Chapter 20 Vocabulary

American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues which uses syncopated rhythms and melodies.

A pseudo-science that deals with the improvement of hereditary qualities of a race or breed.

A government’s power to control people and property in the interest of public safety, health, welfare, and morals.

The scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time.

The belief that God created the world and everything in it, usually in the way described in Genesis.

A place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally.

A medium of communication (as in television and radio) intended to reach a wide audience.

Style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound.

A young woman of the 1920s who showed freedom from convention, especially in dress.

A person (as an artist or writer) leading an unconventional lifestyle.

A person who believes that there should be no government.