AP US History: Period 7 Flashcards
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| 6368361427 | American Expeditionary Force | Troops sent to Europe under General John J. Pershing to help fight World War l. | 0 | |
| 6368361429 | Atomic Bomb | Manhattan Project was the name given to this weapon's development. | 1 | |
| 6368361430 | Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan | 2 | |
| 6368361431 | Harlem Renaissance | A rebirth of Black cultural expression | 3 | |
| 6368361433 | League of Nations | An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. | 4 | |
| 6368361434 | New Deal | A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help end the Great Depression. | 5 | |
| 6368361435 | Pearl Harbor | A major United States naval base in Hawaii. | 6 | |
| 6368361436 | Religious Fundamentalism | Strict adherence to some belief or ideology, especially in a religious context. | 7 | |
| 6368361437 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | He guided America through one of the greatest crisis in American history since the Civil War. | 8 | |
| 6368361438 | Spanish-American War | A war between Spain and the United States that begun after the sinking of the Maine. | 9 | |
| 6368361439 | Woodrow Wilson | During World War l, he believed in neutrality and making the world "safe for democracy." | 10 | |
| 6368361441 | Clayton Anti-Trust Act | A law passed by Congress that attempted to prohibit monopolies from buying out the competition. | 11 | |
| 6368361443 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Preserved the public's confidence in the banking system by insuring deposits. | 12 | |
| 6368361444 | Neutrality Acts | Laws passed from 1935-1939 to limit U.S. involvement in any future wars. | 13 | |
| 6368361447 | Social Security Act | A law enacted by FDR to create a system to transfer payments in which younger, working people would help support retired people. | 14 | |
| 6368361451 | Communism | An economic and social system in which all property and resources are collectively owned. | 15 | |
| 6368361453 | Booker T. Washington | Founder of the Tuskegee Institute. | 16 | |
| 6368361454 | Women's Christian Temperance Union | Sought to abolish saloons and alcohol. | 17 | |
| 6368361458 | First Red Scare | Fear of communism after communist took over Russia. | 18 |