chapter 19 section 2 extras

Question 1

in the postwar period, countries around the world practiced economic ________ when they tried to protect domestic industries by limiting trade with other countries

Answer 1

nationalism

Question 2

during the 1920’s, millions of Americans engaged in market ________, or risky investments, in the stock market

Answer 2

speculations

Question 3

october 29,1929 is known as _________, the day investors sold millions of shares and sent stock prices tumbling

Answer 3

black tuesday

Question 4

the period during the 1930s when prices and wages fell, business activity slowed, and unemployment rose is called the _______

Answer 4

great depression

Question 5

the great depression caused unrest and violence in some countries; for example, in ______ it helped destroy the Weimar Republic

Answer 5

Germany

Question 6

U.S. president ________ believed that prosperity was “Just around the corner”

Answer 6

herbert hoover