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Jazz Age
Term | Definition |
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supply-side economics | an economic theory that lower taxes will boost the economy as businesses and individuals invest their money, thereby creating higher tax revenue |
cooperative individualism | president Hoover's policy of encouraging manufacturers and distributors to form their own organizations and volunteer information to the federal government in an effort to simulate the economy |
isolationism | a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs |
mass production | the production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line |
assembly line | a production system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task again and again as the item passes before him/her |
Model T | automobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 until 1927 |
nativism | hostility toward immigrants |
anarchist | a person who believes that there should be no government |
evolution | the scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time |
creationism | the belief that God created the world and everything in it, usually in the way described in the Bible |
speakeasy | a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally |
bohemian | unconventional; not bound by the rules of society |
mass media | medium of communication (such as television and radio) intended to reach a wide audience |
jazz | American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation |
blues | style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound |