Period 7: 1890-1945

AP US History - Period 7 Overview: America Becomes a Superpower (1890-1945)

This video explains how America transformed from an overlooked industrial power in 1890 to the world's superpower by 1945 through imperialism, progressive reforms, wars, and the New Deal.

AP US History - American Imperialism: Why the US Built an Empire

This video explains why the US acquired overseas territories in the 1890s, driven by economic needs, naval strategy, and ideology, launching American imperialism.

AP US History - The Spanish-American War: America's First Imperial War

This video explains how the 1898 Spanish-American War, sparked by the USS Maine explosion and yellow journalism, transformed the U.S. into a global imperial power.

AP US History - The Progressive Era: Reforming America

This video explores the Progressive Era in 1890s America, covering reforms like labor rights, women's suffrage, and trust-busting, while also examining the movement's exclusionary practices.

AP US History - Wilson's Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Versailles

Wilson's Fourteen Points aimed for lasting peace after WWI, but the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany instead, setting the stage for WWII.

AP US History - World War I on the Homefront

This video explores how WWI transformed American society through propaganda, civil liberty restrictions, and the Great Migration, reshaping national identity and culture.

AP US History - The Roaring Twenties: Culture Wars and Social Change

This video explores the cultural conflicts of the 1920s, examining tensions between traditional and modern America over immigration, urbanization, and national identity.

AP US History - 1920s: Mass Culture, Technology, and the Consumer Economy

Explores how mass production, automobiles, radio, and advertising in the 1920s created America's first shared national culture and consumer economy before the Great Depression.

AP US History - The Great Depression: Causes and Impact

Educational video explaining the causes and impacts of the 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression, covering speculation, overproduction, bank failures, and societal changes.

AP US History - FDR and the New Deal

FDR's New Deal transformed America with relief, recovery, and reform programs, permanently expanding federal government's role in citizens' lives during the Great Depression.

AP US History - Interwar Foreign Policy: From Isolationism to the Brink of War

This video explains how America shifted from isolationism after WWI to entering WWII, covering neutrality policies, rising totalitarian threats, and the Pearl Harbor attack.

AP US History - World War II: How the US Got Pulled In

This video explains how the U.S. entered WWII, from 1930s isolationism through the Pearl Harbor attack to declaring war on Japan, Germany, and Italy in December 1941.

AP US History - WWII: Key Turning Points

This video explains the key turning points of WWII in 1942-1944, including Midway, Stalingrad, D-Day, and island hopping that shifted momentum toward Allied victory.

AP US History - WWII Homefront: Mobilization and Social Change

This video explains how WWII transformed American society through economic mobilization, expanded roles for women and minorities, and the internment of Japanese Americans.

AP US History - End of WWII: Atomic Bombs and a New World Order

This video explains how WWII ended with atomic bombs on Japan, the Allied victory, and the emergence of the US as a superpower amid rising Cold War tensions.

AP US History - Period 7 Themes: How America's Identity Transformed

This video explains America's transformation from 1890-1945 through individualism, cultural identity, and global role, showing how the Great Depression and WWII reshaped the nation.