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Ch. 8 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Supply- Side Economics | an economic theory that lowers taxes will boost the economy as businesses and individuals invest their money |
| 2. Cooperative Individualism | President Hoover's policy of encouraging manufacturers and distributors to form their own organizations and volunteer information |
| 3. Isolationism | national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs |
| 4. Mass Production | the production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line |
| 5. Assembly Line | production system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task again and as the item passes before him or her |
| 6. Model T | automobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 to 1927 |
| 7. Nativism | hostility towards immigrants |
| 8. Anarchist | a person who believes that there should be no government |
| 9. Evolution | scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time |
| 10. Creationism | belief that God created the world and everything in it, usually in the way described in the Bible |
| 11. Speakeasy | a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally |
| 12. Bohemian | unconventional; not bound by the rules of society |
| 13. Mass media | medium of communication intended to reach a wide audience |
| 14. Jazz | american style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation |
| 15. Blues | style of music evolving from African Americans spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound |
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