ch24pt2 Flashcards
a prominent art form which captured moments received by the physical senses
Impressionism
Pablo Picasso was known for what style?
cubism
“art for art’s sake”
Abstract Art
wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
warmly illustrated scenes of American life
Norman Rockwell
wrote in support of Joseph Stalin
H.G. Wells
wrote The Jungle about the meat-packing industry in Chicago
Upton Sinclair
about the meat-packing industry in Chicago (by Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
openly ridiculed Christianity; “mass morons”
H.L. Mencken
emphasized the dullness of “middle class morality”
Sinclair Lewis
wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
wrote The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis
Sixty-two nations attempted world peace by creating the ____
Paris Peace Pact
Because of WWI, ____ became the leading financial and industrial nation in 1920s
America
designed to keep interest rates low; loans were cheap and easy to get
Federal Reserve Bank
Investing in ___________ gave Americans a false sense of financial security
The Stock Market
investments or shares in an industrial or commercial company
Stock
risky investments for the chance of making a quick profit
Speculation
buying stock on easy credit
Buying on Margin
the stock market crashed
Great Depression
the stock market crashed which began the Great Depression
October, 29, 1929 (and lasted until WW2 began)
