Chapter 24 voc U.S History

Decade

A period of 10 years

Landslide

A majority of votes for one side

Heroics

Bravery well beyond what is needed

Solution

The answer to a problem

Fraud

A lie or false act to steal money or something of value

Emotion

Feelings people express

Mobile

Having the ability to travel

Assembly line

A process by which a line of workers assemble something piece until it is complete

Suburb

A community built outside of a city

Association

A group of people joined together for a common purpose

Generation

People who live in the same time period and are about the same age

Energetic

Full of energy

Improvise

To make up as you go along

Spiritual

A religious song

Composer

One who writes music

Symphony

A long,complex musical piece

Communist

A person who believes in a form of government that eliminates private property and shares wealth

Prohibition

The ban on making or selling alcohol

Bootlegger

Someone who made or sold alcohol illegally during Prohibition

Speakeasy

A place where liquor was sold illegally during Prohibition

Solo

Done by one person

Stock market

A market for the buying and selling of company stock

Soup house

Place where the poor could get food