APUSH PERIOD 7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Progressive - (ANSWER)An era in corrections during the early 1900s that emphasized individualized
treatment and the state's ability to solve problems
Social Justice - (ANSWER)An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linkied to
fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong
Conservation - (ANSWER)Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or
innovation, typically in politics or religion.
New Deal - (ANSWER)A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic relief, recovery,
and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.
Harlem Renaissance - (ANSWER)1920s growth in African American literature and arts, as southern
African Americans brought culture to the north
Xenophobia - (ANSWER)Fear of foreigners
Mass Media - (ANSWER)Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of
people.
Red Scare - (ANSWER)A period when the government went after "red"-as Communists were known- and
others with radical views
Great Migration - (ANSWER)movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into
Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
Spanish American War - (ANSWER)In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the
U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
American Expeditionary Force - (ANSWER)the U.S. forces, led by Gen. John Pershing, who fought with
the allies in Europe during WWI
, APUSH PERIOD 7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Treaty of Versailles - (ANSWER)Treaty ending WWI; required Germany to pay huge war reparations and
established the League of Nations
United Nations - (ANSWER)An international body composed of many countries that seeks to promote
peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. It was formed in 1945 at the end of World War II.
Pearl Harbor - (ANSWER)United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the
United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.
Japanese Internment - (ANSWER)Carried out through Executive Order 9066, which took many Japanese
families away from their homes and into internment camp. Motivated by racism after Pearl Harbor
bombing
Civil Liberties - (ANSWER)Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair
legal treatment.
Atomic Bomb - (ANSWER)Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) which
forced Japan to surrender and ended WWII.
Alfred Thayer Mahan - (ANSWER)US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to
become a world power.
Yellow Journalism - (ANSWER)Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create
sensations and attract readers
Jingoism - (ANSWER)Aggressive nationalism
Roosevelt Corollary - (ANSWER)extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the
right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force
Progressive - (ANSWER)An era in corrections during the early 1900s that emphasized individualized
treatment and the state's ability to solve problems
Social Justice - (ANSWER)An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linkied to
fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong
Conservation - (ANSWER)Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or
innovation, typically in politics or religion.
New Deal - (ANSWER)A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic relief, recovery,
and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.
Harlem Renaissance - (ANSWER)1920s growth in African American literature and arts, as southern
African Americans brought culture to the north
Xenophobia - (ANSWER)Fear of foreigners
Mass Media - (ANSWER)Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of
people.
Red Scare - (ANSWER)A period when the government went after "red"-as Communists were known- and
others with radical views
Great Migration - (ANSWER)movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into
Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
Spanish American War - (ANSWER)In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the
U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
American Expeditionary Force - (ANSWER)the U.S. forces, led by Gen. John Pershing, who fought with
the allies in Europe during WWI
, APUSH PERIOD 7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Treaty of Versailles - (ANSWER)Treaty ending WWI; required Germany to pay huge war reparations and
established the League of Nations
United Nations - (ANSWER)An international body composed of many countries that seeks to promote
peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. It was formed in 1945 at the end of World War II.
Pearl Harbor - (ANSWER)United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the
United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.
Japanese Internment - (ANSWER)Carried out through Executive Order 9066, which took many Japanese
families away from their homes and into internment camp. Motivated by racism after Pearl Harbor
bombing
Civil Liberties - (ANSWER)Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair
legal treatment.
Atomic Bomb - (ANSWER)Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) which
forced Japan to surrender and ended WWII.
Alfred Thayer Mahan - (ANSWER)US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to
become a world power.
Yellow Journalism - (ANSWER)Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create
sensations and attract readers
Jingoism - (ANSWER)Aggressive nationalism
Roosevelt Corollary - (ANSWER)extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the
right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force
