Vocab 1
the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933.
Prohibition
a policy of favoring native-born inhabitants of a country rather than immigrants.
Nativism
a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society.
Communism
a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin.
Nickelodeons
When many people withdraw their money because they believe the bank will go under.
Bank Run
the right to vote in political elections.
Suffrage
a style of dance music popular in the 1920s.
Jazz
the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is good for the economy.
Consumerism
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation.
Ratify
a demand by a broker that an investor deposit further cash or securities to cover possible losses.
Margin Call
happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step.
Progressive
a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress.
Flappers
(during Prohibition) an illegal barroom
Speakeasies
a machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically.
Phonographs
a person who buys and sells goods or assets for others.
Broker
the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society.
Radicalism
the condition of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected.
Normalcy
a movie with synchronized speech and singing
Talkie
a system of paying for goods or services in installments.
Installment Plan
Extraordinary person, idea, or thing!
Bee's Knees
a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations.
Isolationism
keep safe and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.
Conserve
the act of illegally making, transporting, or selling alcoholic liquor.
Bootlegging
Market and economy is good/ increasing by 20% OR is not good/ decreasing by 20%
Bull and Bear Market
Easy, Piece of cake
Duck Soup