Unit 7 and 8 APUSH vocab

UNIT 7 (1890–1945)

Social Vocabulary

Progressivism – Reform movement aimed at addressing problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, and corruption

Muckrakers – Journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices (e.g., Upton Sinclair)

Social Gospel – Religious movement applying Christian ethics to social reform

Great Migration – Movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities

Nativism – Anti-immigrant sentiment, especially toward Southern and Eastern Europeans

Assimilation – Process by which immigrants adopt American culture

Harlem Renaissance – Cultural and artistic flowering of African American life in the 1920s

Prohibition – Nationwide ban on alcohol (18th Amendment)

Red Scare – Fear of communism and radical political movements

Internment – Forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WWII

Political Vocabulary

Populist Party – Political party advocating for farmers and laborers

Progressive Amendments – 16th (income tax), 17th (direct election of senators), 18th, 19th

Trust-busting – Government actions to break up monopolies

Federal Reserve Act – Created central banking system

Roosevelt Corollary – Expansion of the Monroe Doctrine justifying U.S. intervention

Dollar Diplomacy – Using economic influence to control foreign nations

Neutrality Acts – Laws intended to keep the U.S. out of foreign wars

Lend-Lease Act – Allowed U.S. to supply Allies during WWII

Total War – Mobilization of entire society for war effort

Economic Vocabulary

Industrialization – Growth of manufacturing and factory systems

Taylorism (Scientific Management) – Efficiency-based production methods

Monopoly / Trust – Single company controlling an industry

Consumerism – Emphasis on purchasing goods

Stock Market Crash of 1929 – Collapse that triggered the Great Depression

Great Depression – Severe global economic downturn

New Deal – FDR’s programs to provide relief, recovery, and reform

Keynesian Economics – Government spending to stimulate the economy

Deficit Spending – Spending more than government revenue

UNIT 8 (1945–1980)

Social Vocabulary

Suburbanization – Growth of suburbs after WWII

Baby Boom – Surge in birth rates after WWII

Civil Rights Movement – Efforts to end racial discrimination

Brown v. Board of Education – Supreme Court case ending school segregation

Desegregation – Ending separation by race

Nonviolent Resistance – Peaceful protest strategy

Black Power – Movement emphasizing racial pride and self-determination

Feminist Movement – Push for gender equality

Counterculture – Youth movement rejecting traditional norms

Affirmative Action – Policies promoting opportunities for minorities

Political Vocabulary

Cold War – Ideological conflict between the U.S. and USSR

Containment – Policy to stop the spread of communism

Truman Doctrine – Aid to nations resisting communism

Marshall Plan – Economic aid to rebuild Europe

NATO – Western military alliance

McCarthyism – Anti-communist witch hunts