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.