APUSH COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉John Dewey. Answer: A eductaion reformer who believed we
needed to teach our kids prolem solving skills, not just memeorizing
facts
◉Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. Answer: In 1911, bolted the fire
escape door shut in order to keep female workers from taking
breaks. A fire later broke out and killed 146 workers, a large
majority were women.
◉Initiative. Answer: A procedure by which voters can propose a law
or a constitutional amendment.
◉Referendum. Answer: A legislative act is referred for final approval
to a popular vote by the electorate.
◉Recall. Answer: A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss
an elected official from state office before his or her term has
expired.
, ◉Wisconsin Idea. Answer: A change (reform) proposed by Governor
LaFollette that gave voters more power in government.
◉Robert LaFollette. Answer: Republican Senator from Wisconsin -
ran for president under the Progressive Party - proponent of
Progressivism and a vocal opponent of railroad trusts, bossism,
World War I, and the League of Nations
◉Florence Kelly. Answer: Active in the settlement house movement
and led progressive labor reforms for women and children.
◉Ballinger-Pinchot Affair. Answer: a dispute between U.S. Forest
Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Richard Achilles Ballinger that contributed to the split of the
Republican Party before the 1912 Presidential Election and helped
to define the U.S. conservation movement in the early 20th century.
◉Dollar Diplomacy. Answer: Foreign policy created under President
Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to
"help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial
ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉John Dewey. Answer: A eductaion reformer who believed we
needed to teach our kids prolem solving skills, not just memeorizing
facts
◉Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. Answer: In 1911, bolted the fire
escape door shut in order to keep female workers from taking
breaks. A fire later broke out and killed 146 workers, a large
majority were women.
◉Initiative. Answer: A procedure by which voters can propose a law
or a constitutional amendment.
◉Referendum. Answer: A legislative act is referred for final approval
to a popular vote by the electorate.
◉Recall. Answer: A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss
an elected official from state office before his or her term has
expired.
, ◉Wisconsin Idea. Answer: A change (reform) proposed by Governor
LaFollette that gave voters more power in government.
◉Robert LaFollette. Answer: Republican Senator from Wisconsin -
ran for president under the Progressive Party - proponent of
Progressivism and a vocal opponent of railroad trusts, bossism,
World War I, and the League of Nations
◉Florence Kelly. Answer: Active in the settlement house movement
and led progressive labor reforms for women and children.
◉Ballinger-Pinchot Affair. Answer: a dispute between U.S. Forest
Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Richard Achilles Ballinger that contributed to the split of the
Republican Party before the 1912 Presidential Election and helped
to define the U.S. conservation movement in the early 20th century.
◉Dollar Diplomacy. Answer: Foreign policy created under President
Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to
"help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial
ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
