APUSH Period 7: 1890-1945 Overview and Key Themes

U.S. Expansion

Growth of American influence abroad (1890-1917)

Progressivism

Movement addressing social and political issues (1890-1920)

World War I

U.S. involvement from 1917 to 1919

Great Depression

Severe economic downturn starting in 1929

New Deal

FDR's programs for economic recovery (1933-1938)

Isolationism

Policy of non-involvement in foreign conflicts

Spanish-American War

1898 conflict leading to U.S. territorial gains

Open Door Policy

U.S. policy for free trade in China

Big Stick Diplomacy

Roosevelt's foreign policy emphasizing military strength

Dollar Diplomacy

Taft's policy promoting U.S. financial interests abroad

Moral Diplomacy

Wilson's approach to promote democracy globally

Lusitania

British ship sunk, influencing U.S. entry into WWI

Zimmermann Telegram

German proposal to Mexico, prompting U.S. involvement

14 Points

Wilson's vision for post-WWI peace and self-determination

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty ending WWI, U.S. Senate rejection

Neutrality Acts

Legislation aimed at preventing U.S. involvement in wars

America First Committee

Isolationist group opposing U.S. entry into WWII

Washington Naval Conference

1921 meeting to limit naval armaments

Kellogg-Briand Pact

1928 agreement to renounce war as policy

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

1920s case highlighting nativism and injustice

Prohibition

18th Amendment banning alcohol, leading to crime rise

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, protects bank deposits

Wagner Act

Legislation supporting labor union rights

Manhattan Project

Secret U.S. project to develop atomic bomb

Double V Campaign

African American initiative for victory abroad and at home