Chapter 20 Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
buying something with the hope of selling it later at a profit
A
speculation
2
Q
small monthly payments until item is paid for
A
installment plans
3
Q
Christians who fought to remove modernists from their churches
A
fundamentalism
4
Q
Chicago psychopath, eventually jailed for tax evasion
A
Al Capone
5
Q
1921 American idol- sports in America begins
A
Babe Ruth
6
Q
begins the science of psychology
A
Sigmund Freud
7
Q
develops the theory of relativity
A
Albert Einstein
8
Q
the Federal law making liquor illegal
A
Prohibition
9
Q
reduced German reparations of WWI only slightly
A
Dawes Plan
10
Q
fear of Communism in America
A
Red Scare
11
Q
club where liquor was served during Prohibition
A
speak easy
12
Q
investors paid only a percentage of the cost of the stock
A
on the margin
