modernity
the state of being modern or up-to-date
“moving assembly line” (phrase)
a mechanical system in which a product moves through stages and workers each add a different part to it
assembly plant
a factory in which cars, machines, or other products are put together
sector
a part or division
switchboard,
a panel on which switches or other connectors are used to complete electrical circuits recorded
celluloid film,
flexible, transparent plastic film on which images are
ticker-tape parade,
a parade held in a city in which decorative shredded paper is thrown onto the parade route
renaissance,
a time of intense cultural and artistic rebirth
salon,
a fashionable gathering of creative people held at the home of
a
prominent person
prohibition,
the prevention of something, such as the sale of alcoholic beverages
bootlegger
someone who supplies illegal alcoholic beverages
speakeasy,
a nightclub where illegal beverages are sold
gangster,
a member of a criminal organization
suffrage
the right to vote
Consumer culture
many people were presented with greater opportunities to buy things and define themselves by the things they owned.