Unit 3--WWI and the Roaring Twenties

desolate area between the WWI trenches

loyalty or devotion to a nation

German word for submarine

system in which companies offer benefits to their workers to keep them from joining unions

a group that travels together for protection

requiring people to enter military service

American style of music that developed from blues and ragtime--it defined the 1920's

theory that lower taxes will boost the economy b/c more money will be available for investment

a place where alcohol was sold illegally

scientific theory that humans developed over time from lesser life forms

sold to raise money for WWI

national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

planted by Americans during the world wars to leave more foods for the troops

spying, especially to gain government secrets

a suspension of activity

production of large quantities of goods using machinery and the assembly line

to expel individuals from a country

medium of communication intended to reach a large audience

young woman of the 20's who showed freedom from convention

general fear after WWI that certain groups were trying to harm the US from within our borders

spreading ideas with the purpose of changing opinions

a temporary agreement to end fighting

belief that God created the world and everything in it

production system in which workers and machines complete small tasks as items pass by

goods whose importation, exportation or transportation was illegal

compensation for the winner of a war paid by the loser of the war

the state or fact of being normal

belief that the people of a territory should be able to choose their own form of government