Term | Definition |
investigation | a systematic examination or official inquiry |
supply-side economics | an economic theory that lower taxes will boost the economy as business 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 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 deduction of taxes and living expenses |
credit | an amount or sum of money placed at a person's disposal by a bank on condition that it will be repaid with interest. |
nativism | a belief that one's native land needs to be protected against immigrants |
anarchist | a person who believes that there should be no government |
source | the point at which something is provided |
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 |
deny | to declare untrue |
speakeasy | a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally |
bohemian | unconventional; not bound by the rules of society |
diverse | being different from one another |
mass media | medium of communication (such as television and radio) intended to reach a wide audience |
unify | to bring together with similar goals or ideas |
symbolize | to represent, express, or identify by a symbol |
blues | style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound |
jazz | American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that used syncopated rhythms and improvisation |
impact | a lasting impression upon an individual or group |
ongoing | being in process; continuing |
revelation | an act of revealing to view or making unknown. |