Question

Match the following terms with their definitions.

ban on alcoholic beverages
the
1. capitalism
2. muckrakers
early 1900s
journalists and writers who
exposed wrongdoing in politics and
business during the Progressive Era
economic and political philosophy
favoring the public control of business
and equal distribution of wealth to
everyone
an economic system in which
money is invested to make a profit
3. Prohibition
4. Socialism

Answer 1

Capitialism: an economic system in which money is invested to make a profit

Muckrakers: Journalists and writers who exposed wrongdoing in politics and business during the Progressive Era

Prohibition: Ban on alcoholic beverages

Socialism: Economic and political philosophy favoring the public control of business and equal distribution of wealth to everyone