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| Definition | term |
|---|---|
| An economic system in which private individuals or groups own the resources and produce goods for profit. | Capitalism |
| People who hold extreme political views | Radicals |
| Favored people born in the United States over more recent immigrants | Nativism |
| Belief that some races are superior to others | Eugenics |
| People who made transported or supplied alcohol illegally | Bootlegger |
| Illegal drinking clubs where people secretly gathered | Speakeasies |
| A movement that promoted the idea that every word of the Bible was the literal truth | Fundamentalism |
| Large numbers of consumers whom manufactures can sell goods. | Mass markets |
| Stationary workers each added a part to a vehicle as it moved along a conveyor belt. | Assembly Line system |
| Workers were paid a portion of profits when their company performed well. | Welfare capitalism |
| Lively rhythms and sounds from various instruments, and improvisation. | Jazz |
| Young women who had a freer style of dress | Flappers |
| Voters who elect a representative | Constituency |
| Movement that sought to unify people of African descent | Pan-Africansim |
| 400,000,000 negros that moved to a vast organization to plant the banner of freedom on Africa | Back-to-Africa movement |
| why did American leaders worry that the ideas of communism might spread to the United States following WWI? | Threat in the US. poor people couldn't work. No rights under communism |
| What effect did the Red Scare have on those living in the United States? | Lead to loss of jobs, loss of free expression, and civil liberties. |
| What factors fueled consumer demand and economic growth during the 1920s? | Mass production, new consumer goods, and the rise of advertising |
| What major scandal damaged Harding's reputation | |
| What factors contributed to race riots after WWI | |
| What factors led to the Great Migration |