APUSH PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Imperialism.
Answer: A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries
poitically, socially, and economically.
◍ Alfred
T. Mahan.
Answer: Wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History;" Argued that
the economic future of the United States rested on new overseas markets
protected by a larger navy.
◍ Social Darwinism.
Answer: 19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles
Darwin could be applied to society.
◍ The Great Depression.
Answer: The deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history
of the Western industrialized world. In the United States, this began soon
after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a
panic and wiped out millions of investors.
◍ Alaska.
Answer: "Seward's Folly," acquired in 1867 from Russia
◍ Progressive Era.
Answer: A period of widespread social activism and political reform across
the United States, from the 1890s to 1920s.
◍ Hawaii.
, Answer: 1898- white planters organize a revolt against the Queen in 1893,
US aids rebels and annexes it in 1898
◍ Delome letter.
Answer: A private letter written by the Spanish Minister to U.S that
criticized President McKinley; called him "weak" and "a bidder for the
admiration of the crowd"
◍ Prohibition.
Answer: A nationwide constitutional ban with the 18th Amendment on the
production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages that
remained in place from 1920 to 1933.
◍ U.
S. S. Maine.
Answer: "start" of the Span-Amer war; exploded off the coast of cuba and it
was blamed on spanish torpedoes; heightened by yellow journalists
◍ Teller Amendment.
Answer: Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after
winning the Spanish-American war
◍ Women's suffrage.
Answer: The women's right to vote, granted by the 19th amendment to the
U.S. Constitution (1920).
◍ preservationists.
Answer: Those who attempt to maintain in their present condition areas of
the Earth that are so far untouched by humans.
◍ Rough Riders.
Answer: Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during
the Spanish American War
◍ Dewey.
Answer: Admiral of the United States Navy, where he claimed victory at the
Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
, ◍ conservationists.
Answer: Those who advocate for the sustainable use and management of
natural resources including wildlife, water, air, and earth deposits, both --
renewable and non-renewable.
◍ Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam.
Answer: Territories acquired by the US in the Imperial period
◍ Welfare State.
Answer: A system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health
and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, by
means of grants, pensions, and other benefits. The foundations for the
modern welfare state in the US were laid by the New Deal programs of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
◍ Platt Amendment.
Answer: Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the
US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
◍ Emilio Aguinaldo.
Answer: Filipino General - helped US take Philipines during
Spanish-American war - helped Philippines gain freedom from US
◍ Liberalism.
Answer: A viewpoint or ideology associated with free political institutions
and religious toleration, as well as support for a strong role of government in
regulating capitalism and constructing the welfare state.
◍ mass media.
Answer: Diversified mediatechnologies that are intended to reach a large
audience by mass communication.
◍ The Great Migration.
Answer: The movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural
Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that
occurred between 1910 and 1970.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Imperialism.
Answer: A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries
poitically, socially, and economically.
◍ Alfred
T. Mahan.
Answer: Wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History;" Argued that
the economic future of the United States rested on new overseas markets
protected by a larger navy.
◍ Social Darwinism.
Answer: 19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles
Darwin could be applied to society.
◍ The Great Depression.
Answer: The deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history
of the Western industrialized world. In the United States, this began soon
after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a
panic and wiped out millions of investors.
◍ Alaska.
Answer: "Seward's Folly," acquired in 1867 from Russia
◍ Progressive Era.
Answer: A period of widespread social activism and political reform across
the United States, from the 1890s to 1920s.
◍ Hawaii.
, Answer: 1898- white planters organize a revolt against the Queen in 1893,
US aids rebels and annexes it in 1898
◍ Delome letter.
Answer: A private letter written by the Spanish Minister to U.S that
criticized President McKinley; called him "weak" and "a bidder for the
admiration of the crowd"
◍ Prohibition.
Answer: A nationwide constitutional ban with the 18th Amendment on the
production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages that
remained in place from 1920 to 1933.
◍ U.
S. S. Maine.
Answer: "start" of the Span-Amer war; exploded off the coast of cuba and it
was blamed on spanish torpedoes; heightened by yellow journalists
◍ Teller Amendment.
Answer: Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after
winning the Spanish-American war
◍ Women's suffrage.
Answer: The women's right to vote, granted by the 19th amendment to the
U.S. Constitution (1920).
◍ preservationists.
Answer: Those who attempt to maintain in their present condition areas of
the Earth that are so far untouched by humans.
◍ Rough Riders.
Answer: Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during
the Spanish American War
◍ Dewey.
Answer: Admiral of the United States Navy, where he claimed victory at the
Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
, ◍ conservationists.
Answer: Those who advocate for the sustainable use and management of
natural resources including wildlife, water, air, and earth deposits, both --
renewable and non-renewable.
◍ Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam.
Answer: Territories acquired by the US in the Imperial period
◍ Welfare State.
Answer: A system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health
and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, by
means of grants, pensions, and other benefits. The foundations for the
modern welfare state in the US were laid by the New Deal programs of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
◍ Platt Amendment.
Answer: Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the
US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
◍ Emilio Aguinaldo.
Answer: Filipino General - helped US take Philipines during
Spanish-American war - helped Philippines gain freedom from US
◍ Liberalism.
Answer: A viewpoint or ideology associated with free political institutions
and religious toleration, as well as support for a strong role of government in
regulating capitalism and constructing the welfare state.
◍ mass media.
Answer: Diversified mediatechnologies that are intended to reach a large
audience by mass communication.
◍ The Great Migration.
Answer: The movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural
Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that
occurred between 1910 and 1970.
