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Chapter 8
Jazz Age
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 and workers arranged so that each person performs and 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 |
| 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. |
| bohemian | unconventional; not bound by the rules of society. |
| mass media | medium of communication intended to reach a wide audience |
| speakeasy | a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally. |
| 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. |