APUSH Period 7 Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the major political, social, and economic events of AP US History Period 7 ($$1890$$-$$-$1945$$).

Period 7 Periodization

Spans from $1890$ to $1945$, beginning with the start of the Progressive movement and ending with the finish of World War II.

Muckrakers

Harsh, critical writers who used the press to publicly expose corruption during the early $1900s$.

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; led by Du Bois, it started the whispers for the Civil Rights Movement.

17th Amendment

Established the direct election of political offices, specifically Senators.

16th Amendment

Progressive income tax that created higher taxes for the rich.

New Nationalism

Theodore Roosevelt's advocacy for improving the welfare of society through the government.

Meat Inspection Act

Legislation used by Theodore Roosevelt to tighten food and drug safety laws.

Cuban Platt Amendment

Allowed Cuba to form its own Constitution but ensured the US could control Cuban economic affairs.

Roosevelt Corollary

An addition to the Monroe Doctrine stating America would intervene in Western-hemisphere nations to protect democracy.

Insular Cases

A court ruling that dictated those in annexed territories were not under the power of the US Constitution.

White Man’s Burden

The ideology stating it was America’s duty to civilize the world and spread their democratic ideals.

Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft's policy of fostering good relations with Latin America through loans to increase American political power.

New Freedom

Woodrow Wilson's promotion of protecting individual liberty through government intervention.

Federal Trade Commission

Prevented unfair competition tactics within businesses to help prevent the formation of monopolies.

Zimmerman Telegram

A message from Germany to Mexico intercepted by Britain, proposing an alliance against the US in exchange for US lands.

Espionage and Sedition Act 1917

Law that prohibited criticism of the government during World War I.

War Industries Board

A federal organization responsible for regulating business and product prices to promote the war effort.

Red Scare

Russian spy paranoia leading the government to form the FBI and suspect Communist speakers or radical labor unions.

Great Migration

The influx of African Americans into cities with more opportunities and jobs during the WWI era.

Isolationism

A policy where war-weary Americans focused on self-growth and avoided European affairs after World War I.

Welfare Capitalism

Policy promoted by Ford suggesting that taking care of workers with better pay and conditions leads to better quality work.

Consumerism

A consumer culture characterized by the constant need to buy things, often utilizing installment plans and credit.

19th Amendment

Granted women's suffrage in $1920$.

Keating-Owens Act

Legislation that outlawed child labor.

Harlem Renaissance

An influx of talent in African American communities that became a symbol of resistance and produced the jazz genre.

Hawley Smoot Tariff

A tariff meant to help money flow back into the economy during the Depression that failed and worsened the situation.

Emergency Banking Act

FDR's act that shut down all banks and slowly reopened them under government supervision to secure deposits.

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

Allowed the government to regulate crop prices during the New Deal.

Social Security Administration

A New Deal agency established to create a social security system.

National Labor Relations Act (1935)

Legislation that legalized unions and gave them the right to exist, inhibiting corporate power.

Lend Lease Act

The lending of armaments to Allies at no cost (to be returned in good condition) during WWII.

Atlantic Charter Conference

A meeting where the Allies and the US discussed aims for the war.

Executive Order of 1941

Banned segregated military units during World War II.