Chapter 17 Vocab

7 Written Questions

1. someone who stirs up the people with speeches
2. items such as radios and refrigerators that are used by individuals
3. the manufacture of identical products in large quantities through standardized procedures and, usually, interchangeable parts
4. a combination of firms that controlled all or nearly all of the business in an industry so there is little, if any, competition
5. shares of ownership in a corporation
6. a method of voting in which voters make their choices in private
7. one who wants to be part of the world community

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a movement in which people looked to the federal government to help correct problems in society and the economy
   1. INTERVENTIONIST
   2. DIPLOMAT
   3. TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
   4. PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
2. a movement that tried to convince people to avoid alcohol beverages
   1. REFERENDUM
   2. TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
   3. DEMAGOGUE
   4. PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
3. a business practice where a consumer buys an item by making a small down payment and paying the balance due in regular payments
   1. INTERVENTIONIST
   2. INSTALLMENT PLAN
   3. SECRET BALLOT
   4. ISOLATIONIST
4. pre-made, standardized parts; used in the assembly line process
   1. INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS
   2. INSTALLMENT PLAN
   3. INTERVENTIONIST
   4. SECRET BALLOT
5. one who is trained to handle sensitive situations between countries
   1. RACISM
   2. STOCK
   3. TRUST
   4. DIPLOMAT
6. a person in favor of equal rights for women
   1. RACISM
   2. FEMINIST
   3. TRUST
   4. DEMAGOGUE

6 True/False Questions

1. BOLL WEEVIL → a process where men carried illegal whiskey in the legs of their tall boots

   True        False

2. XENOPHOBIA → one who is trained to handle sensitive situations between countries

   True        False

3. ISOLATIONIST → one who wants to stay out of world affairs

   True        False

4. RACISM → the belief that one race is superior to another

   True        False

5. BOOTLEGGING → a small beetle that feeds off the cotton boll, that part of the cotton plant where the cotton actually develops

   True        False

6. REFERENDUM → a person in favor of equal rights for women

   True        False