Hist Terms Ch 15-18

People who oppose all forms of government

False science that deals with improving hereditory traits

A young, dramatic, stylish, and unconventional woman

Where humans developed from lower forms of life over millions of years

The belief that God created the world as described in the Bible

A government's power to control people and property in the interest of public safety, health, welfares, and morals

Secret bars selling liquor during Prohibition

Artistic and unconventional lifestyle

Radios, movies, newspapers, and magazines aimed at a broad audience

Soulful style of music that evolved from African Americans

A style of music influenced by Dixieland music and ragtime

A return to normal life after a war

Freedom from prosecution

Large scale product manufacturing usually done by machines

Divided operations into simple tasks that unskilled workers could do and cut unnecessary motions to a minimum

Where companies allowed workers to buy stock, participate in profit sharing, and receive medical care and pensions

A work place not requiring workers to join a union

As the economy grew and Americans made more money, the government would collect more taxes at a lower rate than it would if it kept taxes high

Encouraged manufacturers and distributors to form their own trade associations, which would voluntarily share information with the federal government

To be left alone to persue prosperity

A pause

A system for buying and selling shares of companies

A long period of rising stocks

Buying stocks without only a small cash downpayment

To demand on investors to repay a loan at once

Investing money at great risk with the anticipation that the price will rise

To make a small down payment then pay the rest in monthly installments

Court officers

Shacks on unused public lands that form communities

Nickname given to shantytowns

Homeless Americans wandering around the country

Name given to the Great Plains after being severely damaged by droughts and dust storms during the 1930's

A serial drama on radio or television using melodramatic situations

Government financed building projects

Money that went directly to impoverished families

To take possession of a property from a mortgator because of lack of payments

One ounce of gold equaled a set number of dollars

Direct talks to FDR held with the American people to let them know what he was trying to accomplish

Spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes in order to boost the economy

When a neutral party listens to both sides of an argument and decides the issues

Method of boycotting work by sitting down at work and refusing to leave the establishment

To provide security for elderly and unemployed workers

Working out conflicts among common interests

Safeguards and relief programs that protected people from economic disasters