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Chapter 8
Jazz Age
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| supply-side economics | An economic theory that lowers 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. |
| 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 and assigned task 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 some of money placed at a person's disposal by a bank on condition that it will be rapid with interest. |
| nativism | Hostility towards 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. |
| source | The point at which something is provided. |
| deny | to declare untrue. |
| 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. |
| 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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