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BJU 4th Grade Chapter 8 history

Terms in this set (32)

bull market
the term for rising stock market
deposit
to put money in in bank for safe keeping
Diphtheria
acute infection of the throat that can lead to death
fundamental
some thing of basic importance
insulin
a treat meant for diabetes
interest
money that bank pay their depositor
penicillin
an antibiotic made from mold
Prohibition
A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
Stakeholders
people who own stock in a company
anarchist
people who believe that there should be no government
Evangelist
preacher who travels from city to city
civilians
People not in the military
organized crime
many criminals working together to break the law
wall street
the most important stock exchange in New York City is located on
Clarence Birdseye
figured out how to freeze food
Clarence Darrow
Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.
Albert Einstein
Won the nobel prize for Physics
Herbert Hoover
sworn into office on March 4, 1929
J. Gresham Machen
was the most respected Fundamentalist teacher
John scopes
was found guilty of teaching evolution
Billy Sunday
was the most famous of the Fundamentalist preachers
What caused looting and vandalization in Boston
Boston Police Strike
What appliances made housework easier in the twenties?
washing machine and stove
Women often worked as secretaries and what? in the twenties?
nurses
Gambling
organized crime encouraged selling illegal alcohol
Two famous sports figures in the twenties were Babe Ruth and who?
Jack Dempsey
which amendment promised all women the right to vote?
19
which amendment made it illegal to make, transport, or sell any alcoholic beverage?
18th amendment
What word means "right to vote"
suffrage
What did modernists believe?
the Bible has errors or mistakes
What happened on October 29, 1929 which was nicknamed Black Tuesday?
the stock market crashed
What encouraged people to buy more things?
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