Ch. 31 Flashcards

1
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racketeer

A

person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.

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2
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underworld

A

Secret criminal business dealings

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3
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credit

A

Being able to buy something with money you don’t have as long as you pay off the debt by a certain date.

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4
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repression

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When government channels funds to itself as a form of debt reduction

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5
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surtax

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An additional tax on something already taxed, such as a higher rate of tax on incomes above a certain level.

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6
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A. Mitchell Palmer

A

Attorney general of the U.S from 1919-1921

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7
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John T. Scopes

A

High school biology teacher who was accused of teaching evolution in school and was put on trial for that

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8
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Henry Ford

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Founder of Ford general motor company and the inventor of the assembly line

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9
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Nicola Sacco/Bartolomeo Vanzetti

A

Italian anarchists convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company on April 15, 1920, in South Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, and were executed by the electric chair seven years later

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10
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Sigmund Freud

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Prominent psychologist during the twenties

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11
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Al Capone

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Mobster based in Chicago who was responsible for bootlegging. The Valentine’s Day Massacre, etc.

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12
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Bible Belt

A

Southern states with predominantly black evangelical population

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