Vocabulary for AP US History Students

History

This deck is aligned with the AP® US History curriculum. It may also be useful for students in US history courses covering the time period between 1492 and the present. This deck is a work in progress.

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11/16/2024: MAJOR UPDATE. Added five hundred new terms to the deck based on the AP US History Course and Exam Description. Removed extraneous words. Added identifiers to describe where term was found in the Course and Exam Description (ie: Required or Optional Source).

Sample Data

Front Holding company / Parent company
Back A company that owns or directs other companies. Holding companies typically don't produce goods or servies.
Period Period 6
Broader Concept Industrialization
In the CED? Required
Theme WXT
Front Lavendar Scare
Back Panic about gay people in the government during McCarthy era that led to mass firing. Many were believed to be communists.
Period Period 8
Broader Concept Cold War, LGBTQ
In the CED? Optional
Theme SOC
Front French and Indian War
Back Conflict between France and Great Britain over control of North America.
Period Period 2, Period 3
Broader Concept American Revolution
In the CED? Required
Theme PCE, WOR
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