UGA US History Exemption Exam SINCE
1877 Questions and Answers
WW2 - Answer- the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved
a vast majority of the world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually
forming two opposing military alliances (allies and axis powers). Germany invaded
Poland, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima. Allies - US, GB,
France, Soviet Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy.
Conscription - Answer- the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of
national service (Mostly military)
populist party - Answer- Led by Tom Watson. Was a US political party in the late
1890s that resulted in the joint effort between farmers and labor groups that were
against big business and machine-based politics (advocating increased currency
issue, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated
federal income tax) ; Also known as 'the people's party'. Became a third party in the
election of 1892.
WW1 - Answer- the global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914
and lasted until November 11 1918. It was primarily called the World War or the
Great War until WW2. US joined when German U-boat sank the Lusitania. Allies -
US, GB, France, Russia, Italy. Central Powers - Germany, Hungary, Ottoman
Empire
Jim Crow - Answer- state and local laws that were enacted between 1876 and
1965. They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the Southern States
(former Confederate states) in addition to starting a "separate but equal" status for
Blacks
Progressive Movement - Answer- Ranged from the 1890s through the 1920s.
Was a general political philosophy that advocated/favored social, political, and
economic reform
Prohibition - Answer- a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation
of alcohol from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the 18th amendment. The
Volstead act set down the rules that enforced the ban and defined the types of
prohibited alcohol beverages. The private ownership of consumable alcohol and
drinking it was not made illegal. Prohibition ended in 1933 with the ratification of the
21st amendment (repealing the 18th amendment).
, Woodrow Wilson - Answer- Was the 28th President of the US (from 1913-1921).
Was a leader of the progressive movement and was President of Princeton from
1902-1910. Was Governor of NJ from 1911-1913. He ran against Republican
William Howard Taft and Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate Theodore
Roosevelt (former president) and was elected President (as a DEM) in 1912. Was
born in 1856 and died in 1924.
Treaty of Versailles - Answer- One of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. It
ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on
June 28 1919 (exactly 5 years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
League of Nations - Answer- was an intergovernmental organization founded as a
result of the Paris Peace Treaty Conference that ended the First World War.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) - Answer- founded in 1886. Was the national
federation of labor unions in the US. Samuel Gompers was the first (and longest
serving) president of this labor union. This was the largest union grouping in the US
for the first half of the 20th century.
Plessy vs. Fergeson - Answer- 1896 - separate but equal
Mugwump Party - Answer- were republican political activists who bolted from the
US Republican Party by supporting the Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in
the 1884 Presidential election. They switched parties because they rejected the
financial corruption associated with the Republican candidate James. G. Blaine. The
election between Blaine and Cleveland was close, and Mugwumps made the
difference in New York state by swinging the election to Cleveland.
New Deal - Answer- A series of economic program enacted in the US between
1933 and 1936. they involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by
Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Great Depression - Answer- (1929-1939) the longest and most widespread
depression of the 20th century. Started in 1930 after the passage of the US Smoot-
Hawley Tariff bill and lasted until the late 1930s / middle 1940s.
Internment camps - Answer- the relocation and internment by the US government
in 1942 of about 110,000 Jap. Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific
coast of the US to camps called "war relocation camps" after the Japanese bombed
Pearl Harbor. Was not applied equally throughout the US
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Answer- 32nd President of the US from 1933 to 1945
(during WW2) and was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century.
He led the US during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.
Implemented the New Deal
1877 Questions and Answers
WW2 - Answer- the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved
a vast majority of the world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually
forming two opposing military alliances (allies and axis powers). Germany invaded
Poland, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima. Allies - US, GB,
France, Soviet Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy.
Conscription - Answer- the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of
national service (Mostly military)
populist party - Answer- Led by Tom Watson. Was a US political party in the late
1890s that resulted in the joint effort between farmers and labor groups that were
against big business and machine-based politics (advocating increased currency
issue, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated
federal income tax) ; Also known as 'the people's party'. Became a third party in the
election of 1892.
WW1 - Answer- the global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914
and lasted until November 11 1918. It was primarily called the World War or the
Great War until WW2. US joined when German U-boat sank the Lusitania. Allies -
US, GB, France, Russia, Italy. Central Powers - Germany, Hungary, Ottoman
Empire
Jim Crow - Answer- state and local laws that were enacted between 1876 and
1965. They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the Southern States
(former Confederate states) in addition to starting a "separate but equal" status for
Blacks
Progressive Movement - Answer- Ranged from the 1890s through the 1920s.
Was a general political philosophy that advocated/favored social, political, and
economic reform
Prohibition - Answer- a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation
of alcohol from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the 18th amendment. The
Volstead act set down the rules that enforced the ban and defined the types of
prohibited alcohol beverages. The private ownership of consumable alcohol and
drinking it was not made illegal. Prohibition ended in 1933 with the ratification of the
21st amendment (repealing the 18th amendment).
, Woodrow Wilson - Answer- Was the 28th President of the US (from 1913-1921).
Was a leader of the progressive movement and was President of Princeton from
1902-1910. Was Governor of NJ from 1911-1913. He ran against Republican
William Howard Taft and Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate Theodore
Roosevelt (former president) and was elected President (as a DEM) in 1912. Was
born in 1856 and died in 1924.
Treaty of Versailles - Answer- One of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. It
ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on
June 28 1919 (exactly 5 years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
League of Nations - Answer- was an intergovernmental organization founded as a
result of the Paris Peace Treaty Conference that ended the First World War.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) - Answer- founded in 1886. Was the national
federation of labor unions in the US. Samuel Gompers was the first (and longest
serving) president of this labor union. This was the largest union grouping in the US
for the first half of the 20th century.
Plessy vs. Fergeson - Answer- 1896 - separate but equal
Mugwump Party - Answer- were republican political activists who bolted from the
US Republican Party by supporting the Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in
the 1884 Presidential election. They switched parties because they rejected the
financial corruption associated with the Republican candidate James. G. Blaine. The
election between Blaine and Cleveland was close, and Mugwumps made the
difference in New York state by swinging the election to Cleveland.
New Deal - Answer- A series of economic program enacted in the US between
1933 and 1936. they involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by
Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Great Depression - Answer- (1929-1939) the longest and most widespread
depression of the 20th century. Started in 1930 after the passage of the US Smoot-
Hawley Tariff bill and lasted until the late 1930s / middle 1940s.
Internment camps - Answer- the relocation and internment by the US government
in 1942 of about 110,000 Jap. Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific
coast of the US to camps called "war relocation camps" after the Japanese bombed
Pearl Harbor. Was not applied equally throughout the US
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Answer- 32nd President of the US from 1933 to 1945
(during WW2) and was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century.
He led the US during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.
Implemented the New Deal
