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| capitalism | an economic system based on private property and free enterprise |
| anarchist | person who believes that there should be no government |
| deport | to send out of a country aliens who are considered dangerous |
| lease | to hand over property in return for rent |
| isolationism | a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs |
| recession | a downward turn in business activity |
| productivity | how much work each worker does |
| gross national product | total value of all goods and services produced by a nation's residents during a year |
| installment buying | a system of paying for goods in which customers promise to pay small, regular amounts over a period of time |
| flapper | a young woman of the 1920s who defied conventions in her behavior and dress |
| mass media | types of communication that reach large numbers of people |
| expatriate | a person who gives up his or her home country and chooses to live in another country |
| Prohibition | the nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor (18th Amendment 1919) |
| nativism | the belief that those born in a country are superior to immigrants |
| quota system | an arrangement placing a limit on the number of immigrants from each country |
| evolution | the scientific theory that humans and other living things have evolved over time |
| Red Scare | a period when the government went after "Reds" - as Communists were known - and others with radical views |
| Calvin Coolidge | a Massachusetts governor |
| Marcus Garvey | a powerful African American leader who opposed integration |
| Warren G. Harding | promised a return to normalcy in the 1920 presidential election |
| Teapot Dome | a symbol of the corruption in the Harding administration |
| Henry Ford | a pioneer in making affordable, dependable autos |
| Harlem Renaissance | a blossoming of culture in Harlem, and African American section of New York City |
| Eighteenth Amendment | established Prohibition, a total ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor in the U.S. |
| Twenty-first Amendment | repealed Prohibition |
| normal | typical or average |
| dynamic | active or energetic |
| detect | uncover or discover the true character of |
| intervene | to involve oneself in the affairs of another |
| expert | person with advanced knowledge on a particular subject |
| technique | skillful method |
| device | instrument or piece of equipment |
| enormous | huge |
