The Roaring Twenties

 0    15 fiche    davidmont
Télécharger mP3 Imprimer jouer consultez
 
question English réponse English
anarchist
commencer à apprendre
one who opposes organized government
assembly line
commencer à apprendre
a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively put together
consumerism
commencer à apprendre
the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of goods
demobilization
commencer à apprendre
process by which a nation transitions from war to a state of peace
disarmament
commencer à apprendre
the reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons
fundamentalist
commencer à apprendre
person who believes that religious texts are meant to be taken literally
inflation
commencer à apprendre
rise in prices brought on by the decrease in a currency’s value
installment buying
commencer à apprendre
process of paying a down payment and monthly payments for a purchase
nativism
commencer à apprendre
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
normalcy
commencer à apprendre
the state of being usual, typical, or expected
quota
commencer à apprendre
a fixed number of people or things permitted to do something
“rugged individualism”
commencer à apprendre
idea that people with an education, equal opportunities, and a will to succeed will spur American progress
speculation
commencer à apprendre
buying of an item with the hope of reselling it later at a higher price
stock
commencer à apprendre
a share in a company that is sold to the public
suburb
commencer à apprendre
a smaller city located near a larger city, mostly with residential areas

Vous devez vous connecter pour poster un commentaire.