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Chapter 17 Test Practice

AB
Adolf HitlerLeader rising to power in Germany
ArmoriesStorehouses for guns
CommunistHeld that capitalist could not be overthrown without violent revolution.
Hawley-SmootTariff that many economist argued would cause ill will toward the U.S.
HoovervillesMakeshift communities on the outskirts of cities
Installment BuyingAn agreement whereby a purchaser made a down payment and paid the rest in payments
Lame DuckAn officeholder with little influence because his term was about over.
MarginBuying stock by making a small down payment and borrowing the rest
MoratoriumOfficial authorization to suspend payment, as with war debt
Omelet TheoryIt is impossible to make an omelet without cracking eggs and a revolution without cracking heads
Prohibitionoutlawed the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquors
securitiesstocks and bonds
SocialistPropose to gain power through persuasion and the ballot box
speculationengaging in a risky business venture on the chance that a quick or sizable profit could be made
radionew invention which influenced the 1928 election
October 29, 1929Black Tuesday
JapanWho invaded China during this time?
ManchuriaPart of China which was invaded
Industrialists/BankersAmerican public held them responsible for the Great Depression
The "New Deal"Roosevelt's program for America
1933The banking panic
closed banksHow did state government respond to the bank panic?
Franklin D. RooseveltWho won the Election of 1932?
stock market crashedWhat happened on Black Friday?



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