Chapter 20 Flashcards

1
Q

Buying something with the hope of selling it later at a profit

A

Speculation

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2
Q

Small monthly payments until the item is paid for

A

Installment Plans

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3
Q

Christians who fought to remove modernists from their churches

A

Fundamentalists

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4
Q

Chicago psychopath, eventually jailed for tax evasion

A

Al Capone

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5
Q

1921 American idol - sports in America begins

A

Babe Ruth

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6
Q

Begins the science of psychology

A

Sigmund Freud

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7
Q

Develops the theory of relativity

A

Albert Einstein

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8
Q

The federal law making liquor illegal

A

Prohibition

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9
Q

Reduced German preparations of WWI only slightly

A

Dawes Plan

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10
Q

Fear of Communism in America

A

Red Scare

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11
Q

Club were liquor was served during Prohibition

A

Speak Easy

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12
Q

Investors paid only a percentage of the cost of the stock

A

On the Margin

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