28th President of the US (from 1913-1921). Was a leader of the
progressive movement and was President of Princeton from 1902-1910. Was Governor of NJ from 1911-
1913. He ran against Republican William Howard Taft and Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate
Theodore Roosevelt (former president) and was elected President (as a DEM) in 1912. Was born in 1856
and died in 1924.
Treaty of Versailles - Answer-One of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. It ended the state of war
between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on June 28 1919 (exactly 5 years after the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
League of Nations - Answer-was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris
Peace Treaty Conference that ended the First World War.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) - Answer-founded in 1886. Was the national federation of labor
unions in the US. Samuel Gompers was the first (and longest serving) president of this labor union. This
was the largest union grouping in the US for the first half of the 20th century.
Plessy vs. Fergeson - Answer-1896 - separate but equal
Mugwump Party - Answer-were republican political activists who bolted from the US Republican Party
by supporting the Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the 1884 Presidential election. They
switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with the Republican
candidate James. G. Blaine. The election between Blaine and Cleveland was close, and Mugwumps made
the difference in New York state by swinging the election to Cleveland.
1877
WW2 - Answer-the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the
world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually forming two opposing military alliances
(allies and axis powers). Germany invaded Poland, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima.
Allies - US, GB, France, Soviet Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy.
Conscription - Answer-the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service (Mostly
military)
populist party - Answer-Led by Tom Watson. Was a US political party in the late 1890s that resulted in
the joint effort between farmers and labor groups that were against big business and machine-based
politics (advocating increased currency issue, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of
railroads, and a graduated federal income tax) ; Also known as 'the people's party'. Became a third party
in the election of 1892.
WW1 - Answer-the global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and lasted until November
11 1918. It was primarily called the World War or the Great War until WW2. US joined when German U-
boat sank the Lusitania. Allies - US, GB, France, Russia, Italy. Central Powers - Germany, Hungary,
Ottoman Empire
Jim Crow - Answer-state and local laws that were enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated
racial segregation in all public facilities in the Southern States (former Confederate states) in addition to
starting a "separate but equal" status for Blacks
, Progressive Movement - Answer-Ranged from the 1890s through the 1920s. Was a general political
philosophy that advocated/favored social, political, and economic reform
Prohibition - Answer-a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol from 1920
to 1933. The ban was mandated by the 18th amendment. The Volstead act set down the rules that
enforced the ban and defined the types of prohibited alcohol beverages. The private ownership of
consumable alcohol and drinking it was not made illegal. Prohibition ended in 1933 with the ratification
of the 21st amendment (repealing the 18th amendment).
Woodrow Wilson - Answer-Was the 28th President of the US (from 1913-1921). Was a leader of the
progressive movement and was President of Princeton from 1902-1910. Was Governor of NJ from 1911-
1913. He ran against Republican William Howard Taft and Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate
Theodore Roosevelt (former president) and was elected President (as a DEM) in 1912. Was born in 1856
and died in 1924.
Treaty of Versailles - Answer-One of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. It ended the state of war
between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on June 28 1919 (exactly 5 years after the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
League of Nations - Answer-was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris
Peace Treaty Conference that ended the First World War.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) - Answer-founded in 1886. Was the national federation of labor
unions in the US. Samuel Gompers was the first (and longest serving) president of this labor union. This
was the largest union grouping in the US for the first half of the 20th century.
Plessy vs. Fergeson - Answer-1896 - separate but equal
Mugwump Party - Answer-were republican political activists who bolted from the US Republican Party
by supporting the Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the 1884 Presidential election. They
switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with the Republican
candidate James. G. Blaine. The election between Blaine and Cleveland was close, and Mugwumps made
the difference in New York state by swinging the election to Cleveland.
