APUSH Unit 7 Flashcards (1890–1945)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts and events from APUSH Unit 7 (1890–1945), including imperialism, progressivism, and major wars.

Imperialism

A policy of extending a country's power through diplomacy or military force.

Progressivism

An early 20th-century reform movement addressing problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, and corruption.

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Argued the U.S. needed a strong navy to become a world power.

William McKinley

Led the U.S. into the Spanish-American War and oversaw territorial expansion.

Theodore Roosevelt

'Big Stick' diplomacy — assertive U.S. involvement in Latin America.

William Howard Taft

Dollar Diplomacy: Taft’s policy of using economic power to extend U.S. influence.

Woodrow Wilson

Moral Diplomacy: Wilson’s policy of promoting democracy abroad.

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

Encouraged U.S. naval expansion and imperialism.

Spanish-American War

Explosion of the USS Maine → U.S. defeated Spain → gained Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico.

Emilio Aguinaldo

Led Filipino resistance against U.S. control.

Muckrakers

Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems.

Upton Sinclair

Wrote 'The Jungle,' exposing meatpacking industry abuses.

Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)

Regulated food and medicine safety.

Federal Reserve Act (1913)

Created the Federal Reserve System to regulate banking.

World War I

U.S. entered WWI due to unrestricted submarine warfare & Zimmermann Telegram.

Woodrow Wilson – Fourteen Points

Wilson’s plan for peace emphasizing self-determination and League of Nations.

League of Nations

International organization to promote peace; the U.S. did not join.

Stock Market Crash

Trigger event for the Great Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Introduced the New Deal, a series of programs for relief, recovery, and reform.

Social Security Act (1935)

Established old-age pensions and unemployment insurance.

World War II

U.S. entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

D-Day

Allied invasion of Normandy that began the liberation of France.

Manhattan Project

Secret program that developed the atomic bomb.

Progressive Era

A time of reform movements aimed at correcting social and political issues.

New Deal

Set of programs and policies designed to promote economic recovery.

Fourteen Points

Woodrow Wilson's proposal for peace after WWI.

Zimmermann Telegram

A secret message proposing a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Naval warfare in which submarines target all vessels without warning.

Flappers

Young women in the 1920s who challenged social norms with new fashions.

Jazz

A music genre that originated in the African American communities of the southern United States.

Total war economy

A wartime economy focused on the complete mobilization of resources for war effort.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic depression lasting from 1929 until the late 1930s.

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Goals of FDR's New Deal programs.

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Established to provide deposit insurance to depositors.

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

Public work relief program for unemployed young men.

Military superpower

A country that has significant capability in military power.

Economic giant

A country that has a large and powerful economy.

Leader of the free world

A nation that advocates for democracy and capitalism globally.

Self-determination

The right of people to determine their own political status.

League of Nations

An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference.

Isolationism

A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups.

Nationalism

A strong sense of pride and devotion to one's nation.

Collective security

The cooperation of several countries in an alliance to strengthen the security of each.

Constitutional amendments

Formal changes or additions to the Constitution.

Prohibition

The period during which the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned.