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Chapter 8
The Jazz Age 1921-1929
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| investigation | a systematic examination or official inquiry |
| revelation | an act of revealing to view or making known |
| 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 stimulate 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 ans workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task again and again as the item passes before him or her |
| Model T | automobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 until 1927 |
| disposable | remaining to a person after deduction of taxes and living expenses |
| credit | an amount or sum of money placed at a person's disposal by a bank on condition that it will be repaid with interest |
| nativism | hostility toward immigrants |
| anarchist | a person who believes that there should be no government |
| source | the point at which something is provided |
| 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. |
| deny | to declare untrue |
| bohemian | unconventional; not bound by the rules of society |
| diverse | being different from one another |
| mass media | medium of communication(such as television and radio) intended to reach a wide audience |
| unify | to bring together with similar goals or ideas |
| jazz | American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation |
| symbolize | to represent, express, or identify by a symbol. |
| blues | style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound |
| impact | a lasting impression upon an individual or group |
| ongoing | being in process; continuing |