work

A period of rapid economic growth, increased production, and rising prosperity is known as an __.

Economic Boom

The manufacture of large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly lines is called __.

Mass Production

A production process where a product moves along a conveyor belt and each worker performs a specific task is known as an __.

Assembly Line

A society where buying and using goods and services is a major part of people’s lives is referred to as a __.

Consumer Society

The nickname for the 1920s that highlights the decade’s social, cultural, and economic dynamism is __.

The Roaring Twenties

The term describing the 1920s when jazz music became popular is the __.

Jazz Age

Young women in the 1920s who challenged traditional norms were known as __.

Flappers

The period from 1920 to 1933 in the USA when the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol was illegal is called __.

Prohibition

People who illegally made, transported, or sold alcohol during Prohibition are known as __.

Bootleggers

Secret bars that operated during Prohibition were called __.

Speakeasies

Criminals involved in organized crime, especially during Prohibition, are referred to as __.

Gangsters

The major stock market crash in October 1929 is known as the __.

Wall Street Crash (1929)

A severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s is referred to as __.

The Great Depression

Money left over after taxes and essential expenses, which can be spent on leisure is known as __.

Disposable Income

A place where shares of companies are bought and sold is called the __.

Stock Market

Units of ownership in a company that can rise or fall in value are known as __.

Shares/Stocks

A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages that led to Prohibition is called the __.

Temperance Movement

The theater of World War II fought between the Allies and Japan across the Pacific is known as the __.

Pacific War

The major U.S. naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, is __.

Pearl Harbor

A key British stronghold that fell to Japanese forces on February 15, 1942, was __.

Singapore

Allied soldiers captured by Japanese forces are referred to as __.

Prisoners of War (POWs)

The key World War II campaign in 1942 where Australian forces fought Japanese troops is called __.

Kokoda