APUSH unit 7

Spanish-American War

1898 conflict making the U.S. an imperial power.

Progressivism

Reform movement addressing industrialization’s social and political issues.

Muckrakers

Journalists exposing corruption, e.g., Upton Sinclair.

19th Amendment

1920 amendment granting women’s suffrage.

World War I

1914–1918 global conflict, U.S. entry in 1917.

Fourteen Points

Wilson’s 1918 plan for post-WWI peace.

Espionage and Sedition Acts

WWI laws restricting free speech.

Great Migration

African American movement to Northern cities during WWI.

Prohibition

1919–1933 ban on alcohol via the 18th Amendment.

Scopes Trial

1925 trial over teaching evolution, reflecting cultural divides.

Great Depression

1929–1939 economic collapse following stock market crash.

New Deal

Roosevelt’s programs for Depression relief, recovery, and reform.

Social Security Act

1935 New Deal law providing pensions and aid.

Neutrality Acts

1930s laws limiting U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.

Pearl Harbor

1941 Japanese attack prompting U.S. WWII entry.

Lend-Lease Act

1941 law aiding Allies before U.S. WWII entry.

D-Day

1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, key WWII turning point.

Manhattan Project

U.S. program developing atomic bombs used in WWII.

Yalta Conference

1945 meeting planning postwar world order.

United Nations

1945 organization promoting global cooperation, U.S.-led.