| A | B |
| Consumerism | A type of consumer spending; US individuals spend more money because an economy offers numerous new inventions and products. |
| Over-production | An excess amount of goods that leads to lower prices or a lot of unsold goods |
| loan | The act of lending money to someone or a group of people. |
| Under-consumption | A situation where people are buying far less in an economy, which results in business depression (or a loss of money). |
| Stock Market | A place where every day people/investors can buy stock in businesses. |
| Stocks | Shares of a company that are sold to investors in order to raise money |
| Investors | People who put their money into the stock of a company in the hope of the stock value increasing |
| American Dream | The belief that every American can work hard to get what they want. |
| Old Industries | Industries such as mining and textiles with low wages |
| Roaring Twenties | A boom tine after the World War 1 |