Unit 4 vocabularyAuthor: Whittaker Matthew
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Keywords: depression, prohibition, vocab, , , , online teaching
Content:
Definitions:
0. flappers
1. suburbs
2. overspeculation
3. Prohibition
4. jazz
5. prosperity
6. unemployed
7. migrant
8. efficiency
9. depression
10. fads
11. transatlantic
12. renaissance
13. bootlegger
14. overproduction
15. speakeasy
Answers:
0. period when economy is strong with low unemployment
1. buying on credit with only a small portion of the price as a down payment
2. passengers, cargo or information that crosses the Atlantic Ocean
3. period of hard economic times with high unemployment
4. areas outside of large cities to escape crowds, congestion of cities.
5. a rapid growth in cultural areas like art, music, literature and philosophy
6. illegal bar or club that sold liquor during Prohibition
7. nickname for young women in the 1920%27s who rebelled agianst normal society
8. style or fashion that becomes popular for a short time
9. businesses providing goods using the least amount of resources
10. period when alcohol was illegal in the US (18th Amendment)
11. person who does not have a job and is unable to find one
12. person who moves from place to place usually to find work
13. American music originating in African American communities in 20th century
14. producing more things than people are able to buy
15. person who smuggled liquor in the US during Prohibition
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