period 6 and 7

What years are typically associated with Period 6 in AP US History?

1865 to 1898

What significant event marked the end of Period 6?

The end of the Spanish-American War.

What major themes are explored in Period 6?

Industrialization, urbanization, and immigration.

What were the major economic changes in Period 6?

The rise of big business tycoons, railroad expansion, and the beginnings of the labor movement.

What social movements emerged during Period 6?

Labor movements, the suffrage movement, and various reform movements.

Key legislation passed during Period 6?

The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890).

What major technological advancements occurred in Period 6?

The development of the telephone, telegraph, and electricity.

What was the significance of the Homestead Act?

It encouraged westward migration by providing land to settlers.

What was the impact of the Gilded Age on American Society?

Expansion of wealth disparity, rise of urban centers, and corruption in politics.

What were the main issues of the Populist movement?

Monetary reform, regulation of railroads, and social justice.

What years are associated with Period 7 in AP US History?

1890 to 1945

What significant event marks the beginning of Period 7?

The U.S. emergence as a world power, marked by the Spanish-American War.

What major themes are explored in Period 7?

Progressivism, Imperialism, WWI, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and WWII.

What were the key reforms of the Progressive Era?

Women’s suffrage, labor reform, and antitrust legislation.

What was the significance of the New Deal?

It was a series of programs and reforms aimed at recovering from the Great Depression.

What were the causes of the Great Depression?

Stock market crash of 1929, bank failures, and drastic drops in consumer spending.

How did the U.S. government respond to WWII?

Mobilization of the economy, conscription, and increased production of war materials.

What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the U.S.?

It led to the rejection of the League of Nations in the U.S. Senate.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem during the 1920s.

What was significant about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings?

They marked the only use of nuclear weapons in war and led to the end of WWII.