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Chapter 8
Jazz Age
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Supply-side Economics | An economic theory that lower tax rates will boost the economy |
| 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 |
| Investigation | a systematic examination or official inquiry |
| Revelation | an act of revealing to view or making known |
| 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 or her |
| Model T | automobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 until 1927 |
| Disposable | referring to the money remaining to an individual after deduction of taxes |
| 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 | a belief that one's native land needs to be protected against immigrants |
| Anarchist | people who oppose all forms of government |
| Evolution | human beings had developed from lower forms of life over the course of millions of years |
| Creationism | the belief that God created the world as described in the Bible |
| Speakeasy | a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally |
| Source | the point at which something is provided |
| Deny | to declare untrue |
| Bohemian | The artistic and unconventional, |
| Mass Media | medium of communication (such as television and radio) intended to reach a wide audience |
| Diverse | being different from one another |
| 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 |
| Blues | style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound |
| Symbolize | to represent, express, or identify by a symbol |
| Impact | a lasting impression upon an individual or group |
| Ongoing | being in process; continuing |
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