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Chapter 8
The Jazz Age
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Investigation | a systematic examination or official inquiry |
| Revelation | An act of revealing to view or making known |
| supply-side economics | 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 and 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 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 deducting of taxes and living expenses |
| Credit | An amount or sum of money 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 | 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 nature |
| Speakeasy | A place where alcoholic beverages are solid illegally |
| Bohemian | Unconventional; not bound by the rules of society |
| Diverse | being different from one another |
| Mass Media | Medium of communication 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. |