APUSH CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Progressive.
Answer: An era in corrections during the early 1900s that emphasized
individualized treatment and the state's ability to solve problems
◍ Social Justice.
Answer: An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is
linkied to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right
and wrong
◍ Conservation.
Answer: Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about
change or innovation, typically in politics or religion.
◍ New Deal.
Answer: A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic
relief, recovery, and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.
◍ Cold War.
Answer: A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The
nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly
threats went on for years
◍ Harlem Renaissance.
Answer: 1920s growth in African American literature and arts, as southern
African Americans brought culture to the north
◍ Xenophobia.
Answer: Fear of foreigners
,◍ Berlin Airlift.
Answer: Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin
when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
◍ Mass Media.
Answer: Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach
millions of people.
◍ Red Scare.
Answer: A period when the government went after "red"-as Communists
were known- and others with radical views
◍ Containment.
Answer: American policy of resisting further expansion of communism
around the world (Iron curtain)
◍ Truman Doctrine.
Answer: 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and
military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian
ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
◍ Marshall Plan.
Answer: A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of
Europe (1948-1952)
◍ Great Migration.
Answer: movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south
into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
◍ Spanish American War.
Answer: In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which
the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
◍ NATO.
Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
◍ Warsaw Pact.
Answer: An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European
, nations. This was in response to the NATO
◍ American Expeditionary Force.
Answer: the U.S. forces, led by Gen. John Pershing, who fought with the
allies in Europe during WWI
◍ Treaty of Versailles.
Answer: Treaty ending WWI; required Germany to pay huge war
reparations and established the League of Nations
◍ Korean War.
Answer: A conflict between UN forces (primarily US and S Korea) against
North Korea, and later China; Gen. Douglas Macarthur led UN forces and
was later replaced by Gen. Ridgeway; Resulted in Korea remaining divided
at the 38th parallel
◍ HUAC.
Answer: House Un-American Activities Committee
◍ United Nations.
Answer: An international body composed of many countries that seeks to
promote peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. It was formed
in 1945 at the end of World War II.
◍ Joseph McCarthy.
Answer: Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in American
gov't, but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post
WWII to become incredibly influential; "McCarthyism" was the fearful
accusation of any dissenters of being communists
◍ Pearl Harbor.
Answer: United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan,
bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on
December 7, 1941.
◍ Executive Order 9981.
Answer: Establishes equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Progressive.
Answer: An era in corrections during the early 1900s that emphasized
individualized treatment and the state's ability to solve problems
◍ Social Justice.
Answer: An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is
linkied to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right
and wrong
◍ Conservation.
Answer: Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about
change or innovation, typically in politics or religion.
◍ New Deal.
Answer: A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic
relief, recovery, and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.
◍ Cold War.
Answer: A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The
nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly
threats went on for years
◍ Harlem Renaissance.
Answer: 1920s growth in African American literature and arts, as southern
African Americans brought culture to the north
◍ Xenophobia.
Answer: Fear of foreigners
,◍ Berlin Airlift.
Answer: Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin
when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
◍ Mass Media.
Answer: Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach
millions of people.
◍ Red Scare.
Answer: A period when the government went after "red"-as Communists
were known- and others with radical views
◍ Containment.
Answer: American policy of resisting further expansion of communism
around the world (Iron curtain)
◍ Truman Doctrine.
Answer: 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and
military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian
ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
◍ Marshall Plan.
Answer: A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of
Europe (1948-1952)
◍ Great Migration.
Answer: movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south
into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
◍ Spanish American War.
Answer: In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which
the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
◍ NATO.
Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
◍ Warsaw Pact.
Answer: An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European
, nations. This was in response to the NATO
◍ American Expeditionary Force.
Answer: the U.S. forces, led by Gen. John Pershing, who fought with the
allies in Europe during WWI
◍ Treaty of Versailles.
Answer: Treaty ending WWI; required Germany to pay huge war
reparations and established the League of Nations
◍ Korean War.
Answer: A conflict between UN forces (primarily US and S Korea) against
North Korea, and later China; Gen. Douglas Macarthur led UN forces and
was later replaced by Gen. Ridgeway; Resulted in Korea remaining divided
at the 38th parallel
◍ HUAC.
Answer: House Un-American Activities Committee
◍ United Nations.
Answer: An international body composed of many countries that seeks to
promote peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. It was formed
in 1945 at the end of World War II.
◍ Joseph McCarthy.
Answer: Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in American
gov't, but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post
WWII to become incredibly influential; "McCarthyism" was the fearful
accusation of any dissenters of being communists
◍ Pearl Harbor.
Answer: United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan,
bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on
December 7, 1941.
◍ Executive Order 9981.
Answer: Establishes equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed
