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Ch.7 Roaring 20's
Term | Definition |
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Henry Ford | an entrepreneur and inventor who developed the Model T car |
Model T | built on a assembly line. Produced from 1908-1927. |
assembly line | when people do different jobs and by the end of the belt it gets finished. |
Detroit, MI | Ford's first assembly line factory to produce Model T cars . Would become the center of the US auto industry |
mass prodution | making of large numbers of goods that are exactly alike. one of the most popular was the radio. |
mass media | public forms of communication to reach large audiences like radio, television , newspapers |
prohibition | complete ban of alcoholic drinks. led to blue laws |
bootleggers | criminals who took over the alcohol business during Prohibition. often led to violence |
speakeasies | illegal clubs and places where people drank alcohol |