Chapter 5 vocab

Prohibition

• the time when alcohol was illegal in the US

• women's voting rights

• gambling on the stock market

• making alcohol more expensive

Bootleggers

• people who smuggled alcohol

• people who made alcohol more expensive

• people who ran gangs

• people who made shoes

Culture

• The customs of a group of people

• Gambling

• People's voting rights

• People making alcohol

Speakeasy

• Secret clubs that illegally sold alcohol

• Places for cars to drive fast

• Places that made alcohol

• Places that athletes would train at

Overspeculation

• Gambling with the stock market

• Making money on shoes

• Places where alcohol was illegally sold

• People who ran mobs

Tariff

• A tax on imports

• Making alcohol illegal

• Running a secret club

• Passing the 18th amendment

Stock

• a piece of a company

• a piece of alcohol

• A secret club

• an item from a store

Stock market

• a place to buy stocks

• a place to buy clothes

• a place to buy food

• a place to buy movies

The Great Depression

• A severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s

• A famous nightclub

• A type of music

• A brand of car

18th Amendment

• Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

• Granted women the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

• Established the federal income tax