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1920 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Laissez-faire | a government policy that supports little or no control over businesses |
| recession | a period when the economy slows and people lose jobs |
| gross national product | the totla value of all goods and services produced by a nation |
| productivity | the amount of goods produced by workers |
| lease | a legal agreement to rent or use something for a period of time |
| installment buying | purchasing products by making small payments over a period of time |
| capitalism | a system where businesses are privately owned and operated for profit |
| anarchist | someone who believes there should be no government |
| deport | to force someone to leave a country |
| intergration | the process of different groups living and working together |
| nativism | a belief that people born in the US are better than immigrants |
| mass media | newpapers, radio, and movies that reach large audiences |
| immigration quota law | a low that limited how many immigrants could enter the coutnry |
| flapper | a young woman in the 1920s who challenged traditional rules |
| evolution | a schientific theory explaining how living things change over time |
| expatriates | Americans who chose to live in other countries |
| prohibition act | a low that banned the sale and production of alcohol |
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